High Voltage Dry Reed Relays For up to 20kV

Pickering’s high voltage Series 62 & 63 reed relays can stand-off up to 20kV, with up to 12.5kV switching.

The recently upgraded Series 63 is now the industry’s first reed relay with a 20kV stand-off across the switch contacts.

Series 62 & 63 reed relays are suitable for many applications including high-end cable testers, electric vehicles, solar energy, high voltage instrumentation and much more.

• Highest quality instrumentation grade reed switches
• 5, 12 and 24 Volt coils are standard, with or without internal diode
• Up to 20 kV stand-off
• Up to 12.5 kV switching
• Form A (energize to make) or Form B (energize to break) configurations
• Small size, stacking on a 21.3 x 19.1 x 63.5mm pitch
• Easy mounting, with 4mm nylon fixing bolts as standard
• Up to 100,000,000 operations cold switching
• Fully encapsulated
• 100% tested for dynamic contact resistance
• Many benefits compared to industry standard relays, for more info click here >

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Series 62 Chassis mounting with push-on connections on the top face

Series 63 Printed circuit mounting with push-on high voltage connections on the top face

The Series 62 and 63 ranges of high voltage reed relays feature push-on terminals and are supplied complete with the appropriate connectors and insulating boots.

They are available for up to 20kV stand-off, 12.5kV switching at 50 Watts maximum. Tungsten plated contacts ensure a long and reliable life.

Both Form A (energize to make) and Form B (energize to break) configurations are available and it is usually possible to achieve a Form C (change-over) function by using a Form A and a Form B
type together.

These relays feature an internal mu-metal magnetic screen which permits the Form A (energize to make) versions to be mounted side by side. Special versions can be manufactured with an electrostatic screen and/or earth connection to the magnetic screen. This can often be useful where EMC problems are encountered, please contact our technical sales office.

Form B types are magnetically biased and should not be mounted directly onto ferrous metal chassis or less than 1 inch (25mm) away from other relays as the coil operating voltage characteristics will be altered due to magnetic interaction. The coils of Form B relays are polarity sensitive, the positive connection is identified by a red spot.

5, 12, and 24 volt coils are available as standard other voltages can be supplied to special order.

Series 62 & 63 reed relays are suitable for many applications including high-end cable testers, backplane testers, big physics and high voltage instrumentation.

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• Custom Designed Reed Relays – With over a thousand catalog parts there is plenty of choice when choosing the right Reed Relay for your product, but if you cannot find one suitable for your needs Pickering can customize our standard reed relay parts to suit your specific requirements and applications.