I need a contactor for a special doorbell chime. The chime is 120-volt and the coil on the contactor can be 16 or 24 volt. Anyone know a manufacturer?

Thanks,
Dave

Yes. Check www.wegelectric.com. Click on E-Catolog. Search part number CW07L310G. Around $25.00.

You can find what you need very easily anywhere. Contactors with 24 VAC coils and contacts for the required current. You can try your local supplier.

SquareD makes such an animal and a nice little box for it, I used a 30 amp contactor driven with 24VAC. I think the enclosure was more than the contactor, and I got it from Grainger.

Does it have to be a contactor? Can use use a normal cube relay? Most have 10 amp contacts and can be found for 12 or 24 vac/vdc

Dave, here is a 12A 8pin http://web4.automationdirect.com/ad...ectro-Mechanical_Octal_Relays/750-2C-24A it even has a test button and LED indicator along with a base it's about 10 bucks

Thanks everyone. I did a Google search and found that 24V contactors are used in air conditioners. I called my supplier again and he found one for me. He also asked about a relay, but I'm not very familiar with relays.

Dave

AC contractors call the contactors with a 24v transformers "fan centers" I ofen use them to control special circuits which require low voltage control. Relays are 12 amp or better. They mount on a 1900 box and seperate low from high. Robert

Just a suggestion.
Your LV source may not have enough va to energize a LV contactor coil. I would suggest that you incorporate an interposing relay of which its coil, 24vac for example, will function easily with your LV source. When it is energized it would close a contact that would energize the 120v coil which controls the chime.
Also, you wouldn't be plagued with a voltage drop between the bell transformer and a contactor with a LV coil. The coil of a small interposing relay would draw very little current and be controled by a conventional door bell switch. Otherwise, a convertional doorbell switch may not be able to handle the LV current required to pull in and hold a common contactor.
I believe there would be a much less trouble using an interposing relay.
This is intended to think outside the box a bit.

You can get some little ice cube relays that handle 5a at 120 and some small metal can relays will do 20a @ 250. What kind of "chime" is this that needs a contactor?

Again I am thinking SSR ;-)

Dave T, Perfect suggestion.