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 FIG. (8025534) HFA54 Rel Back Connected, Sur- FIG. 2 (8025781) HFA54 Rel Front Connected, Sur-
face Mounted Vi face Mounted ( View)

FIG. 3 (8025539) HFA54 Relay, Back Connected Semi- FIG. 4 (8025538) HFA54 Rel , Back Connected Semi-
Flush Mounted (Front View) Flush Mounted To Line Up Wi Drawout Case
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 back connection. The front connected relays are suitable
connected relays are suitable for either mounti semi-flush
dimensions are shown in Figures 8 - 14. Internal for the

are electric reset hi armature, instantaneous auxil relays that are suitable
ng characteristics and ratings as described in s book are required.
CHARACTERISTICS
The HFA54 relays are multi-contact auxiliary relays some of them available with the additional
feature of electric and hand reset. The hand reset feature is accomplished with a plunger assembly installed
through the transparent cover.
Some of the stationary contacts (called long wipe) are built with a special offset so that when a
circuit-opening contact and circuit closing contact are used as a pair, a make-before-break circuit results.
The use of these contacts require an additional strong contact spring to minimize contact bounce and
insure contact overlap. These contacts are designated as long wipe contacts_
Unless the relays are ordered with a specific contact arrangement, they will be shipped with six (6)
circuit closing contacts (code 60). However, the HFA54D and HFA54K relays are available with contact
code 33 only, as given in Table IV.
The general characteristic of HFA54 relays are summarized in Table I.

No. of
Model Separate Additional Contact
No. Contact Characteristics Arr.
Circuits Table

HFA54B 5 Hand Reset II

Hand Reset &

HFA54C 5 Mech. . Target II

HFA54D 5 Hand Reset with IV

Overl ng Con-
tacts n Positions
2 &3
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II

HFA54L 6 ---------- III

HFA54M Relay Contact#3 V
Opens Opero Coi1
When Re1ay Picks
Up
HFA54N 4 Similar to 54M V
Except With
Additiona1 Feature
of Hand Reset

CODE NO. 60 51 42 33 24 15
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POSITION NO. """'lIII CONTACT ARRANGEMENT Ih.
lIII""

1 a a a a a b
2 a a a a b b
3 a a b b b b
4 a b b b b b
5 a a a b b b
+ 6 a a a a a a

a Norma11y Open
b '::: Norma11y C10sed
+ Used to Open Reset Coi1 Circuit
Norma11y Open, Long Wipe
Normal1y Closed, Long Wipe

TABLE III

CODE NO. 60 51 42 33 24 15 06
POSITION NO. ....
~ CONTACT ARRANGEMENT !Ih..
.lIII'"

1 a a a a a b b
2 a a a a b b b
3 a a b b b b b
4 a b b b b b b
5 a a a b b b b
6 a a a a a a b

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4

POSo NO. CONTo ARRANGE

1 a a a a
2 a a b a
3 b1 b1 b1 b
1
4 a b1 b b
5 a a a b
6 a a a a

The HFA54N is similar to the HFA54M except that it has an additional feature of hand reset. The
internal connections diagram of the HFA54M and HFA54N shows an external capacitor connected in parallel with
the operating coil and an external resistor connected in series with the operating coil and external
capacitor. The purpose of the external resistor is to limit the power surge through the tank circuit of
operating coil and external capacitor. Normally closed long wipe contact at position 3 opens with a delay
after the operating coil has been fully energized so that external capacitor can be fully charged before
long wipe contact opens thecircuit and the applied voltage is cut off. However, the charged external
capacitor has sufficient energy to back up the operating coil, to insure pro per latch holding of the
armature.
RATINGS
The Type HFA relays are available with coil ratings for standard voltages up to 575 volts at 25 5'0
or 60 cycles and up to 250 volts d-c.
The operating coil is continuously rated but the reset coil has a five (5) second intermittent
rating.
The current closing rating of each contact is 30 amperes. The current carrying rating is 12 amperes
continuous or 30 amperes for one minute. Table VI lists the non-inductive interrupting of each
contact.

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WATTS FREQ. VOLT-
CYCLES AMPERES WATTS
COLO HOT
7.3 6.0 25 10 4
--- 50 23 9
--- --- 60 32 12

burdens of the reset coi1 are 1 in Table VIII and are for intermittent of 5 seconds.

OC COILS AC COILS
RATING RESrSTANCE FREQUENCY VOLT-AMPS
250 590 25 55
125- 160 50 220
62.5 47 5 60 180
48 29 -- ---
32 -- ---
24
12 2.1 -- ---
6 0.49 -- ---

ratings and the value of external resistors and capacitors for HFA54M and HFA54N given
 tance ues are nominal-variation is + 10%

The Type HFA relays should be mounted on a vertical surface. The outline, drilling diagrams
and Internal Connections are shown in Figures 5 to 15. Surface mounting on steel panels requires an
insulating bushing for each terminal.

These rel the factory and under normal conditions will require no further
adjustments. red, refer to the MAINTENANCE SECTIDN of this book.
MAINTENANCE

CONTACT CLEANING
In cleani fine silver contacts a flexible burnishing tool should be used. consi of
flexible stri metal with an etched surface resembl in effect, a ne fil e. The
polishing is so delicate that no scratches are 1 material wil removed
and thoroughly.
Fine silver contacts should not be cleaned with knives files or abrasi paper or cl
The burnishing tool described is included in the standard XRTIIA relay tool kit obtainable from the
factory.

The contacts should not require since are ng.

Any contact circuit can be changed as noted in the CHARACTERISTIC section) from circuit
opening to circuit closing, or vice versa, by removing the fixed contact, turning it over and acing it.
After the change the contacts should be checked to see that all circuit closi contacts make simultaneousl
1 rcui simul
contacts shoul 1 i
bend the moving contact arms to realize
PICKUP
The main coil should be to pick at 80% of rated vol
vol for DC rel . Th; may be ned unseati
lower end of the armature and turning this nut in a cl se di
is decreased turning the nut in the counterclockwise direction.
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al a few times to be certain

that the mechanism . Check to see that the
armature latches in

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POS POS POS POS
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:3 2 1

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14
1
2 6 8 12

I INTERNAL CON T ONS

ACCORDING TO CONTACT BACK VIEW
)\'RRANGEMENT CODE.

FIG. 5 (lD4A8528-2) InternalConnections of HFA54B, FIG. 6 (6375837-4) Internal Connections Df HFA54H

HFA54C, HFA54S And HFA54E Relays (Front View) HFA54J, HFA54K And HFA54L Relays (Back View)
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INTERNAL CONNECTIOMS
(BACI( V.t:W)

FIG. 7 (207A7851-3) Connections Of HFA54M And HFA54N (Back View)

"A" DIA.HOLES (14 HOLESJ

OUTLlNE

FIG. Outline And Panel Dril ing Diagram For HFA54B, C~ D, And E Relays For Surface
Mounting (Typical Model Number Is HFA54B(-) )

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FIG. 9 (6375835-4) Outline And Panel Drilling Di~gram For HFA54 Relays For Semi-flush Mounting To Line Up
With Drawout Case. (Typical Model Number Is HFA54B(-)E

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FIG. 10 Outline Panel Drilling Diagram For HFA54 Relays For Semi-flush Mounting cal
Model Number Is HFA54B(-)F)

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 FIG. 11 (104A8528-2) Outline And Panel Drilling Diagram For HFA54 Relays For Front Connected And Surface
Mounting (Typical Model Number Is HFA54B(-)H And HFA54M(-)H)

TYPE OF PANEl

lMSU lU rNG

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FIG. 12 (6375836-5) Outline And Panel Drilli J, K And L Relays For Surface Mounti
cal .)

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PIG. 13 Outline Of External Capacitar 5 uf fIG. 14 (Outline Of External Capacitar 15 uf
SH. (28F915-0 SH. 2)

HOLE

15 Out11ne UT txternal Resistor Used With And