Solid State Relays

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Sheldon Cribb

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Hey people,

Anybody know whys SSRs cost so much? I only use Digi-key to get my parts;
and if you compare the cost of a standard electro-mechanical relay with a
similar current rated SSR, the SSR costs way way more.
I would love to use SSRs in my (personal) circuits but I don't just because
of the cost difference.

Any thoughts?
 
"Sheldon Cribb" <cribb-sheldon@NOSPAMnf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:Lcdhb.6430$M71.202047@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
Hey people,

Anybody know whys SSRs cost so much? I only use Digi-key to get my parts;
and if you compare the cost of a standard electro-mechanical relay with a
similar current rated SSR, the SSR costs way way more.
I would love to use SSRs in my (personal) circuits but I don't just
because
of the cost difference.

Any thoughts?
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If you don't need a lot of them, I've seen several on ebay. Even sold a
few....Paul
 
A few benefits to the SSR types.. no arcing, excellent isolation, and they
don't wear out (not to say that they don't fail).

WB
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"Sheldon Cribb" <cribb-sheldon@NOSPAMnf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:Lcdhb.6430$M71.202047@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
Hey people,

Anybody know whys SSRs cost so much? I only use Digi-key to get my parts;
and if you compare the cost of a standard electro-mechanical relay with a
similar current rated SSR, the SSR costs way way more.
I would love to use SSRs in my (personal) circuits but I don't just
because
of the cost difference.

Any thoughts?
Click to expand...
 
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