relay socket ?

[bob g]

sockets to mount standard ISO automotive relays?

they are 5 spade terminal units that you see used in all sorts of cars and trucks, both

foreign and domestic.

they are used for lights, fuel pump relays, and assorted other app's

little square package, with the spade terminals coming out the back/end.

usually rated at 12 volt, 25 amps, although they are available at higher amp ratings

that is 12 vdc coil, and double throw single throw.

if i knew how to post a pick of one, i would.

hopefully someone knows what i am after.

bob g

[rotornuts]

I know exactly what your talking about but have no idea if an aftermarket relay socket is available. I would go to a junk yard and root around under the hoods of some 1990 and up vehicles and see if you can find either connectors or underhood fuse panels that have relay sockets built in. My 93 ford f-150 has several sockets in the fuse one of which is for the fuel pump.

Mike

[daleh007]

Just got one of these relays myself in a 30amp version and was wonder about sockets. Do a search on "Automotive relay sockets" and you should find things like this:

http://www.customconnector.com/product_line.htm

Daleh007

[maker of toys]

Jameco might.  http://www.jameco.com

Newark http://www.newark.com

Allied   http://www.aliedelec.com

will both likely have it; other electronics houses probably will too.

Many GOOD autoparts stores will carry them as a matter of course; some of the fly-by night outfits (autozone, grand, kragen, etc) might have them in blisterpacks with short pigtails on them over near the trailer wiring stuff.

or you can trim one out of a car in your local junkyard;  Fiats, Yugos, and VWs from the late `70's to the late 80's had modular mounts that will take a .250 female crimp disconnect; those would be my first choice if I was going the junkyard route.

[maker of toys]

oops. . . that should be

http://www.alliedelec.com for allied electronics.

sorry!

[maker of toys]

Ok:  did a little catalog spelunking:

as of a couple of years ago, newark stocked the part I think you want as their catalog number 94F6083 or 94F8247 for the connector body and 50F1002 or 50F1000 (respectively) for the crimp-on terminals to fit. (I've only listed the 10 gauge ones, they have others for smaller wire.)

it's a siemens part;  if you google for vcf4-1002,  (which is the one for mounting to a panel, etc) you should be able to get a cross-reference to someone elses. . .

-Dan

[drdongle]

All Electronic ( allelectronics.com)has these aw well as the relays.

[bob g]

thank you one and all.

i love you guys, and i love this board.

bob g

[Phil Timmons]

And if you want to be cheap and lazy . . .  

Ok, ok, it is me who tends to cheap and lazy . . . .

You can usually put crimp-on ends -- female spade terminals in this case -- on the wire ends and just put them straight onto the male spade type terminals coming from the relay.

No socket needed.

They can carry the current if the wire can -- typically #10 AWG for 30 amps -- I think the insulated female crimp-ons will be yellow for #10 wire.  Stranded (as opposed to solid) tends to work best.  

[(unknown)]

Try  http://www.waytekwire.com/

Leon

[Joseph Turrisi]

Parts Express (www.partsexpress.com) and Painless wiring both have them