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The relay's contacts may have welded together due to excessive current or arcing, causing the circuit to remain closed even when the coil is de-energized. Relay protection forms a critical part of electrical power network transmission and distribution systems. The HIGH event is clearly audible, but when the LOW signal is triggered only a faint clicking sound is noticble and the relay keeps "stuck" and is not opened (light keeps on). This guide provides a step-by-step approach to relay circuit troubleshooting, covering everything from identifying relay failure analysis to relay coil testing and addressing relay contact problems.

Relay

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microcontroller

Since your relay is seeing 2V, it would be within spec for it to stay on when your circuit turns it off. To fix this, you could put a resistor to ground from

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SEL APPLICATION GUIDE

If the ENABLED light is off, the relay is disabled and protection is out of service. While it is possible that the ENABLED light itself may fail while the relay is functional, this is rare.

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