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Hardware Detail

Item Reference:
HW0654    
Machine Type:
Reed Relays
Serial Number:
  Reed Relays
  Reed relays consist of sealed glass tubes containing the magnetically sensitive contacts surrounded by the electromagnet used to operate it. The blue band signified a relay with normally closed as well as normally open contacts. Normally closed contacts were achieved by sandwiching a small permanent magnet between two relay capsules.
Date of Origin:
1960s
Donor:

Reed Relays

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Location:
On Display - HLG03 Commissioned By: Museum Until: