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| Arie de Muynck to Bob Engelhardt |
| Re: Power in use indicator please ? |
| 07 Jun 20 15:23:00 |
From: no.spam@no.spam.org On 2020-06-07 14:07, Bob Engelhardt wrote: > On 6/6/2020 3:35 PM, Pimpom wrote: >> This should work: >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ablk0cc0iqfhsta/Load%20presence%20i dicator.png?dl=0 >> >> >> Diodes D1-D4 must be able to handle the load, including startup current. > > I like it. KISS. A small point: only need one of the D3/D4 pair. That would produce a small amount of DC in the pump voltage. Shaded pole motors are very sensitive to that - with some DC you can easily use them as brake. Better "Keep It Symmetrical [and] Safer". Arie --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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