# Power Relay, SPDT, 12 VDC, 3 A, REL-MR Series, Through Hole

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/2961163/power-relay-spdt-12-vdc-3-a-rel-mr-series-through
**SKU**: 2961163
**Manufacturer**: PHOENIX CONTACT
**Category**: Switches & Relays || Relays || Power Relays
**Price**: €8.2000
**Stock**: 10+
**Lead Time**: 36 days (indicative)

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | No SVHC (04-Feb-2026) |
| Coil Type | - |
| Coil Voltage | 12VDC |
| Product Range | REL-MR Series |
| Relay Mounting | Through Hole |
| Coil Resistance | 848ohm |
| Contact Current | 3A |
| Relay Terminals | Solder |
| Contact Material | Silver Tin Oxide |
| Contact Voltage Vac | 250V |
| Contact Voltage Vdc | 250V |
| Contact Configuration | SPDT |

## Datasheet

📄 [Download PDF](https://novapart.co/datasheet/farnell:3256187/)

## **Extract from the online catalog** 

## **REL-MR- 12DC/21AU** 

## Order No.: 2961163 

The illustration shows the version REL-MR- 24DC/21 

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Pluggable miniature relays, with multi-layer contact, 1 PDT, input voltage 12 V DC 

## Product notes 

|**Commercial data**||
|---|---|
|GTIN (EAN)|4<br>017918<br>146870<br>MUTANT|
|Note|Made-to-order|
|sales group|G084|
|Pack|10 pcs.|
|Customs tariff|85364190|
|Catalog page information|Page 92 (IF-2009)|



WEEE/RoHS-compliant since: 08/29/2006 

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## **Technical data** 

## **Coil side** 

|**Coil side**||
|---|---|
|Nominal input voltage UN|12 V DC|
|Nominal input current at UIN|14 mA|
|Typical response time|5 ms|
|Typical release time|2.5 ms|
|Coil resistance|848 Ω ± 10% (at 20°C)|



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## **Contact side** 

|**Contact side**||
|---|---|
|Contact type|Single contact, 1-PDT|
|Contact material|AgSnO, hard gold-plated|
|Maximum switching voltage|30 V AC|
||36 V DC|
|Minimum switching voltage|100 mV (at 10 mA)|
|Maximum inrush current|50 mA|
|Min. switching current|1 mA (at 24 V)|
|Limiting continuous current|50 mA|
|Interrupting rating (ohmic load) max.|1.2 W (at 24 V DC)|
|Note|**the following values are applicable if a gold layer is**<br>**destroyed**|
|Maximum switching voltage|250 V AC/DC|
|Minimum switching voltage|5 V (at 100 mA)|
|Limiting continuous current|6 A|
|Min. switching current|10 mA (at 12 V)|
|Interrupting rating (ohmic load) max.|140 W (at 24 V DC)|
||20 W (for 48 V DC)|
||18 W (for 60 V DC)|
||23 W (for 110 V DC)|
||40 W (for 220 V DC)|
||1500 VA (for 250 V AC)|



## **General data** 

|**General data**||
|---|---|
|Width|5 mm|
|Height|28 mm|
|Depth|15 mm|
|Test voltage relay winding/relay contact|4 kV AC (50 Hz, 1 min.)|
|Ambient temperature (operation)|-40 °C ... 85 °C|
|Ambient temperature (storage/transport)|-40 °C ... 85 °C|
|Operating mode|100% operating factor|
|Mechanical service life|2 x 10<br>7cycles|
|Standards/regulations|IEC 60664|
||EN 50178|
||IEC 62103|
|Pollution degree|3|



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|Surge voltage category|III|
|---|---|
|Mounting position|Any|
|Assembly instructions|In rows with zero spacing|



**Connection data** Type of connection Plug / solder connection ~~ee~~ **Certificates / Approvals** ~~LO~~ MMs @ ZX CG @®W Certification CUL, GL, GOST, UL, VDE-PZI, VDE-PZI 

**Additional products** ~~LO~~ 

|Item|Designation|Description|
|---|---|---|
|**General**|||
|2966896|PLC-BSC- 12DC/21|6.2 mm PLC basic terminal blocks with screw connection method,|
|||input voltage 12 V DC(without relay or optocoupler)|
|2967219|PLC-BSP- 24DC/21|6.2 mm PLC basic terminal blocks with spring-cage connection|
|||method, input voltage 24 V DC(without relay or optocoupler)|
|**Diagrams/Drawings**<br>~~LO~~|||



Drilling plan/solder pad geometry 

a = pitch division 1.25 mm and 1.27 mm 

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## Dimensioned drawing 

## Circuit diagram 

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## **Address** 

PHOENIX CONTACT Deutschland GmbH Flachsmarktstr. 8 32825 Blomberg,Germany Phone +49 5235 3 12000 Fax +49 5235 3 41200 http://www.phoenixcontact.de 

© 2011 Phoenix Contact Technical modifications reserved; 

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