[Boatanchors] Latching Relay

[William L Howard]

Latching Relay


> Does anyone have a 110vac SPDT (or DPDT) relay?
> This is the kind of relay that when energized once, it latches one way
and
> when energized again, it latches the other way.
> If not 110vac, I would consider a 12 or 24 vac coil.
> Thanks,
> Gene, WØQFC
> Spring Hill, Florida

You can make a latching relay from a Radio Shack 12 volt relay. Another
alternative is the reversing relay found in most Lionel train engines.
These can usually be gotten as a repair part with out buying the entire
locomotive. It will go on-off-on-off and the main purpose is to change
to polarity of the DC  to the drive motor.

Bill Howard
Largo, Florida