The Pickering Series 86 and 87 are high sensitivity reed relays designed for printed circuit board mounting with a 0.1 inch pin grid, featuring internal mu-metal magnetic shielding and encapsulation in a plastic package. The 86-2-A-24 variant is a 2-form A (energize to make) relay with a 24 V nominal coil voltage and a coil resistance of 6000 Ω, capable of switching up to 10 W at 200 V with a maximum contact current of 1.2 A for dry switches. It has a typical life of 10^7 operations at maximum resistive load. The relay supports optional internal diodes, indicated by the D suffix, and complies with a standard operating temperature range of -20 to +85 °C. Mercury wetted versions are available with higher switch ratings but require vertical mounting per the arrow on the package.
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 | 86-2-A-24/1 |
| Product Name | Series 86-87 |
| Relay Type | General; Reed Relay |
| Mounting | PCBoard |
| Poles | Double Pole (DP) |
| Throw | Single Throw |
| NO | 1 |
