The Pickering Series 86 and 87 are high sensitivity reed relays with a plastic encapsulated package and internal mu-metal magnetic screen, designed for through-hole mounting on 0.1 inch grid PCBs. The 86-1-C-5/3 variant is a 1 Form C (change-over) reed relay with a 5 V nominal coil voltage and 1000 Ω coil resistance, capable of switching 3 watts at 200 V for dry contacts. It features internal magnetic shielding to prevent crosstalk and supports typical life expectancy of 10^7 operations at maximum resistive load. The relay is compatible with mercury wetted versions for future PCB redesign without layout changes. Operating temperature range is -20 to +85 °C, with optional extension to +125 °C via increased coil voltage.
These ranges of reed relays are essentially the same as the dry Series 80 and 85 and the mercury wetted Series 88 and 89 but with coil resistances between 2 and 3 times higher. This feature is particularly useful when using large numbers of relays, to reduce overall current requirements and heating effects, or when the available coil drive power is restricted, for example, in battery operated equipment.
Many special resistances are available, and relays can be designed to customers specific requirements.
These Pickering reed relays fit straight onto P.C. boards with pins on 0.1 inch grid. They are completely protected, being encapsulated with plastic covers. All relays are fitted with internal magnetic screens to avoid stray magnetic interaction between adjacent relays.
The Series 86 and 87 are electrically identical ranges but offer alternative pin configurations. These are shown overleaf.
| Pickering Electronics | |
|---|---|
| Product Category | Electromechanical Relays |
| Product Number | 86-1-C-5/3 |
| Product Name | Series 86-87 |
| Relay Type | General; Reed Relay |
| Mounting | PCBoard |
| Poles | Single Pole (SP) |
| Throw | Double Throw |
| NO | 0 |
