X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:09:39 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m25.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.6] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1055370 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:13:59 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.6; envelope-from=RWolf99@aol.com Received: from RWolf99@aol.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id q.361.12173dc (32913) for ; Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:13:04 -0500 (EST) From: RWolf99@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <361.12173dc.31600ea0@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:13:04 EST Subject: Starter Contactor -- The Tribe has Spoken X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1143911584" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5021 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1143911584 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks for the help on the starter contactor. The essence of the question was whether the continuous duty relay was appropriately rated for use as a starter contactor, and the answer was clearly "no". This has been supported by a discussion of the current ratings, an explanation as to why the intermittent duty relay is rated to a higher level than the continuous duty relay, and first-hand experience "relayed" by someone who unsuccessfully did what I was suggesting. Rarely do I find such a unanimity of opinion on this list. Thanks greatly. Oh, and I especially appreciate the link from Greyhawk to the pre-wired stuff from B&C. I'll probably just buy those and use my "current" ones, which don't have suppression diodes installed, as spares. (I'll also have to surf the B&C web site and see what other goodies they have, now that I'm in the wiring mode...) - Rob Wolf LNC2 (Wiring up the engine and instruments for a first engine start this spring/summer/whatever) -------------------------------1143911584 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks for the help on the starter contactor. The essence of the=20 question was whether the continuous duty relay was appropriately rated for u= se=20 as a starter contactor, and the answer was clearly "no". This has been= =20 supported by a discussion of the current ratings, an explanation as to why t= he=20 intermittent duty relay is rated to a higher level than the continuous duty=20 relay, and first-hand experience "relayed" by someone who unsuccessfully did= =20 what I was suggesting.

Rarely do I find such a unanimity of opinion on this list. Thanks= =20 greatly.

Oh, and I especially appreciate the link from Greyhawk to the pre-wired= =20 stuff from B&C. I'll probably just buy those and use my "current"=20 ones, which don't have suppression diodes installed, as spares. (I'll=20= also=20 have to surf the B&C web site and see what other goodies they have, now=20= that=20 I'm in the wiring mode...)

- Rob Wolf

LNC2

(Wiring up the engine and instruments for a first engine start this=20 spring/summer/whatever)

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