I am seeking a reverse switching relay so that when the first circuit is switched on, it switches another circuit off? Also when the first circuit is switched off, the other circuit is switched on. I am thinking of using it with 12 volts.
Do you know a suitable relay? I plan to order from Electus Distribution so it would be appreciated if you could find a catalogue number of the relay. You can simply go to
There is far too little information in your question for anybody to advise you. There are many many relays all with different characteristics which will influence which one YOU need to select.
I am trying to make a rain sensor that will sound a buzzer and turn on a heater when it rains. It would be very useful to warn us when to shut windows or take items out of the rain. We get a lot of light drizzle here that is hard to see.
I am thinking of making up the circuit at
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However, it would also be good to make the circuit so that when a setting is selected it would buzz when the rain stops so that any moisture sensitive equipment can be carried outside.
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Do you think Electus Distribution at to
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would have what I want and if so, do you know the catalogue numbers? I plan to make an order this afternoon.
Someone suggested a relay labeled DPDT but there are a few of them.
A heater would also be needed to dry the sensor out so that it will reset quickly. I made one that is about 70 watts.
Take a good close look at the third of those circuits. It shows a relay with "changeover" contacts - also known as SPDT. That can do what you said you needed.
Somewhere you said you have a 70 watt heater (sounds extreme to me, but hey, it's not my heater) and somewhere else you said you are using
12V so that is about 6 amps. So you need a SPDT relay that can switch at least 6A - if you can't get that, DPDT is OK too. That third circuit does not mention supply voltage, but the relay coil would need to suit whatever you use (12V sounds reasonable to me, but hey, it's not my circuit).
If you can't find a suitable relay in the Electus catalogue, try looking under "Clue" as it sounds like you need to get one.
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