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Hello everyone!
I just got my first shipment of parts from china which included: 8x relays
and 1x 5amp adjusting power adapter(Audiowind).
Just waiting for some regulators, and I should be good to finish some robots!
A question: Relay wiring?
Relay:
How do I wire this up?
Thanks, Tech
Thanks Jere! ...How would I wire it up...?
Robotdoc, are you saying that my relay is fine by itself? Or is that just for what you have linked?
Technopro - No the link is for the optical isolated relay. The ones you have evidently are not power isolated.
Ok, well if I happen to buy more relays I'll go with those! Thanks Doc.
Jeremie, are you sure of the 1n4001's? I read they are forward voltage vf 1.1v.
Hi TechnoPro,
Most of the examples online use a 1N4001 or it's higher voltage cousin the 1N4007. Forward voltage doesn't really matter in this case as the diode is just being used in a flyback configuration which means that it is dissipating the energy left in the coil once the transistor stops conducting, efficient forward voltage doesn't really matter in this case.
Here's a schematic for interfacing directly to a relay from the ez-b:
While I am pretty sure that 3.3VDC will work with a 5V relay, if it doesn't then use 5V instead of 3.3V and increase the resistor to a 2.2kohm
Thanks!