Touch Plate 3000-PL Replacement Pilot Light Relay PL-RLY

Install Touch-Plate's PL-RLY low voltage latching relay as a direct replacement for discontinued 1550-BPL, 2500B-PL, 3000-PL or 4000-PL relays. These 4-wire relays plug into your panel to provide latching functionality for 2-wire momentary switches.

Features

• white cassette-type plug-in relay replaces the discontinued versions with rectangular black base and silver cylinder
• genuine Touch-Plate part for use in Touchplate's 2-wire low voltage system
• 16A Electrical Latching Step Relay
• PL-RLY plug-in pilot lighted relay with a 4-pin plug end (see the TPL-3000 if your relay does not have a plug end)
• 3.5" H x 2.38" W x 0.6875" D with 10" lead length
• Low voltage side wire gauge is 20 AWG. 
• Line Voltage side wire gauge is standard 14 AWG as used in most residential applications
• Override test button allows manual advancement of the step sequence
• Individual mechanical flags provide visual indication of contact status
• Relay can be directly mounted to a din-rail (sold separately) with the 7" wires extending from it
• SPST (single pole, single throw): relay only switches directly ON or OFF
• Replaces vintage 1550-BPL, 2500B-PL, 3000-PL (see photo #3, black base) or 4000-PL relays that had six wires: the four low voltage wires extending from the top of the old cylinders connected to the switches and the transverter; the two wires extending from the bottom connected to the line voltage
• Use a din rail (purchased separately in needed) for mounting in panel box or electrical cabinet
• NOW: the line voltage wires now connect to the two screw terminals which are not polarized so it doesn't matter which of the two terminals you feed your line voltage into
• To Use With Pilot Lighted Switches In Older Systems From The 1980'S Onward That Used A Pilot Lighted Relay such as those in a Touch-Plate CPS system

Specifications

• Contact Current Rating: 16A
• Max Peak Current: 30A
• Contact Form: 3 NC - 1 NO
• Contact Voltage: Rating 300
• Rated Voltage/Max Switching Volt: 250VAC/400VAC
• Function: Electromechanical Latching
• Mounting Type: DIN Rail Mount; Panel Mount
• Primary Type: Power Relays 
• Coil: Pulsed at 28VDC, .05 Sec.; Power Supply: TVR-1 or TPS-0120; Class 2 Only; 60/75°C, Copper Conductors Only; Torque to Minimum 25 in./lb.
• Wiring: Red Wire A1, Brown wire A2, Yellow Wires 1 and 2; High Voltage Wires 3 and 4
• Made in USA
• white plug at end of wires makes it easy to connect to the circuit board in CPS and RCP systems
• to replace the 1550-B or 2500-B relays, cut off the white plug and strip down a small portion of the wires to allow for individual connections
• designed for use with incandescent pilot lights (non-LED)
• Made in America

Common Applications

• Typical applications would include the control of lighting where push ON/push OFF or sequential operation is required.

Q. My relay has a label that says, "Replacement for Touch Plate 1550-B and 1550-BPL." How do I know which I have?
A. For systems built after mid 1985 with plug-in modules in the panel: The TPL-PL-RLY on this product page is the correct replacement for the 1550-BPL. Even though the shape is different (vintage cylinder vs. new cassette type), the functionality is the same.
Breaker feed (line in) and load wires attach to screw terminals 3 & 4; it doesn’t matter which is which. The relay just makes and disconnects the two as it cycles.
The plug is connected to 4 wires (one red, one brown and two yellow: YRBY). It is directional with a ridge/tab along one side. When plugging into the panel, this ridge faces the translucent clip in the panel and will hook under the bend to secure it in place.
Our 8" dinrail can be purchased (see link) if you would like to mount the relay in your panel that way. In this situation, we normally recommend rearranging relays so the new TPL-PL-RLY relays are on the bottom. This way, as old relays need to be replaced, new ones can just be added to the bottom. By taking the working bottom TPL-3000-PL relays and placing them higher up the panel it will be easy to replace any bad relays.

For systems built before mid 1985 without the plug:
The TPL-PL-RLY on this product page is the correct replacement for the 1550-BPL, 2500-BPL, 4000-PL, and 3000-PL relays with wire leads in systems built before 1985 (same relays as above scenario with same 4 wires YRBY – minus the plug before 1985). Even though the shape is different (vintage cylinder vs. new cassette type), the functionality is the same.
Cut off the plug and strip the wires.
Breaker feed (line in) and load wires attach to screw terminals 3 & 4; it doesn’t matter which is which. The relay just makes and disconnects the two as it cycles.
Brown wire to the relay commons (like on the model TPL-3000-RELAY), Red wire to the switches (like on the model 3000), 1 yellow to pilot common bundle to pilot light transformer, 1 yellow to the switch pilot running to the wall switch. Basically, the PL relay had a secondary set of contacts which connected to 1 transformer (for up to 30 pilot lights).
See info about the 8" dinrails above if you would like to mount the relay in your panel this way.

Q. I ordered the TPL-PL-RLY by mistake for my unlighted switches (no internal pilot lights, not connected to pilot light transformers like the PL-6, PL-277, etc). Can I still use this relay to replace a TPL-3000-RELAY?
A. While it is possible to make it work in this situation, it is a different shape and more expensive than just getting a new TPL-3000-RELAY. (This can be used for the older 1550-A, 1550-B, 2500-B, and 4000, too, that normally would be replaced by the TPL-3000-RELAY.) But here is how it can be done in a pinch:
Cut off the plug. Cap off the two yellow wires.
Connect the brown wire to the relay commons and red wire to the switch.
Attach breaker feed (line in) and load wires to terminals 3 & 4: it doesn’t matter which is which (much like the high voltage terminals on the 3000 relays). The relay just makes and disconnects the two as it cycles.
Mount the relay to a dinrail.