Hey everyone
I've been looking into mains switches for a project and i can't seem to find any circuits or data on how they actually work? I've been told that, for example, a normal light switch, that its not just an open/close switch, because with such high voltage, its just going to leap over the open connection? Not sure if this is correct, but i can't seem to find any info as to how they actually work. Could anyone help me out?
I also need to find a switch to use in a design project, which needs to be triggered by a signal received from an IR receiver. What kind of switch would i need to use in this case?
Thanx in advance
Colin
PS. I accidentally posted this in the wrong section before, feel free to delete the other one.
I've been looking into mains switches for a project and i can't seem to find any circuits or data on how they actually work? I've been told that, for example, a normal light switch, that its not just an open/close switch, because with such high voltage, its just going to leap over the open connection? Not sure if this is correct, but i can't seem to find any info as to how they actually work. Could anyone help me out?
I also need to find a switch to use in a design project, which needs to be triggered by a signal received from an IR receiver. What kind of switch would i need to use in this case?
Thanx in advance
Colin
PS. I accidentally posted this in the wrong section before, feel free to delete the other one.