>
>
> It says Current Rating is 5A and Power Rating is 0.4VA. That
> equates to only 0.033A at 12V. Doesn't seem much
>
>
That was much confusing to me as well. Some of them were rated in VA alone
with no specified current rating. Others seem to be rated in VA and amps
and volts
with some mathematical relationship that was not in any of my textbooks....
I suspect that it stems from having a half dozen different contact
materials and
letting a marketing person into the room while the description was being
written.

Note the datasheet:
CONTACT RATING: B contact material: 0.4 VA max. @ 20 V AC or DC max.
Q contact material: 5 AMPS @ 120 V AC or 28 V DC; 2 AMPS @ 250 V AC.
See page F-15 for additional ratings.

Then there's a table on F-15 that lists the G contact (gold over silver)
as rated for 5A at 28V


-Denny
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