I thought it would be easy to lay my hands on a wall wart that would output 24v which I could switch with a SSR but actually it's proving difficult. Yes transformers do seem to be available but they're big and bulky (think laptop style).
Would it be an idea to repurchase my component in a more common and readily available voltage, for example 12v? Or is there a third option I'm overlooking?
hmm. I'm looking to switch this device with a solid state relay because I am very keen on the ability to just drive the entire thing from an Arduino pin. But I've come up against a weird (to me) thing: the vast, vast majority of SSRs I can see to buy don't seem able to switch AC voltages lower than 24v? Why might that be? THANKS
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A solid-state relay could be used to switch the AC for the 24V supply.
ah but it's DC... thanks though
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He means to switch the AC side of a AC to DC converter.
oops, sorry, my bad. Yes, I guess I could do that but it's a bit sort of messy to my mind in terms of "getting in between" the wall plug and the power supply.
So I'm back at mosfets.
What is the advantage of NTP60N06L over FDP7030BL? THe latter is quite a bit cheaper and SEEMS to be suitable.