Wednesday, May 26, 2010

IDEC Force Guided Relays


IDEC Force Guided Relays are used in safety circuits to detect failures such as contact welding and damage to the contact spring. Contacts of a force guided relay are forced to open and close by a guide connected to the armature. Due to requirements of standard EN50205, a force guided relay has independent NO and NC contacts. If a NO contact welds, a NC contact will not close even when the relay coil is turned off (de-energized) and must maintain a gap of at least 0.5 mm. Furthermore, if a NC contact welds, a NO contact will not close when the relay is turned on (energized) and must maintain a gap of at least 0.5 mm.

Features
  • Response time of 8ms ensures safety by turning the load off quickly (200 m/s² minimum).
  • Compact size enables size reduction of the PC board.
  • High shock resistance suitable for use in machine tools and in environments subjected to vibration and shocks.
  • Available with a built-in LED.
  • Force guided contact mechanism complies with international standards (EN50205 Type A TUV approved).
  • PC board mount and DIN rail mount sockets are available.


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