DC on this relay

cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
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How would this relay behave if use it for DC voltage on pin 1-2?
The most likely outcome is that you will be able to energize whatever device you've connected to it, but you will be unable to switch it off. Those relays normally use a Triac or a couple of back-to-back SCR's, which can be switched on by applying a current at their gates, but the only way to switch them off is by effectively disconnecting the load, which happens every time the AC wave crosses 0V. And that's a condition that DC by definition cannot meet.

What's the load type that you want to control, and its rated voltage/current?
 
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