[Gmecm] Quad Driver currrent capacity?

Terminal Crazy Terminal_Crazy
Fri May 11 19:20:18 UTC 2007


On 11 May, Dig <turbodig at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks Hank.  I'm using it as motor speed control, so the on/off thing
> is out.

> Thunkin' out loud...  

> Anybody switched a solid-state DC relay at say, 32hz?
> http://rocky.digikey.com/WebLib/Crydom/Web%20Data/EZ%20Series.pdf

> I'm trying to avoid having to wire-up circuits, making PCBs, worrying
> about heatsinks, etc. Just wire it up, and go.

That link shows 5Volt & 24Volt coils..  What are you powering it from?
Also  Max on time 10msec
         Max off time 40msec  (ac input)  so that's 50msec. ie 20/second
minimum.

You'd probably be better off with a power transistor me thinks. Nothing to
wear out / stick either.

HTH

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