I hope I'm not asking too much, but I don't know how to "wire to external components (resistor/transistor) that would then drive a simple relay, and the relay's two contact output pins would close (conduct) completing your external circuit."
I hope I'm not asking too much, but I don't know how to "wire to external components (resistor/transistor) that would then drive a simple relay, and the relay's two contact output pins would close (conduct) completing your external circuit."