> If the relay is overloaded, it will not last as long, but relays don't
> last forever. =A0If it is slightly overloaded, the life will be reduced
> slightly. =A0Even grossly overloaded, the relay might work for a few
> cycles before the contacts burn out. =A0So you are moving along a curve,
> not going from a binary "in spec, works" to "out of spec, fails."


Agreed, but I need a more deterministic path than "Try it and see what happ=
ens".

For this application, 10k cycles under full load would be a lifetime.

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