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> Hmm, i was planning on just hooking the relay directly into the pins. The
> relays that i have are marked on the side: 0.6A 125VAC 2A 80VDC 0.6A
> 110VDC
These are the *contact* ratings; they have nothing to do with the
voltage or current required to operate the coil.
> so looks like there is no way the stamp will put out enough for this,
> whats the alternative for hooking these up?
You will need to drive a transistor with the Stamp pin and have the
transistor drive the relay coil.
Mark Hillier, VE6HVW
President, HVW Technologies Inc.
Canadian Distributors of Parallax Products and other Neat Stuff
Tel: +403-730-8603 Fax: +403-730-8903
See our NEW BASIC Stamp Prototyping tools !
http://www.hvwtech.com/stampstack.htm
> relays that i have are marked on the side: 0.6A 125VAC 2A 80VDC 0.6A
> 110VDC
These are the *contact* ratings; they have nothing to do with the
voltage or current required to operate the coil.
> so looks like there is no way the stamp will put out enough for this,
> whats the alternative for hooking these up?
You will need to drive a transistor with the Stamp pin and have the
transistor drive the relay coil.
Mark Hillier, VE6HVW
President, HVW Technologies Inc.
Canadian Distributors of Parallax Products and other Neat Stuff
Tel: +403-730-8603 Fax: +403-730-8903
See our NEW BASIC Stamp Prototyping tools !
http://www.hvwtech.com/stampstack.htm