Aratas Europe (formerly OMRON Electronic Components Europe) has introduced the G6TA series of general-purpose reed relays with 200 V DC switching capability, providing a voltage margin for demanding applications in test and measurement equipment and safety monitoring circuitry.
The G6TA series adds a new category to the Aratas portfolio, offering the typical advantages of reed relays: high isolation, fast response and a long operating life. Designed for signal routing and switching, instrumentation and small loads with low inductance, the devices complement Aratas’s existing electromagnetic signal relays and MOSFET relays.
Compact design for multichannel testing
The G6TA relays are suitable for oscilloscopes and network analysers, solar inverters, EV chargers, energy storage systems (ESS), battery systems and wide-bandgap power semiconductor testers. With a footprint of just 15.3 × 3.8 mm and up to 45 per cent less overall volume than comparable devices, the relays allow designers to fit dense multichannel signal-switching arrays onto test interface boards.
Switching performance and isolation
The series is available in type 1a (SPST) and type 2a (DPST) configurations. The contacts are enclosed in a hermetically sealed glass tube to protect them and maintain signal integrity over time. The type 1a variants have an operate time of 0.4 ms and a release time of 0.2 ms. The relays offer quiet operation and low leakage, with contact resistance of 125 mΩ for the G6TA-1A and 140 mΩ for the G6TA-2A.
The G6TA series has a rated life of 500 million operations at 10 mA and 1 V DC. The relays have a switching current rating of 0.5 A and can handle low-level loads of a few milliamps. A dielectric strength rating of 1,500 V DC between contacts provides isolation for leakage current measurement circuitry in ground-fault detection applications.
The G6TA series is available now. For more information, visit the Aratas G6TA product page.
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