What is the difference between Relay and Contactor

Answer Posted / pankaj

Relay: A device by which contacts in one circuit are operated by a change in conditions in the same circuit or in one or more associated circuits.

Contactor: A device for repeatedly establishing and interrupting an electric power circuit.

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