TWTADE 12V Electromagnetic Relay With Indicator Light And Socket Base - 10A, 8 Pins, 2DPT, 2NO 2NC -YJ2N-LY Review

I have a water conditioning system in my unheated garage. This relay in conjunction with a old style thermostat and incandescent light keep the enclosure (made by me!) above 40 DegF.

The Relay clicked and its indicator light came on, but the NO connections did not close. Troubleshooting revealed that the socket was the problem. Its screws were not connected to the relay's insertion pins which actually did close.A simple factory quality control could easily have weeded out the defective part. Instead, the end user is the one who endures the frustration and time delays to getting a working product.

There is a tremendous amount of confusing and in some cases incorrect information on this relay. I suspect this may account for certain issues that some posters experienced with this relay. What I am describing here relates ONLY to the 110v AC 8 pin model Relay - which is the one that I ordered and used in my project. To what extent this may or may not apply to other models, i.e. the 12v or 24 models, I cannot say.Specifically the information about pin configuration and usage in the description

I was building a custom sound system in my project car requiring the placement of the amp and crossovers in an accessible location other than under the front seat because of the multiple adjustments on the amp and crossovers. So I placed it on a custom surface I'm building behind the seats where it will be visible in the cabin. I built a plastic box around it but worried that the heat from the amp would be damaging. So I designed in two cooling fans to direct air flow across the amp within the…