June 13, 2013

The Tyco


The Tyco Kilovac 500A, 500VDC contactor. Heavy stuff!

2 comments:

  1. Hi,

    good to see you ramping up again.
    Whats that Tyco for?

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  2. The Tyco is the security contactor that will turn on the high-voltage when ignition is on. The full current going to the motor will pass this contactor so it has to handle at least peaks of 500A. It will also break the high-voltage curcuit if there is acrash and one of the airbags fires.

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