As a sidelight from the simple/no heat/ cheap delay problem. I have a delay module that I threw onto the circuit board of my prototype and now I need help with that. It is a pass through module, or to say it is in between the 24v and the power to the relay, after 40 seconds the power is allowed to flow through and the relay closes. Problem is, with the mini relay, I'm getting chatter during the 40 second delay period. After some research, I threw a capacitor 100 µf 50V and a resistor 1w 100Ω on it (across the coil). It worked as it should (no chatter), but the resistor smoked about the time the relay opened. More research reveals that the coil (24Vac) has a resistance of 350Ω and draws 25.35mA. I did have a 390Ω 1W on hand and while it didn't smoke (at least not after a minute or so) it was getting warm so I shut it off. (too early?)
Am I way off on R or C, or am I leaving something out?