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   On 02/08/2025 12:44, Gordon Henderson wrote:   
   > Personally, I think that if I already had a working bank of mechanical   
   > relays (with opto isolated inputs such as the multitude sold for Adruino   
   > and Pi) I'd just suck it up and give it a separate 5v PSU capable   
      
   Yes, sound advice. Thanks. I was working out late last night this will   
   be outside a normal usb current limit. I do have a suitable bank of   
   relays, and I'm pretty sure there must be a spare 5V wall wart around   
   somewhere.   
      
   Thanks to all for comments offered. I think I'll have to stick to the   
   old-fashioned way here.   
      
      
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   Mike Scott   
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