Re: Turning a light on and off with momentary switch
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Date: 02/16/05
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Date: 16 Feb 2005 13:46:11 -0800
Chris W wrote:
> I want a circuit that will turn a light on with the press of a
momentary
> switch and then turn it back off when the momentary switch is hit
> again. I had heard that a flip flop might be the way to go. After
some
> reading, I have found that a flip flop is a much more complex device
> than I was lead to believe. I think a flip flop would some how do
the
> job, but it is going to take some more reading before I figure out
how.
> If you have been reading some of my other posts, you know that I want
to
> turn on and off more than one light, so I need several of these
> circuits, preferably using the minimum number of components.
>
> Another option I would like to explore is to turn the light on and
off
> using 2 inputs. Say we have in put A and B. If input B is high,
when
> input A goes high, turn the light on, or leave it on. If input B is
> low, when input A goes hight, turn the light off, or leave it off.
>
> --
> Chris W
Yes, a flip-flop would do it and someone is sure to suggest a PIC, both
requiring a fair amount of extra components to actually work. Have you
looked for alternate action switches or relays? It would run your
lights and not require a degree to get it to work.
Glenn Gundlach
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