3 posts and all related to selling relays? Doesn't smell right. Perhaps you need an ebay account?
First, these relays must be very old as there is next to nothing on them when you do a google search. Second, 24V 40 amp relays go for under $20 on ebay including the shipping. Third, no one in our club lives in the lower 48.
The 24 volt relay switching my converter and radio is now getting sticky. I have to hit it occasionally to get it to release. So it has not really lasted much longer than the 12 volt relay in the same application. I'll update again when this thread reappears in another 2 years... I'm going to try a 30 amp 12v relay that I got for $2.50 next.
In 5 years of owning 24V trucks running in all conditions,I have never had any of the Hella 24V relays fail. I also use them for my DRL, Fog Lights, and Horn as well as the Voltage Reducer. The only one I had fail was an original JDM Fog Light relay - likely after 18 yrs of use.
Wow. Arent you the happy one. It was not till after my last post that I noticed most of you are in Canada. I wasnt going to post again till I saw that you were insterested. The sale would have went thru ebay to cover both me and YOU. Paypal would ahve been the only payment accepted to cover me and YOU. The shipping could have been worked out.
So mister one, second, three.....I will dispose of them. A simple I am not interested would have sufficed.
I bought them on ebay last year for $30 shipped. but by my mistake I bought the wrong ones. I saw the cheap price and jumped. What does age have to do with anything if they have been kept in the house in a closet AND are brand new in the box. PLUS I gave you a link to EXACTLY what they are. They are even in the plastic trays the factory ships them in. Boy, im really trying to pull the wool over your eyes.
I do automotive electical. So I can read schmatics and can do or fix just about anything you want with 12v. I was needing relays for an alarm install I was doing on my truck with some extra stuff. So i screwed up and bought 24v instead of 12v. When i did a search for "24v relays needed" this forum came up. Figured if i found someone that actually needed them it could help both of us. I get rid of them and maybe get my money back and someone has a use for them. Guess not.
If you double up your relays they will last longer.
I just picked up 3 from Acklands, $7.50 each. Part number: HLA933332161.
I tried out a Hella 12v one last night as Acklands had to bring the 24v ones in; the 12v got pretty hot when I ran the 12/24v converter through it. No such problem with the 24v...stands to reason I guess. Just something to think about if you are running a 12v version.
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ForalBoreal, you've got yourself a very sweet ride! I had been looking at a HZJ77 for months until I went to the dark (and sweet) side but that 77 in white looks awesome, well done!
was reading this old thread- those Tyco relays the guy said he had are the same as the ones shipped oem with a very prominent brand of Japanese manufactured marine electronics. I have to have them shipped from Camas Wa. when I need one. Might have been an opportunity... (WTH anyone needs a 24v truck these days is a mystery lol)
I was reading some of these old posts with some dismay.
For the record - current and voltage determine electrical work measured in watts - that is what BC Hydro bills us for kW.h(kilowatts) not amps. Amperage is only a measure of the amount of current at a certain voltage and they together determine the amount of electrical work being done, measured in watts. So when we are talking about 12 volt and 24 volt systems 'amperage' must be voltage specific.In a completely 12 volt world amps are amps, but when some of us have different voltage trucks we should refer to the voltage with the amperage.
To use the water analogy of John's the size of the hole the water comes out is the "amps", the amount of pressure behind the hole is the "volts", and the combination of how much water comes out at a given pressure is "watts", or horsepower -- the measure of how much work can be done.
For example 30 amps at 12 volts = 360 watts and 15 amps at 24 volts = 360 watts, but you cannot use a higher amperage 12 volt relay to carry 24 volts, the internal contacts are not big enough to handle the voltage "pressure" which means the pipe (wire) will 'burst' and the conductor will fry.. Another case is automotive fuse ratings - the current limit in common automotive fuses are voltage specific to 32 volts to allow use in 12 v and 24 volt systems.
So a 10 amp fuse will blow at 320 watts. This is 27 amps at 12 volts, but 13 amps at 24 volts.
Yeah- some of the big old motor yachts and commercial boats are 32vdc and the new equipment is 12-24v. Just did a new autopilot (Furuno) on a big Monk McQueen and had to make a relay package so the 12v autopilot processor could actuate the 32v solenoids on the hydraulic steering pump. Fun...
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ForalBoreal, you've got yourself a very sweet ride! I had been looking at a HZJ77 for months until I went to the dark (and sweet) side but that 77 in white looks awesome, well done!
