Description
Use these small 6-volt transformers to replace vintage Touchplate PL-6 or PL-120 pilot light transformers in systems built before mid-1985. Pilot lights are useful for indicating where room lights are still on and were typically used in control panels found in a primary bedroom, kitchen, or near a home's main entrances.
Features
- AC Power Filament Transformer with center tap for use in 2-wire low voltage system
- use the two red wires for 6V to power the pilot lights; use one red and one green wire for 3V
- Input Voltage: 120 VAC - black wires
- Secondary Rated Voltage: 6 VAC - red wires
- Rated Current: 1000 mA (1A)
- Secondary VAC with no load: 7.86 V
- Given Output voltage is across the entire secondary
- Center green tapped lead provides half that voltage from the center to either lead wire
- Resistive Load: 6.8 Ohms
- Output VAC with load: 7.05 V
- replaces vintage PL6 and PL120 pilot light transformers
- Classic style with metal bracket with mounting holes
- Mounting hole center to center: 2.30"
- Height: 1.7"
- Width: 1.97"
- Depth: 1.58"
- Actual product model and brand may differ from image shown but will work in a Touch Plate system to power the pilot lights
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Note: The old Permoflux PL6 were used strictly to illuminate the pilot light bulbs in the switches (historically clear buttons with red pilot light bulbs behind them); removing them from the system will not affect the functionality of the switch.
Q & A
Q. Some of the pilot lights on my Touch Plate Classic control panel no longer light up. How many replacement pilot light transformers will I need?
Each pilot light button in the control panel requires its own transformer. Q. What is the function of the pilot light transformers?
The pilot light transformers are wired in between the relay and the light fixture on the line voltage side. So when the relay sends power to the light fixture, it turns on the transformer which powers the little incandescent bulbs inside the master control switch. When the relay cycles to turn off power to the light fixture, the pilot light transformer doesn’t have any power and so the pilot light turns off. They do not affect the function of the switch to turn ceiling lights on or off and can be removed from the system if not needed.
Each pilot light button in the control panel requires its own transformer. Q. What is the function of the pilot light transformers?
The pilot light transformers are wired in between the relay and the light fixture on the line voltage side. So when the relay sends power to the light fixture, it turns on the transformer which powers the little incandescent bulbs inside the master control switch. When the relay cycles to turn off power to the light fixture, the pilot light transformer doesn’t have any power and so the pilot light turns off. They do not affect the function of the switch to turn ceiling lights on or off and can be removed from the system if not needed.
