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MW3 / MW4 / MW6 / MW3HP / MW4HP / MW6HP Series Relays

MW3 & MW3HP Models

3 GHz. Switching

Electrical Characteristics

Contact Arrangement:

2 Form C (DPDT)

Contact Resistance:

Before life: 100 milliohms, max

(measured @ 10mA @ 6VDC.)

After life: 200 milliohms, max

(measured @ 1A @ 28VDC.)

Mechanical Life Expectancy:

10 million operations

Coil Voltages:

5, 12, 18 & 26.5VDC (MW3)

5, 6, 9, 12, 18 & 26.5VDC (MW3HP)

Coil Power (mw max @25°C):

MW3

MW3S MW3HP MW3HPS

675

565

673

563

Duty Cycle:

Continuous

Pick-up Voltage:

MW3: Approx 70% of nominal.

MW3HP: Approx 50% of nominal.

Pick-up Sensitivity (mw max @25°C):

MW3

MW3S MW3HP MW3HPS

180

90

146

68

Contact Ratings

Contact Load

Type

Operations (min.)

1.0A @ 28VDC

Resistive

100,000

200mA @ 28VDC (300mH)*

Inductive

100,000

30µA @ 50mVDC

Low Level

10,000,000

* The inductive rating is only applicable to high performance models (MW3HP and MW3HPS).

Coil Data

MW3 Models

Nominal

Coil Resistance

Pickup Voltage

Nominal

Maximum

Coil

Coil Voltage

In Ohms

VDC (Max.)

Coil Power

Coil

Designator

(VDC)

±20% @ 25°C

@ 25°C

(mw) @ 25°C

Voltage

Standard Coil

5.0

50

3.6

500

5.8

5

12.0

390

8.4

369

16.0

12

18.0

880

13.0

368

24.0

18

26.5

1,560

17.0

450

32.0

26

Sensitive Coil

5.0

100

3.5

250

7.5

5

12.0

850

9.0

169

20.0

12

18.0

1,600

13.5

203

30.0

18

26.5

3,300

18.0

213

40.0

26

MW3HP (High Performance) Models

Nominal

Coil Res.

Pickup V

Release V

Release V

Nominal

Maximum

Coil

Coil Voltage

in Ohms

VDC (Max.)

VDC (Max.)

VDC (Min.)

Coil Power

Coil

Designator

(VDC)

±10% @ 25°C

@25°C

@25°C

@25°C

(mw) @25°C

Voltage

Standard Coil

5.0

50

2.7

1.4

0.22

500

5.8

5

6.0

98

3.5

2.0

0.28

367

8.0

6

9.0

220

5.3

3.0

0.54

368

12.0

9

12.0

390

7.0

4.0

0.63

369

16.0

12

18.0

880

10.5

6.0

0.91

368

24.0

18

26.5

1,560

14.2

8.0

1.37

450

32.0

26

Sensitive Coil

5.0

100

2.6

1.4

0.23

250

7.5

5

6.0

200

3.4

2.0

0.28

180

10.0

6

9.0

400

4.85

3.0

0.55

203

15.0

9

12.0

850

7.0

4.0

0.64

169

20.0

12

18.0

1,600

9.8

6.0

0.92

203

30.0

18

26.5

3,300

14.0

8.0

1.4

213

40.0

26

Operating Characteristics

Timing:

Operate Time (ms max.)

MW3

MW3S MW3HP MW3HPS

4.0

6.0

2.0

4.0

Release Time (ms max.)

MW3

MW3S MW3HP MW3HPS

3.0

3.0

1.5

2.0

Bounce Time (ms max.)

MW3

MW3S MW3HP MW3HPS

–

–

1.5

1.5

Dielectric Withstanding Voltage:

Between Open Contacts,

Between Adjacent Contacts and

Between Contacts and Coil:

MW3 types: 350Vrms, 60 Hz.

MW3HP types: 500Vrms, 60 Hz.

Insulation Resistance:

1,000 megohms @ 500VDC.

Environmental Characteristics

Temperature Range:

MW3 types: -55°C to +85°C.

MW3HP types: -65°C to +125°C.

Weight:

MW3, MW3HP: 0.09 oz. (2.55 g)

MW3S, MW3HPS: 0.12 oz. (3.40 g).

Vibration Resistance:

MW3 types:10 G’s, 10-500 Hz.

MW3HP types: 30 G’s, 10-3,000 Hz

Shock Resistance:

MW3 types:30 G’s, 6 ± 1 ms.

MW3HP types: 75 G’s, 6 ± 1 ms.

Catalog 1654542

Dimensions are in inches and

Dimensions are shown for

USA: 1-800-522-6752

South America: 55-11-3611-1514

Issued 12-03

millimeters unless otherwise

reference purposes only.

Canada: 1-905-470-4425

Hong Kong: 852-2735-1628

specified. Values in brackets

Specifications subject

Mexico: 01-800-733-8926

Japan: 81-44-844-8013

www.tycoelectronics.com

are metric equivalents.

to change.

C. America: 52-55-5-729-0425

UK: 44-141-810-8967