Standex-Meder's SHV reed relay series is a single, in-line, high-voltage relay or instrumentation-grade reed relay supplied in a molded housing. It is capable of switching up to 1 kV_DC and can dielectrically hold off up to 4 kV_DC across the contacts as well as between contacts and coil. This high-voltage reed relay series features an insulation resistance greater than 5 x 10^12 Ω and utilizes minimum PCB area at only 50% compared to Standex-Meder's DIP and DIL reed relay series. It is even smaller than the former, potted SIL-HV reed relay.

The SHV reed relay series was designed primarily for use in automatic test systems, testing high-power MOSFETs. These rugged semiconductors have a very-high initial peak-current capability. Having a reed relay that can carry high-current pulses for hundreds of millions of operations is a critical requirement. The SHV relay series can carry up to 5 A for up to 50 millisecond at a consistent repetition rate. The relays have standard, internal magnetic shields for close stacking matrices.