Relay Contact Materials

I’ve made this quick reference guide to help pick the contact materials for your relay. The abbreviations are those used by Finder. Abbreviation Material Benefits Downsides Used for AgNi Silver Nickel Low Cost, popular Everything. Resistive Loads, slightly inductive loads AgNi + Au Silver Nickel + Gold plated Lower contact…

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Wiring colors

A quick reference, this is far from authoritative or exhaustive but intended to be used a go-to unless you have better information: L1 (Hot 1) (Hot 2) L2 L3 N PE Europe Single Phase Brown – – – Blue Green / Yellow Three Phase Brown – Black Grey Blue (if…

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