MULTICONTACT AUXILIARY

RELAY
HFA51
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tions to be
connection agram for HFA51
4. The HFA51 rel The HFA51A, HFA51B and HFA51 rel
connection. The connected able with eoil ratings for standard
for surfaee mounting only. 575 volts at 25, 50, or 60 es and
vol d-e inclusive. The
The back eonneeted relays are suitabl for in d-e vol rating up to 250 volts
either surfaee mounting or semi-flush mounting a The eurrent elosi rati of eaeh eontaet is
steel ange is necessary for the latter to The ng n9 i am-
mounting with normal eovers. The outline panel peres eontinuous or 30 amperes for one minute.
drilling diagrams for HFA51 relays are shown in Table 11 lists the non-induetive interruping eapae-
Figs. 5,6 and 7. ity of eaeh eontaet.

APPLICATION
The Type HFA relays are auxiliary deviees that 2 a a a a b b b a
are suitable for applieation where the operating 3 a a b b b b b b
eharaeteristies and ratings as deseribed in this 4 a b b b b b b a
book are required. 5 a a a b b b b a
6 a a a a a b b a
CHARACTERISTICS Note: a = Normally Open b Normally Closed
HFA51S not available in Codes 51 and 60.
The HFA51A relay is :self reset and has an in- Code 01 is available in HFA51S only.
stantaneous dropout.
The HFA51B relay is hand reset by means of a
plunger assembly installed through the transparent
eover.
24 15 230 20
32 10 460 15
The HFA51P is similar to the HFA51A exeept that 48 8 575 la
it has palladium eontaets. 125 3
The HFA51S is similar to the HFA51A exeept that
the (b) eontact in the No. 3 position is used with
an external resistor to obtain a piekup time of 8 BURDENS
milliseeonds for high speed operation. The resistor
is shorted by the (b) eontaet until the relay pieks The burdens are measured with the relay in
up. When the re1ay pi eks up the Cb) eontaet opens pieked up position and at rated voltage are listed
and plaees the resistor in series with the relay in Table III. Table III does not apply to the
eoil. Unless relays areordered \"lith speeifie eon . . HFA53S beeause of the external resistor.
taet arrangements, they are shipped with six eir-
euit elosi eontaets (Code 60), with the ovr'on'r,
of HFA51S, eh is shi with Code 01
Code 01 is availab,le in HFA51S only. The
HFA51S is not available in Cod~s 51 and 60.
These instructions do not purport to cover all detaLls or variations in equipment nor to provi de for
every possible contingency to met in connection with installation, operation or maintenance. Should
further information be desired or should particular problems arise which are not covered sufficiently for
the purchaser's ,purposes, the matter should be referred to the General Electric Company.
To the ext~nt required the products described herein meet applicable ANSI, IEEE and NEMA standards;
but no such assurance is given with respect to local codes and Qrdinances because they va:rygreatly.

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 CONTACT CLEANING
In eleaning fine silver eontaets a flexible
burnishing tool should be used. This eonsists of
flexible strip of metal with an etehed
surfaee, resembling in effect, a superfine e.
The polishing action is do delicate that no scrath-
es are left yet corroded material will be removed
rapidly and thoroughly.
PICKUP TI Fi silver contacts should not be cleaned with
knives files or abrasive paper or cloth.
ek up in eight
mill voltage i ied The burnishing tool descri i ncluded in
aeross the resistor and relay eoil eombination. the standard XRTllA relay tool kit obtainable from
This time may altered adjustment of the arma- the factory.
ture stop serew.
CONTACTS
When ordering renewal parts, address the near-
The at the faetory and sales office of the General Electrie
should ",..+'",,"'., ... sinee
self-ali

armature is free of
hand. The braided
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FIG. 2 (8025264) HFA51 IN

H BACK CONNECTED RELAY WITH FLANGE FOR SEMI-FLUSH MOUNTING (FRONT VIEW)
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FIG. 4 (Ol04A8526-7) INTERNAL CONNECTION DIAGRAM FOR TYPE HFA51 RELAYS (FRONT VIEW)
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FIG. 5 (K-6178931-12) OUTLINE ANO PANEL ORILLING FOR SURFACE MOUNTEO TYPE HFA51- *RELAYS

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FIG. 6 (K-6178972-9) OUTLINE ANO PANEL ORILLING FOR SEMI-FLUSH MOUNTED TYPE HFA51- *F RELAYS
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FIG. 7 (Ol04A8526-7) OUTLINE ANO PANEL ORILLING FOR FRONT CONNECTEO TYPE HFA5l- *H RELAYS

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FIG. 8 OUTLINE OF EXTERNAL RESrSTOR USED WITH HFA51S RELAYS

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