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From: cook@stout.ucar.edu (Forrest Cook)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Switching from 5V to 120V
Keywords: relays or triacs?
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Date: 22 Feb 90 00:21:53 GMT
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I would suggest looking into solid state relays.  They are optoisolated
triacs with some additional goodies inside.  Your circuit can drive the
led inside of the SSR without any changes and the SSR does the dirty
work.  They can be had new in the $10 to $50 range depending on how
much power you want to control.  Surplus electronics stores often carry
them for a few bucks each.

 ^   ^  Forrest Cook - Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers - LB
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