Relays/Contactors: version 1

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# Relays/Contactors <!--category-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Relays/Contactors
gpc_code: 10005570
gpc_level: brick
parent: category/78020600
gpc_publication: 286 GPC as of May 2026
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## About <!--about-->
Includes any products that can be described/observed as an electrical switching device that opens and closes under control of another electrical circuit. Relays are designed for switching loads on or off, whereas contactors are designed to "break" a high current load and are commonly fitted with overload protection. Includes products such as power relays, socket relays and alternating voltage relays, as well as vacuum contactors.

### Excludes

Excludes products such as switches, transformers and circuit breakers.
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