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- From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: NEED: TTL controlled 115V 5A Switching
- Message-ID: <15664@ksr.com>
- Date: 10 Sep 92 11:48:42 EDT
- References: <IefZATi00jWNE4DFUV@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Sender: news@ksr.com
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- jg3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jason Ari Goldstein) writes:
- >The subject pretty much says it all. I need to switch some light
- >switches with TTL signals (I am building a controller for my
- >fraternities dance floor lights).
- >BTW, I have looked into solid state relays but $17-$25 each is way too
- >much. So, if someone could send me a circuit diagram or point me to a
- >good book (especially for triacs) it would make me very happy.
-
- They're cheaper surplus; Hosfelt Electronics (1-800-524-6464) has a 10A
- opto-isolated solid state relay for $9.95, and an optoisolated 2.5A relay
- for $2.59 (which could be used to switch individual lights). They have no
- minimum order. These aren't "logic gate" relays, however, and probably
- need more input current than LS TTL can supply: a 7407 or 7417 open-collector
- TTL hex buffer with a 200 ohm collector resistor ought to be an adequate
- translator; on the other hand, my Digikey catalog has some SSRs with 3-30V
- inputs that claim to require "1-18mA"; since that presumably means 1mA at
- 3V, that's a little more reasonable. LS TTL still won't cut it, but a
- 74LS125A quad bus buffer will just abut handle it, and a 74LS245 octal bus
- transceiver will be loafing (and only costs $.75 from Digikey).
-
- Someone else mentioned that Radio Shack has a Forrest Mims III book that has
- a circuit (they even still carry enough parts to build it, too :-). Note that
- if you don't know what you're doing wiring it up, you are better off buying
- a commercially prepared unit (unless your fraternity doesn't care about it's
- fire insurance -- if a hand-made unit causes a fire, or even looks to the
- insurance inspector like it might have, you can forget about the insurance).
- If you *do* know what you're doing, it's not too hard to wire it up properly;
- just remember to be very respectful of what 10A at 110V can do...
-