The decision to use a relay solenoid or contactor largely comes down to the current carrying capacity needed while also considering how.
Continuous duty relay meaning.
A continuous duty solenoid works much like a regular starter solenoid opening and closing a circuit in order to turn the power flow off and on.
Continuous duty solenoid relay 65a 24v spst.
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Continuous duty solenoid.
Continuous duty solenoid relay 85a 36v spst.
Solenoids also vary in terms of the voltage they can tolerate which will be included in the solenoid s documentation.
Continuous duty relay a relay that may be energized with rated coil voltage or current at rated contact load for a period of 3 hours or more without failure and without exceeding specified temperature requirements.
In the former the load torque remains constant for a sufficiently longer period corresponding normally to a multiple of time constant of the drive motor.
As you might have guessed however in the case of a continuous duty solenoid the power flow is more of a constant whereas a starter solenoid operates intermittently.
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Continuous duty solenoids because they are more durable tend to be much physically larger than their non continuous counterparts.
However under no circumstances can an intermittent duty solenoid be used when a continuous duty solenoid is required as it is simply not equipped to handle a continuous demand.