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Off-Topic => Real Robotics => Real Robotics Discussion => Topic started by: Jack Daniels on March 16, 2010, 07:24:45 PM

Title: Can you help me figure out what this is?
Post by: Jack Daniels on March 16, 2010, 07:24:45 PM: A while ago I had evil plans to build my own Battlebot and compete (when I was a huge fan of the show). I stockpiled a bunch of electronics, parts, wheels, components over the span of a year but never ended up building anything. Well I am cleaning out my storage and putting some items on ebay.

My question is: What is this item pictured? Is it a power distribution block or something like that? I am not extremely familiar with components like this, so any info you have would be quite awesome. According to the manufacturers website it is called a Contactor? or Auxillary Contact? What does it do? I am hoping that some of you real life bot builders can explain the basics to me about this device so that I can properly post it online for sale.

Thanks for your help.

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Title: Re: Can you help me figure out what this is?
Post by: Reier on March 16, 2010, 07:57:08 PM: IT'S A

THINGY!

Yeah, I'm mean.
Title: Re: Can you help me figure out what this is?
Post by: Sparkey98 on March 16, 2010, 07:57:28 PM: power jack
Title: Re: Can you help me figure out what this is?
Post by: Pwnator on March 16, 2010, 09:25:33 PM: It's a contactor relay. FRC sent us a part like that but we never used it lol.

http://www.klocknermoeller.com/dilr/dilr22-g.htm
Title: Re: Can you help me figure out what this is?
Post by: Thyrus on March 21, 2010, 12:52:41 PM: and it`s german :D
Title: Re: Can you help me figure out what this is?
Post by: COOLRUNNER87 on March 24, 2010, 10:51:48 PM: Quote from: Thyrus on March 21, 2010, 12:52:41 PM
and it`s german :D

Germany's a big hub for electrical engineering, so I'm not surprised in the slightest that it comes from there.
Title: Re: Can you help me figure out what this is?
Post by: ACAMS on March 24, 2010, 11:13:21 PM: If you look at it...

13-14 = normally open
21-22 = normally closed
35-36 = normally closed
47-48 = normally open

When 24v is applied to A1 - A2 they reverse and since it will handle 1 amp @ 250V DC it will handle 10 amp @ 25V DC (probably be good to reverse drive motors on a 240# bot)
Title: Re: Can you help me figure out what this is?
Post by: Madiaba on March 24, 2010, 11:30:45 PM: Beat me... Yea, as described above. Schematic says it all.
Relays enable little switches (like an RC receiver) to handle big loads (i.e. drive/weapon motor).
I hooked up a 1000w DC/AC inverter on my van; used a large relay/selenoid to handle the switching under load. Alternator struggled sometimes. Mean use was only around 150w.... Chevy Astro. 4.3 Vortec.
Title: Re: Can you help me figure out what this is?
Post by: Jack Daniels on March 25, 2010, 04:18:23 AM: Hey wow! thank you guys. That is exactly the information I need to sell it without being a dumbass about it. Much appreciated!