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Lhottle
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- Relay failure (thermal event on common terminal) within specified manufacturer current on NO/NC contacts.
Trying to troubleshoot a field failure on a purely resistive load on a 30A rated relay utilizing only a 24A load (cycled off/on for 45 min, 1x/day). Our wiring/load has been verified but this failure has been occurring sporadically but impact has been large. My question is, could a tin-plated brass female connector be a potential failure cause on a nickel-plated relay contact tab (humidity and corrosion I do not believe to be an issue)? I know a snug fit is essential but I'm curious if the opposing metal interaction could be a potential cause as well...any thoughts on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
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