LOL @ meSensor dry, contacts closed - green LED still on. 37VDC across coil of relay - relay still stuck in NC positions! Apparently the relay is dead. I am going to see if Digikey will replace it for me.
Edit - Before I contact them I realized that if there is 37VDC across the terminals of the coil, doesnt that translate into 26vDC and exceed the the coils capacity since they are rated at 24vdc?
Apparently I wasn't awake when I wrote this - there is no RMS with DC
If I am getting 37 VDC across the coils I am exceeding the relay's capability. The rating is for 30vDC. The resistance in the coil checks out against the spec sheet, so the relay's coil is undamaged. I take the possibilities to be limited to damaged from the start or damaged during soldering. I limited my contact time to each pin to no more than 5 seconds, but the manufacturer's sheet says 3! I also did one pin and worked on another part before coming back.
Do you think I should try to get a replacement from Digikey? or order a different relay, one with a higher coil voltage or drop the potential some more before hitting the relay?
Thanks in advance.