Engineers' Guide to NF Relays
Engineers' Guide to NF Relays
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SPECIFICATIONS
Contacts Characteristics (at 25°C 77°F, 50% R.H. seal level)
Arrangement 2 Form C, 4 Form C Max. operating speed 50 cps
Initial contact resistance Max. 50 mΩ Initial insulation resistance*1 1,000 MΩ at 500 V DC
(By voltage drop 6 V DC 1 A) Typical 25 mΩ Contact/Contact Approx. 4 pF
Electrostatic
Movable contact Gold-clad silver Contact/Coil Approx. 7 pF
Contact material capacitance
Stationary contact Gold-clad silver Contact/Ground Approx. 6 pF
Max. switching power 60 W 100 VA Between open contacts 750 Vrms
Rating, Initial
Max. switching voltage 220 V AC, DC Between contact sets 1,000 Vrms
(resistive load) breakdown
Max. switching current 2A voltage*2 Between live parts and ground 1,000 Vrms
Mechanical 108 Between contacts and coil 1,000 Vrms
Expected life 2 A 30 V DC 2 × 105 Operate time*3 (at nominal voltage) Max. 15 ms (Approx. 10 ms)
(min. operations) Electrical
1 A 30 V DC 106 Release time (without diode)*3
(Resistive) Max. 10 ms (Approx. 3 ms)
0.5 A 30 V DC 107 (at nominal voltage)
Contact bounce Approx. 1.5 ms
Min. 29.4 m/s2 {3 G}
Coil In de-energized (In contact direction)
condition Min. 98 m/s2 {10 G}
2C Approx. 300 mW Shock Functional* 4
(perpendicular to contact)
Nominal operating power, at 25°C resistance
4C Approx. 480 mW In energized
Min. 196 m/s2 {20 G}
Approx. 1 W condition
Max. operating power for continuous duty
at 40°C 104°F Destructive*5 Min. 980 m/s2 {100 G}
Remarks 29.4 m/s2 {3 G}, 10 to 55 Hz
* Specif cations will vary with foreign standards certif cation ratings. at double amplitude of 0.5 mm
*1 Measurement at same location as "Initial breakdown voltage" section In de-energized (in contact direction)
*2 Detection current: 10 mA
*3 Excluding contact bounce time
condition 98 m/s2 {10 G}10 to 55 Hz
Functional*6 at double amplitude of 1.6 mm
*4 Half-wave pulse of sine wave: 11ms; detection time: 10µs Vibration
*5 Half-wave pulse of sine wave: 6ms resistance (perpendicular to contact)
*6 Detection time: 10µs In energized 117.6 m/s2 {12 G}10 to 55 Hz
*7 Refer to 5. Conditions for operation, transport and storage mentioned in condition at double amplitude of 2 mm
AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT in catalog.
196 m/s2 {20 G}, 10 to 55 Hz
Destructive
at double amplitude of 3.3 mm
Conditions for operation, –40°C to + 65°C
Ambient temp.
transport and storage*7 –40°F to +149°F
(Not freezing and condens-
ing at low temperature) Humidity 5 to 85%R.H.
2C Approx. 14 g .49 oz
Unit weight
4C Approx. 15.5 g .55 oz
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
NF relays are widely acceptable in appli- Alarm systems, Off ce machines, Com-
cations where small size and high sensi- munication equipment, Measuring equip-
tivity are required. ment, Remote control systems, General
Such applications include: Electronic control circuits, Machine tools, Industrial
equipment, Household applications, machinery, etc.
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ORDERING INFORMATION
NF
ORDERING INFORMATION
Ex. NF 4 EB 4M 48V 1
7 4
6 3
Resin rise˜ .512 .787 .2±.008
max. 0.5˜
max. .020
2
4.9˜
.193
N.O. N.C. Common terminal (2.54)˜
3.3˜ Terminal dimensions (except soldering)˜ (.100)
.130 Ground terminal Coil terminal Relay˜
Width: 0.8 .031˜ 12.7±0.2˜
outline 7.6±0.2˜ .5±.008 7.6±0.2˜
Thickness: 0.3 .012
.3±.008 .3±.008
4 Form C
PC board pattern (Copper-side view)
10.8±0.3˜
.425±.012 30.2˜ Schematic
1.189 1.13˜ 1.3˜+0˜
–0.3 1.13˜
0.3˜ 20.6˜ .044 .051 DIA. +0˜
–.012 .044
.012 4-0.8 dia.˜ .811 2.1˜
5
(2.54)˜
11 8
10 7
9 6
max. 0.5˜
max. .020
14
13
12
2.1˜
.083
3.3˜ N.O. N.C. Common terminal (2.54)˜
Terminal dimensions (except soldering)˜
.130 Ground terminal Coil terminal (.100)
Width: 0.8 .031˜ Relay˜ 12.7±0.2˜
Thickness: 0.3 .012 outline 7.6±0.2˜ .5±.008 7.6±0.2˜
.3±.008 .3±.008
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REFERENCE DATA
1. Life curve 2. Coil temperature rise (resistance method) 3. H2S gas test
Contact resistance
1,000 60 Humidity: 90%
10Ω
5Ω
30 V DC Resistive 40
100 1Ω
500mΩ
20
Sealed NFEB relay
100mΩ
10
50mΩ
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 20 50 100 200 1,000
500 2,000
Load current, A Operating power, W Exposure time, hrs
60.0 70.0
50.0
40.0 50
30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0 40
10.0
5.0 N.C. contacts
4.0 30 Max.
3.0 Min.
2.0 Max.
1.5
1.0 20 Min.
N.O. contacts
0.5
0.4 0.3 10
0.2
0.15
0.1 0
0.1 0.5 1.0 5.0 10.0 50 100 100 200 300 400 500 1,000 5,000
No. of operations, ×106 3,000
Exposure, hrs.
Test result:
m = 1.5
µ = 21.2 × 106
95% conf dence level = 3.1 × 106
17 contacts out of 20 achieved 10 million no miscon-
tact operations.
NOTES
1. Prevention of vibration and shock
To reduce the likelihood of vibration and
shock, we recommend that you install so
that the contact action is not in the direc-
tion of gravity.
Top
Common terminal
Coil terminal
NC terminal
NO terminal
Bottom
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