Timeline for Home Lighting Relay Characteristics
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| Mar 19, 2017 at 13:33 | vote | accept | Michael F. Martin | ||
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| Mar 19, 2017 at 0:19 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 21:38 | answer | added | Tyson | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:57 | comment | added | Tyson | Adapt an RR7, electrically it has the characteristics required for your needs and is manufactured for use in a similar system. Until very recent years GE was still marketing that system for commercial use, demand finally changed with more automation, RR7's should be available for awhile tho. I'll type an answer when I get back to my laptop. | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:47 | comment | added | Michael F. Martin | At the switch plate it is momentary contact | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:36 | comment | added | Tyson | Similar question: diy.stackexchange.com/q/97392/53243 | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:29 | comment | added | Tyson | Mounting may not be identical, but you can replace the non functional relay with a functional relay. | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:27 | comment | added | Tyson | The plate isn't the point, I'm trying to figure out which style switch you have, momentary or maintained contact. If it's momentary a GE RR7 will work to replace it. Does your switch bounce back to the center after you push it towards on or off? | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:22 | comment | added | Michael F. Martin | I will look into the GE RR7. These were made by Kaynar Corp., a division of Reiner Industries. Reiner apparently lost his fortune in a divorce and his most lasting legacy are the Lautner Silvertop mansion featured in Ironman and this home lighting system! | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:19 | comment | added | Michael F. Martin | Oh man. This is a really old system. More like the GE switch plates than anything else. The switch plates look like those shown here: google.com/patents/US3247352 | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:17 | comment | added | Tyson | I source parts for these old low voltage switching systems regularly in my day job. RR7 with no letters after is generally panel mounted. | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:14 | comment | added | Michael F. Martin | The GE RR7 looks to be designed for installation in the socket. The idea behind the system here was to put all the relays on a panel in the garage to make them easier to replace... Great idea until you cannot buy them anymore! | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:14 | comment | added | Tyson | Go to kyleswitchplates.com/low-voltage-switches-plates and see if your switches match a switch style shown there, if so which one? | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:09 | comment | added | Michael F. Martin | The four pairs of DC high/low run to four different switch panels located in different rooms. | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:08 | comment | added | Michael F. Martin | Not sure re momentary. The DC plus and minus seem to pull closed and pull open. But then DC stays high at 30V when the AC power circuit is open. | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:06 | comment | added | Tyson | Yea the 8 DC terminals makes no sense. @ThreePhaseEel | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:05 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | @Tyson -- actually, I was going to suggest something from the Functional Devices RIB line as a replacement...but with all the weirdness on this part, probably not. | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:05 | comment | added | Michael F. Martin | It has eight DC terminals (four +/- pairs) | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 18:03 | comment | added | Tyson | Is the switch that controls the relay momentary or maintained contact? If momentary, you can probably use a GE model RR7 relay (still made and sold) as a replacement. If the switch contact is not momentary a Remcon relay product is likely what you will need. Remcon is owned by Amprobe now. | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 17:51 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | Do you mean that the single relay accepts four inputs? | |
| Mar 18, 2017 at 17:47 | history | migrated | from electronics.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Mar 18, 2017 at 17:33 | history | asked | Michael F. Martin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |