Purpose of a relay is to protect a device or a circuit. Whereas purpose of a contactor is to make and break the circuit thereby extracting the required signals from their auxiliary contacts.

a relay generally uses a low current to switch a higher current. A 5mA input current may be used to switch a 30A current. A contactor is used to directly switch current on or off.

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