Leakage current

[allscott]

Am I the only one here that would just put in a bigger relay?

 

[PLC Pie Guy]

I realize there are other options such as getting a different switch,which I have ordered. Or use another relay, or parallell a relay. Or getting a leakage bleed off relay. The point is I was in a pinch where somebody wanted this to work and I did not have the necessary components on my shelf to do so. My company is a little on the cheap side when it comes to stocking parts and givin our rural location I can't just run to the electrical wholesaler and get what I need. I was trying to make this work with what I had. Since I did not have the appropriate resistors for the job I ended up borrowing a different type of switch from another plant down the road and things worked just fine. No more two wire AC switches for me. Thanks to everybody who contributed.

 

[Gene Bond]

10K, 2W is the standard dummy load resistor we've used for the past 35 years I've been involved. Just do it, and go have a beer