X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:23:54 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <5zq@cox.net> Received: from eastrmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.240.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2379324 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:25:28 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.240.8; envelope-from=5zq@cox.net Received: from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by eastrmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20071010142444.QBDL3884.eastrmmtao102.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:24:44 -0400 Received: from bh1 ([72.209.225.157]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id yeQi1X00B3QP3uo0000000; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:24:42 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <01f001c80b49$4c95e830$6401a8c0@bh1> From: "Bill & Sue" <5zq@cox.net> X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Master relay gets hot! X-Original-Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:24:42 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 I agree, Colyn. I'm using the Blue Sea relays which use high amperage to close but only use a few milliamps to hold closed. They run very cool yet have huge current capacity. Not cheap though...around 125 each. Bill Harrelson N5ZQ 320 1,400 hrs N6ZQ IV under construction > > I don't have the expected temp numbers but I know they are supposed to > dissipate 2 amps. > > A better solution is a low-hold-current device like the kilovac ev200aaana > > google that. > > Colyn