Omron relays from China !

[Flooky]

Hi, I ordered some Omron relays on E bay and they came from China, do we recon they will be moody copies or ok ? In the UK its hard to get them and ordering from the states needs a minimum order of loads. cheers

[Admin Jaap]

This obsession with Omron relays I don't quite understand... Sure, they're quality parts, but the Bosch ones I rode with for 8 years never failed me. Easily available too.

[hammershaug]

I ordered mine from China with and it crossed my mind. They could be fine - or I got f*cked... Time will tell.


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[Flooky]

6 hours ago, Admin Jaap said:

This obsession with Omron relays I don't quite understand... Sure, they're quality parts, but the Bosch ones I rode with for 8 years never failed me. Easily available too.

Can you tell me the bosch number etc please ?

[Admin Jaap]

A quick forum search:

 

[Flooky]

Not so easily available in the UK it seems..I will keep looking

[docc]

The Bosch are good relays. I would still hope that they are being made outside of China, but that is increasingly rare.

My Bosch never gave me any trouble and a couple of them are still blowing my FIAMM horns.

The issue with the micro ISO relays is more a matter of ratings for Position#5 (and Position#2 in early V11). Even with "good" relays, and good contact, running any relay at or beyond its rating is a failure waiting to happen. Also, there have been considered opinions that some relays (Chinese made GEI, for example) should not be rated as high as they are. I recall member Rolf Halvorsen recently put by a stock High Current OMRON in Norway for sale. You can PM him and inquire.

Otherwise, if it's a chilly night and, you have plenty of ale, Here is some "light reading" on how and why the OMRON High Current relay became a darling to some of us . . .

 

[Admin Jaap]

9 hours ago, Flooky said:

Not so easily available in the UK it seems..I will keep looking

Give Bosch a call: https://www.boschaftermarket.com/gb/en/parts/dxt/products/category/ce_23100943/productline/ce_23100963?hints=false#scrolldetail

or order from eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113804660539

or here: https://www.euspares.co.uk/parts/bosch/1154801

[Flooky]

The Bosch number is different,  the thread " Bosch relays in the UK " has a different part number to the links above, does it matter ? cheers

[Admin Jaap]

Don't know, but to make sure, you can call one of the 16.000 Bosch Automotive dealers in the UK