Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CRAZY RELAY???

On Wednesday 19 March 2003 13:29, ralaco wrote:

> I installed a solid state Relay to control my Router with Mach1.
>
> When I connect the Router to the Relay nothing happen, but if I
> install a bulb with the Router, everything is OK, the Router and the
> bulb turns ON and OFF.
>
> Is this OK and why?
>
> Is there a way, to make it works without a bulb
>
> Regards
> Raul Lara
>

Many solid state relays have a "minimum holding current"; the larger the relay
the larger the current required to keep it on.

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Keith Bowers - Thomasville, NC