X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.61] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6621256 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 Dec 2013 15:14:35 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.61; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=TBv5tjnlxig2gF9S8LP8VhLR4B8c1OsBYoqI+j8wm0cMO9AucGJGNZ4oVpuliwxX; h=Received:From:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:To:References:Message-Id:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [72.92.128.101] (helo=[192.168.1.24]) by elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1VnDOz-0004Yr-1e for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 Dec 2013 15:14:01 -0500 From: Colyn Case Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-66--400253027 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Contactors/Relays Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 15:13:59 -0500 In-Reply-To: To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Message-Id: <85A3018C-3029-471D-A28F-E80370C91CE8@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da940f2761dc8c43cb983775b62821bf820a1350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 72.92.128.101 --Apple-Mail-66--400253027 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Valin & Allyson, I'm glad to see Blue Sea picking up that Tyco line, but there is a wide = variety of Tyco products with full specs available. You might want to = look those over and understand the differences. Blue Sea seems to want = to pretend they made them and in the process obscure a lot of useful = information. e.g. like which Tyco model number is that. Notably, Tyco = came out with the LEV series after doing the EV series of Kilovacs. The = LEV is cheaper, has lower specs, and doesn't have the diodes internally. = But it might be a good match for the hydraulic pump. Also, in a recent post I made, Eric opined that Gigavac has moved ahead = of Tyco in terms of overall desirability. =20 have fun! Colyn On Dec 1, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Valin & Allyson Thorn wrote: Hello LML gang, =20 With all the discussion regarding contactors/relays for starters, = battery masters, and hydraulic pumps, we=92ve been planning on using = this Blue Sea contactor for the battery master and starter = (http://www.bluesea.com/products/9012/L_Solenoid_-_12_24V_DC_250A ). = Now thinking about using it for the hydraulic pump. It was recommended = a few years ago by someone on the LML and looks very capable. We = already have several of them and they look very well made =96 targeted = toward marine applications though on the outside it looks like aerospace = quality. Still planning on diode snubbers. Fairly heavy though at 1 lb = each. =20 Does anyone see any problems using this same contactor/relay in each of = these applications? Comments, thoughts=85? =20 =20 Thanks, =20 Valin Thorn Legacy Project Boulder, Colorado =20 --Apple-Mail-66--400253027 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Valin & Allyson,

I'm glad to = see Blue Sea picking up that Tyco line, but there is a wide variety of = Tyco products with full specs available.  You might want to look = those over and understand the differences.  Blue Sea seems to want = to pretend they made them and in the process obscure a lot of useful = information.   e.g. like which Tyco model number is that. =  Notably, Tyco came out with the LEV series after doing the EV = series of Kilovacs.  The LEV is cheaper, has lower specs, and = doesn't have the diodes internally.   But it might be a good match = for the hydraulic pump.

Also, in a recent post = I made, Eric opined that Gigavac has moved ahead of Tyco in terms of = overall desirability.  

have = fun!

Colyn



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