[Heathkit] O.T. Dow Key Coaxial Relay

[Fern]

Ross: That's what my dow key 110 vac coaxial relays show......330 ohms.   73 
from Fern   VE7GZ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ross Stenberg" <k9cox at charter.net>
To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] O.T. Dow Key Coaxial Relay


> On 11/14/2010 11:29 AM, k2cby wrote:
>> I have what appears to be a Dow Key coaxial relay.
>> There are no markings of any kind on it, and the coil voltage isn't 
>> marked.
>>
>> I have put dc on it. It won't pull at 6 V dc, and it just pulls in at 12 
>> V
>> dc.
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>>
>> It might be 24 or 48 V dc but I think most of them were 115 V ac.
>>
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>> The dc resistance of the coil measures 300 Ohms.
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>> Does anybody know what the resistance of a 115 V ac coil should be?
>>
>>
> My 110 VAC coil measured 336 ohms on a Harbor Freight DMM
>
>     73 Ross K9COX
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