If you've ever wondered how electronic devices manage to control circuits with precision and safety, you're thinking about the magic of relays. Relays act as the unsung heroes in many of our devices, ...

R elay and switch makers are scrambling to maintain their slice of a global market that continues to feature weak user demand, falling prices, and stiffening competition. Many suppliers are cautiously ...

As you can see in the schematic the 12V battery (or use other voltages) is connected with the plus at terminal T1 and minus at terminal T2. The contact 1 and 4 are connected together as 2 and 3 are ...

Reed relays contain a reed switch, a coil for creating a magnetic field, an optional diode for handling back EMF from the coil, and an encapsulating package with connection terminals. In many ways, a ...

Relays are electromechanical devices that use a magnetic solenoid to actual a switch. When current is passed through the solenoid coil, it produces a magnetic field. The magnetic field is strengthened ...

I have 3 Dell powerconnect 6200 series L3 switches coming this week and was wondering how best to configure them. They will be configure as "stacking" and we have multiple VLans that will be setup on ...

Landis+Gyr is announcing the addition of four-relay and two-relay load control switches to its North American load management product portfolio. This new generation of switches allows the control of ...

The intercom goes ultra-high-tech with this snazzy switch system from Wink. A smart thermostat? Smart light switches? Amateur hour. If you really want to up your smart-home game, it’s time to get ...