Timeline for Is there any wearout mechanism for a relay simply from current flowing?
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| Sep 19, 2015 at 21:15 | vote | accept | avl_sweden | ||
| Jul 27, 2015 at 16:18 | answer | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 27, 2015 at 16:16 | comment | added | Li-aung Yip | If a circuit has a fault, then the contacts of the associated relay might weld together from the associated fault current passing through the relay. Apart from that, I don't think normal current flow will do anything to a relay's lifetime - it's what they're made to do. | |
| Jul 27, 2015 at 16:05 | comment | added | Eugene Sh. | Current flow = energy dissipation = work. So, theoretically, yes. It will shorten the lifetime. Practically - not sure how significant. | |
| Jul 27, 2015 at 16:03 | history | asked | avl_sweden | CC BY-SA 3.0 |