Brian,
I don't have the TR8 handy and accessible for the moment, but I
took a standard car relay off the shelf in the garage and took
some measurements off of it... I hope they will give You the know-
ledge needed. BTW, what's an Allen Bradley switch?
Brian Furgalus wrote:
> I have a question.
> Do any of you electrical gurus have any info on how much current
> the actuator coils on the relays behind the glovebox carry?
The coil of this plain standard relay took a short burst of initial
energy upon engagement, current was like 18-21 mA for a _very_ brief
period [we're talking milliseconds here - I didn't take the time to
hook up the oscilloscope to get the exact time, sorry.] and then the
current flowing through the coil in engaged state was less than 1-2
mA. So I'm sure Your equipment will be able to handle lots of these
relays in simultaneous and parallel operation.
> I'm wiring in an interim Allen Bradley switch that will emulate
> the logic of the ignition switch perfectly, but I'm a bit con-
> cerned as the rating is only .5 AMPS.
> In my experience, the coils shouldn't draw that, but you never can
> tell with Lucas!
> Thanks,
> -Brian
You're welcome.
/Odd
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