My preferred ECAD software is KiCad. It is now at version seven, and over recent years has been developed to be more and more powerful. I used to use CadSoft Eagle CAD until it was taken over by Autodesk and became part of Fusion 360. I use KiCad for both […]
Electronics
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Contactors are more than just a large relay, their internal construction is designed to be capable of carrying far higher currents and “making and breaking” on large loads. Rather than moving the common contact back and forth on a pivoting armature, contactors move a large bar towards or away from […]
Relays are a kind of electrically operated switch that opens and closes the circuits by receiving electrical signals from outside sources. In this post, we are going to look at mechanical relays. Relays receive an electrical signal and send the signal to other equipment by turning the switch on and […]