Electromechanical Relays Versus Solid-State: Each Has Its Place

By Thomas R. Mahaffey, September 16, 2002

Since the introduction of solid-state relays some decades ago, the debate over which is better, solid-state relays (SSRs) or electromechanical relays (EMRs), has gone on. The general answer is neither, as each one has good and bad points. But in terms...