Relay

Charles, this is good information.  I believe you are allowed under the Terms of Service >OGR TOS Link here< to post names of model train related manufacturing companies and their detailed product information.  The main thing to avoid is some types of weblinks, especially eBay links.

Will you please consider sharing this information publicly in this topic?

You just can't put links in for sellers, you can tell us the brand and part number.  A picture is fairly useless unless you can read all the data on the part.

FWIW, I buy this 10A relay with a lower current coil for around 40 cents each in quantity ten from Aliexpress, shipped free if you buy more than $10 total.  I've had excellent luck with the Songle relays over the years, I can only think of one failure in the hundreds I've used.

Jameco electronics

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

You just can't put links in for sellers, you can tell us the brand and part number.  A picture is fairly useless unless you can read all the data on the part.

FWIW, I buy this 10A relay with a lower current coil for around 40 cents each in quantity ten from Aliexpress, shipped free if you buy more than $10 total.  I've had excellent luck with the Songle relays over the years, I can only think of one failure in the hundreds I've used.

I made sure the part# was legible in the picture. I did a search using just the part# before posting and the site came right up, all of the pertinent info is there.

I thought the first digit was 0, so I didn't get the relay on the search.

In any case, the relay I posted is way cheaper, half the size, and the 10A capability is enough for any model train application.  Free shipping if you buy $10 in product.

The Songle relay is 0.6" x 0.75" and 0.6" high.  The Jameco relay is 1.9" x 1.07" and 1.09" high.  If you're fitting these into locomotives, size is an important factor.  Also, the coil current of 37.5ma vs 77ma is a significant factor in many cases as well.