Hardware Detail

Item Reference:	HW0654
Machine Type:	Reed Relays	Serial Number:
	Reed Relays
	Reed relays consist of sealed glass tubes containing the magnetically sensitive contacts surrounded by the electromagnet used to operate it. The blue band signified a relay with normally closed as well as normally open contacts. Normally closed contacts were achieved by sandwiching a small permanent magnet between two relay capsules.
Date of Origin:	1960s	Donor:
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Location:	On Display - HLG03	Commissioned By: Museum	Until: