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>Your relay problems are PROBABLY the result of trying to
>run a 6V relay at 5V. That is very typical of the behavior.
>Can you replace it with a real 5V relay? Or, why not a 12V
>relay. That would many are probably rated for voltages up
>to 18V.

Pull-in and drop-out voltages are very handy to know!