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Offline SmokeyTopic starter

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Anyone know a reliable source for automotive style relays with 5V coils?

This general style (but not necessarily exactly this one):


Something in the 10-20A range would be fine. 

Needs to socket into a fuse box type thing.  Like this:


Lots of 12V and 24V.  But I can't find any 5V coils.

Note:
Yes I know there are a ton of PCB mount relays with 5V coils, and I could make the whole thing custom or play some games with switching the 12V automotive relays with one of those, but I'm seriously tired of having to custom make trivial stuff for the project and I just want to buy something off the shelf if it exists.  Plus I potentially needs hundreds of them.


So who wants to be my personal hero of the day with some 5Vdc coil socketed automotive relays?
 

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Re: Automotive style socketed relays with 5Vdc coils??.......
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2024, 11:54:43 pm »
99.9% of customers will have 12V available, why would suppliers bother to make 5V coil models ?
Do you not have 12V available ?
 

Online Kim Christensen

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Re: Automotive style socketed relays with 5Vdc coils??.......
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2024, 12:07:09 am »
You could possibly use a 6V relay which is spec'd to pull in at a lower voltage than 6V:
« Last Edit: July 12, 2024, 12:13:52 am by Kim Christensen »
 
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Offline langwadt

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Re: Automotive style socketed relays with 5Vdc coils??.......
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2024, 12:10:44 am »
You could possibly use a 6V relay like the A11CSQ6VDC1.2D which is spec'd to pull in at 3.9V minimum:

or https://temcoindustrial.com/6v-30-40-amp-bosch-style-s-relay-spdt-automotive/

pull-in 70% of 6V
 

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Re: Automotive style socketed relays with 5Vdc coils??.......
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2024, 05:03:37 am »
I only have control of a 5V rail that can push any appreciable power. 

The 6V coil relay is probably the ticket.  That should work fine.  Good idea.
 

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Re: Automotive style socketed relays with 5Vdc coils??.......
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2024, 05:44:32 am »
I only have control of a 5V rail that can push any appreciable power. 

The 6V coil relay is probably the ticket.  That should work fine.  Good idea.

You may be able to do a simple capacitive booster, to give the relays an extra kick on closure ?
lcsc have a small few QC spade relays, in 5V, but only the contacts have QC in 5V models, the coils are PCB pins.
« Last Edit: July 12, 2024, 05:46:40 am by PCB.Wiz »
 


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