I read in !emc-pstc that bruce maule <bruce.ma...@alliedtelesyn.co.nz>
wrote (in <se5cab2b....@leo.alliedtelesyn.co.nz>) about 'AC feed fail
changeover relay' on Wed, 26 Feb 2003:

>I believe that this scenario is reasonably common, from talking over with our 
>electrical safety test lab, but the solution of using a single relay as the 
>changeover element may not be viable.

You can use a relay with two normally-open and two normally-closed
contact sets. Provided the insulation between the contact sets meets
basic-plus-supplementary or reinforced requirements, you can wire the
supplies through two contact sets in series. The contact gaps when open
may need to be 3 mm or some other minimum length, depending on your
national regulations. 
-- 
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