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    This document summarizes tests performed on an old Polar relay unit to determine its suitability for use in a teletype terminal to receive audio frequency-shifted signals. The tests measured coil resistances around 1400 ohms each and found the relay could handle currents of 10mA and 20mA without overheating. Pinouts for the coil connections and switch contacts were mapped by energizing each coil individually. Example circuits are provided to supply the appropriate currents to the coils from a 100-200V DC source for actual use in a teletype terminal.

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    This document summarizes tests performed on an old Polar relay unit to determine its suitability for use in a teletype terminal to receive audio frequency-shifted signals. The tests measured coil resistances around 1400 ohms each and found the relay could handle currents of 10mA and 20mA without overheating. Pinouts for the coil connections and switch contacts were mapped by energizing each coil individually. Example circuits are provided to supply the appropriate currents to the coils from a 100-200V DC source for actual use in a teletype terminal.

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    Stevens-Arnold Polar Relay Pin diagram and electrical characteristics.

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    This document summarizes tests performed on an old Polar relay unit to determine its suitability for use in a teletype terminal to receive audio frequency-shifted signals. The tests measured coil resistances around 1400 ohms each and found the relay could handle currents of 10mA and 20mA without overheating. Pinouts for the coil connections and switch contacts were mapped by energizing each coil individually. Example circuits are provided to supply the appropriate currents to the coils from a 100-200V DC source for actual use in a teletype terminal.

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    This document summarizes tests performed on an old Polar relay unit to determine its suitability for use in a teletype terminal to receive audio frequency-shifted signals. The tests measured coil resistances around 1400 ohms each and found the relay could handle currents of 10mA and 20mA without overheating. Pinouts for the coil connections and switch contacts were mapped by energizing each coil individually. Example circuits are provided to supply the appropriate currents to the coils from a 100-200V DC source for actual use in a teletype terminal.

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    Polar Relay for Legacy Teletype Applications

    by D.R. Sentz
    July 10, 2015
    Now that my teletype set is back in operation, I am exploring
    what parts do I have that might be useful for a "Terminal Unit"
    to receive and demodulate the classic two-tone audio frequency
    shift keyed (AFSK) teletype signal.
    Some time in pre-history I acquired this polar relay unit at a
    swap meet for probably a quarter;

    Stevens-Arnold #PR-384 Polar Relay Unit


    It sat in a junk box in the garage for at least the last 25
    years. I retreived it one day last year when I spotted it while
    looking for something else. Today I tested it to estimate the
    operational conditions for using it, and to reverse-engineer the
    pinout. This report documents the tests I performed and provides
    a schematic representation of the unit.

    1. Coil Pinouts and Resistance Measurements


    Coil 1
    Coil 2

    Spec.
    1400 Ohms
    1400 Ohms

    Pins 5-6
    Pins 7-8

    Measured
    1355 Ohms
    1348 Ohms

    2. Estimate of Coil Currents


    I figured that the internal power dissipation is a constraint on
    the coil current. My teletype set uses 10 milliamps for selector
    magnet bias current if the line current is set to 20 milliamps.
    I will assume these same values for the polar relay coils.
    Coil @ 10mA;

    .01 x .01 amps2 x 1400 ohms

    = 0.14 watts

    Coil @ 20mA;

    .02 x .02 amps2 x 1400 ohms

    = 0.56 watts

    Total internal power dissipation

    = 0.70 watts

    Seems like a very reasonable value.


    3. Determination of Switch Contacts' Pinout
    I used an 11.5 volt DC source to operate one coil at a time
    (coil current = 1000 x 11.5/1355 = 8.5 mA), with the following
    results;
    Coil 1

    pin 5 +12VDC
    pin 6 RTN

    pin 1 to pin 2 measures zero ohms

    Coil 1

    pin 6 +12VDC
    pin 5 RTN

    pin 2 to pin 3 measures zero ohms

    Coil 2

    pin 7 +12VDC
    pin 8 RTN

    pin 1 to pin 2 measures zero ohms

    Coil 2

    pin 8 +12VDC
    pin 7 RTN

    pin 2 to pin 3 measures zero ohms

    4. Drawing
    The relay seems to be working fine. Now I can draw the schematic
    representation;

    5. Application Example:
    Coil 1 as Line coil @ 20 mA positive current into pin 5
    Coil 2 as Bias coil @ 10 mA positive current into pin 8
    Line mark condition will overcome the bias current, to open
    contacts 2 and 3, and close contacts 1 and 2.
    Line space condition will allow the bias current to open
    contacts 1 and 2, and close contacts 2 and 3.
    I recently measured 109 volts DC, + or 0.2 volts, for the open
    circuit voltage of my teletype set's Line 1 current loop. The
    polar relay contacts are rated 110 volts DC maximum, so it
    should be OK (barely) to use this relay to key the 60mA current
    loop from my teletype set.

    6. Example Current Sources for Polar Relay Coils


    The 11.5 volts DC source was only for relay continuity testing
    purposes. In actual use the current source for the relay coils
    should consist of a supply voltage of 100 to 200 volts DC in
    series with suitable resistances that establish the 10mA and
    20mA current flows.
    Example 10mA Bias circuit;
    With 135 volts DC, the total bias circuit resistance should be
    13,500 ohms. Since the coil resistance is 1400 ohms
    (approximately), the remaining bias circuit resistance should
    consist of 13,500-1,400 = 12,100 ohms, dissipating .012 x 12,100
    = 1.21 watts. A 10kohm, 2 watt resistor in series with a 5kohm,
    watt potentiometer can provide this resistance exactly.
    Example 20mA Line circuit;
    With 135 volts DC (and no voltage drop across the keyer of this
    circuit), the total line circuit resistance should be 6,750 ohms.
    Since the coil resistance is 1400 ohms (approximately), the
    remaining line circuit resistance should consist of 6,750-1,400
    = 5,350 ohms, dissipating .022 x 5,350 = 2.14 watts. A 4.7kohm, 5
    watt resistor in series with a 1kohm, watt potentiometer can
    provide this resistance exactly.
    If a vacuum tube is used as the keyer of the line circuit, then
    the voltage drop across the tube at 20mA plate current must be
    accounted for, as well as the 1400kohms coil resistance, in
    determining the remaining required circuit resistance.

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