
Panasonic Corporation Electromechanical Control Business Division
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GUIDELINES FOR SIGNAL RELAYS USAGE
Others
Cleaning
1) Although the environmentally sealed type relay (plastic sealed type,
etc.) can be cleaned, avoid immersing the relay into cold liquid (such
as cleaning solvent) immediately after soldering. Doing so may
deteriorate the sealing performance.
2) Surface mount terminal type relay is sealed type and it can be
cleaned by immersion. Use pure water or alcohol-based cleaning
solvent.
Please refer to "the latest product specications"
when designing your product.
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3) Cleaning with the boiling method is recommended (The temperature
of cleaning liquid should be 40°C or lower).
Avoid ultrasonic cleaning on relays. Use of ultrasonic cleaning may
cause breaks in the coil or slight sticking of the contacts due to the
ultrasonic energy.
Ambient Environment
Dew condensation
Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature drops suddenly
from a high temperature and humidity, or the relay and microwave
device is suddenly transferred from a low ambient temperature to a
high temperature and humidity. Condensation causes the failures like
insulation deterioration, wire disconnection and rust etc.
Panasonic Corporation does not guarantee the failures caused by
condensation.
The heat conduction by the equipment may accelerate the cooling of
device itself, and the condensation may occur.
Please conduct product evaluations in the worst condition of the actual
usage. (Special attention should be paid when high temperature
heating parts are close to the device. Also please consider the
condensation may occur inside of the device.)
Icing
Condensation or other moisture may freeze on relays when the
temperature become lower than 0°C.This icing causes the sticking of
movable portion, the operation delay and the contact conduction failure
etc. Panasonic Corporation does not guarantee the failures caused by
the icing.
The heat conduction by the equipment may accelerate the cooling of
relay itself and the icing may occur. Please conduct product
evaluations in the worst condition of the actual usage.
Low temperature and low humidity
The plastic becomes brittle if the switch is exposed to a low
temperature, low humidity environment for long periods of time.
High temperature and high humidity
Storage for extended periods of time (including transportation periods)
at high temperature or high humidity levels or in atmospheres with
organic gases or sulde gases may cause a sulde lm or oxide lm to
form on the surfaces of the contacts and/or it may interfere with the
functions. Check out the atmosphere in which the units are to be
stored and transported.
Package
In terms of the packing format used, make every eort to keep the
eects of moisture, organic gases and sulde gases to the absolute
minimum.
Storage requirements
Since the SMD type is sensitive to humidity it is packaged with tightly
sealed anti-humidity packaging. However, when storing, please be
careful of the following.
1) Please use promptly once the anti-humidity pack is opened.(Signal
relay: within 72 hours, Max. 30°C/70% RH). If left with the pack
open, the relay will absorb moisture which will cause thermal stress
when reow mounting and thus cause the case to expand. As a
result, the seal may break.
2) If relays will not be used within 72 hours, please store relays in a
humidity controlled desiccator or in an anti-humidity bag to which
silica gel has been added.
* If the relay is to be soldered after it has been exposed to excessive
humidity atmosphere, cracks and leaks can occur. Be sure to mount
the relay under the required mounting conditions
3) The following cautionary label is axed to the anti-humidity pack.
Silicon
When a source of silicone substances (silicone rubber, silicone oil,
silicone coating materials and silicone lling materials etc.) is used
around the relay, the silicone gas (low molecular siloxane etc.) may be
produced.
This silicone gas may penetrate into the inside of the relay. When the
relay is kept and used in this condition, silicone compound may adhere
to the relay contacts which may cause the contact failure. Do not use
any sources of silicone gas around the relay (Including plastic seal
types).
NOx Generation
When relay is used in an atmosphere high in humidity to switch a load
which easily produces an arc, the NOx created by the arc and the
water absorbed from outside the relay combine to produce nitric acid.
This corrodes the internal metal parts and adversely aects operation.
Avoid use at an ambient humidity of 85% RH or higher (at 20°C). If use
at high humidity is unavoidable, please contact our sales
representative.