Re: AC protection equipment for enginner
- From: Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 09:18:16 -0400
On 11 May 2005 21:11:16 -0700, the renowned "eeh"
<eehobbyist@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Recently I need to control Triac by MCU. I wonder if there exists some
>protection equipments to develop these kind of embedded system such as
>current limiting of main AC as I am just a beginner.
>
>Thanks!
You can put a light bulb in series with the circuit.
BUT the most important thing is to use an isolation transformer! This
is at no time more important than if your circuit does not have
isolation itself. You leave both sides of the AC power on the other
side of the isolation transformer floating wrt ground. Otherwise a
single point fault can take out your circuit, any emulators and other
expensive equipment that you're using, and perhaps even computers that
are connected to it. It could also give you a nasty (perhaps fatal)
shock much more easily.
Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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