Post by turbokinetic on Feb 2, 2024 15:23:13 GMT
Made a video showing testing of a rebuilt GE start relay. Hope you enjoy it.
This relay was obtained with the movable contact completely gone. The silver alloy tip was gone from the stationary contact as well. I disassembled a small automotive relay to use its contacts to rebuild this relay.
The specification I am using is successful starting from 90V to 130V. That is measured as open-circuit voltage before the motor is energized. If the relay can successfully pull in at 90V and doesn't get stuck in at 130V then it is very likely to work well under all foreseeable normal domestic power conditions.
The relay should make and break once per start, with no arcing or repeating, and the contact arm should not vibrate like a reed after the start while the motor is running.
This relay was obtained with the movable contact completely gone. The silver alloy tip was gone from the stationary contact as well. I disassembled a small automotive relay to use its contacts to rebuild this relay.
The specification I am using is successful starting from 90V to 130V. That is measured as open-circuit voltage before the motor is energized. If the relay can successfully pull in at 90V and doesn't get stuck in at 130V then it is very likely to work well under all foreseeable normal domestic power conditions.
The relay should make and break once per start, with no arcing or repeating, and the contact arm should not vibrate like a reed after the start while the motor is running.
https://youtu.be/gE6RybRXJAs