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ghostman11 said:
ive had the same problem with the TRIAC being USA stock so ive ordered STMICROELECTRONICS
BTA06-600BRG hopefully thats ok as a replacement
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hi J,
Whats the continuous current requirement of the Triac, I guess its UK mains voltage.
 
yes we are running at 240v and around the 300-400W total. its a real pain with farnell, they have the parts but when you goto checkout it tells you some the parts are USA stock and subject to £15 delivery. i just hate paying way more for shipping than the parts cost
 

hi J,
I would consider a 5amp or higher rated Triac would be more than adequate for say 400W.

BTW: the UK mains is supposed to be standardised at 230Vac.

I will check with Farnell. brb

Look here
STMICROELECTRONICS|BTA06-600BRG|TRIAC, 6A, 600V, TO-220AB | Farnell United Kingdom
 
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hi eric thats the one i ordered instead thank god i got it right do i need to alter any values on the resistors?
carmusic if i was only going to do a single control board or maybe even 3-4 i would probally go for a ssr, but if all works out then i will be building 30-40 of them and using ssr's starts getting exspensive!
 
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