ELK 912B relay 6-pack

[lugnut]

Are you supposed to be able to just snap these apart? When I bend them on what looks like a score line they don't look like they want to break apart, and I don't want to force it too hard.

Or are you supposed to use a saw?

 

[BraveSirRobbin]

hmmm, they should break right off, just like a Hershey bar piece!

 

[upstatemike]

I usually use a razor knife to make the scoring a little deeper before breaking them apart. I have purchased maybe 15 of the 6-packs and never had a problem breaking them apart. Be sure to test them before you mount them because I have had some out of box failures with these. (Not more than 4 individual relays total so it is rare).

 

[LaurentR]

Are you supposed to be able to just snap these apart? When I bend them on what looks like a score line they don't look like they want to break apart, and I don't want to force it too hard.

Or are you supposed to use a saw?

I used the brute-force method just a couple of days ago on the 912B (and a few other ones before that), and had no issue. If you bend it more toward the edge, it'll start giving up there and it'll be easier. And don't worry, those PCBs are very strong (and old tech) and can take a lot of abuse (I am amazed I haven't broken anything).

Laurent