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Old 09-18-2018, 06:03 PM
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Power relay points will always have pitting and ablation, especially on DC circuits. There's NOTHING you can do to prevent it, it's just part of the inrush amperage when closing in on a load. If the relay is working, leave it alone. Trying to be a hero and abrading the points will quickly remove the plating and rapidly cause the relay to fail. This is not a set of breaker points. The plating on the relay points is very thin, sanding them will take the coating off.
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