bumperm
Veteran Member
PMSMechanic is right of course, there are both intermittent duty, usually used for starter motors and things that draw a lot of current near instantly but for short periods. Their coil winding is heavy gauge and the coil itself draws much more current than that of a continuous duty relay/contactor/solenoid. A continuous duty contactor will have a coil with finer windings and higher resistance than that of the intermittent duty contactor. Continuous duty contactors are used in golf carts etc.
Problem with using an intermittent duty relay or contactor for continuous duty is that it's coil will overheat. This will likely result in damage to the coil insulation, or may melt insulating components like contact standoffs etc. Not really a good idea.
bumper
Problem with using an intermittent duty relay or contactor for continuous duty is that it's coil will overheat. This will likely result in damage to the coil insulation, or may melt insulating components like contact standoffs etc. Not really a good idea.
bumper