extending wires to a relay

[SimonW]

Dear Friends,

Recently a timer has broken down on my Ravenheat boiler, the plumber has quoted me £70 to repair the thing!!

After opening the timer up I found a relay on its side with spade male type connectors directly soldered to the relay.
After having no luck finding an exact replacement in terms of dimensions, I have decided to use one of equal power rating.

My question is the finder relay is rated at 250v @ 16A, what kind of cable should I use to extened the relay contacts so they meet the spade connectors?

(I am thinking since the actual pins on the relay are only 5mm wide, bog standard UK mains flex rated at 13A will suffice?)

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Are you sure it's the relay that is faulty?.

 

[dknguyen]

Yeah...what makes you believe the relay is faulty?

 

[SimonW]

it's true

Every time the timer comes on there is sudden click from the timer module, lately it requires a smack before the click happens and the boiler starts to work.

Checked no dry joints

By the way Ravenheat boilers electronic boards are very expensive to replace, compared to the other manufacturers

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Doesn't really sound like the relay to me? - more likely the feed to the relay?.

 

[Hero999]

Try testing the relay first.

If it isn't broken then it shouldn't be hard to fit a new one. Look at the thickness of tracks on the PCB, I imagine it prbably isn't being use to control 16A; mains cable should do the job.

 

[Sceadwian]

You didn't mention the specs of the relay you're replacing, or the drive requirements, could you provide some pictures? You're really asking for peoples advice without provideing enough information.