Testing Permissive Make Relays
as used in the 1401 system, especially the 1402
This is what we are talking about ;-)) - from IBM-FU-05-Commutation Control - Permissive Make Relays
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Permissive Make Relays
The trend to higher speed machines has created the need for a high speed multi-contact relay with constant tension and no contact bounce. The permissive make relay was developed to meet this need. It will operate in about half the time of a wire contact relay and with contact bounce practically eliminated. This relay is made in 4, 6, and 12 position sized, and will add color identification to relay gates. the 4 position relay base is red, the 6 position is green, and the 12 position is blue. The permissive make relay gets its name as the contact being closed is permitted to make by the action of the armature. Each contact position has two two sets of wire contact. One set of contacts is held open by the relay armature while the other set is permitted to make with the contact tension being dependent only on the contact wires. When the armature is attracted, the N/C contact wires are pushed away from the common contact and the wires that had been held open are dropped lightly on the common contact without bounce or oscillation. The contact tension is independent of armature travel. |
From Stan Paddock < STPaddock @ sbcglobal . net >
Permissive Relay Tester:
- The gap between a wire and the contact bar is very close.
- The armature does not push any contacts closed, the armature
gets out of the way and let the spring of the wire make the contact.
No contact bounce. - Hence the name, the relay 'permits' the wire to make contact.
(Local Copy)
You can see this happen at: https://youtu.be/K_mWtlYg954
Posted Dec 12. 2015