This relay work for element power switch?

Saw this on amazon. Cheaper than others which always makes me leary. But I want a relay I can run with a switch to turn power on/off to BK element. Will this work for a 5500w element? Just need a 120vac selector/toggle switch.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DN6G4S0/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

I don't see a current rating for the contacts on that relay. Until you know that rating, you really can't make a decision to purchase.

Man. I should have noticed that before. It says 5a. Sorry for wasting a threadstarter folks.

@fingling5, it’s ok, we all make mistakes but a common and layman observation in this case is to see the gauge of the wire and see if the wire used in the coils can handle that much current. As evident from the image in the picture, the coil cannot support a wattage of 5500W. Also, it has 8 connections and all of them combined can’t handle that much current either so we can just assume that this relay won’t come nearly close to the specification required. This way, just be observing an electronic component, we can estimate how much power it can handle. The exact current or voltage rating can be seen in datasheet later.

those relays are usually rated at 10a

zafer said:

@fingling5, it’s ok, we all make mistakes but a common and layman observation in this case is to see the gauge of the wire and see if the wire used in the coils can handle that much current. As evident from the image in the picture, the coil cannot support a wattage of 5500W. Also, it has 8 connections and all of them combined can’t handle that much current either so we can just assume that this relay won’t come nearly close to the specification required. This way, just be observing an electronic component, we can estimate how much power it can handle. The exact current or voltage rating can be seen in datasheet later.

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The coil winding doesn't carry the load (i.e., element current). The armature does. The coil winding will be very small gauge wire. If I've misunderstood you, forgive me.

The coil is a solenoid that pulls the moving part of the armature. The coil at 110VAC won't draw much current... probably 25mA or less. Very small gauge wire could be used.