| Our ElektorBus series has shown how much interest there is in home automation applications. Here we describe a small circuit board that can...
| Our ElektorBus series has shown how much interest there is in home automation applications. Here we describe a small circuit board that can...
| Good old electromechanical relays are relatively expensive where any significant current has to be switched and switching times must be shor...
| Overall, electro-mechanical scooter starter solenoids are cheap enough — but the downside is that they’re not very reliable. The contact res...
| If you’re looking to establish communications between two electronic boards via a wired link over a distance of over 1 km, with no intermedi...
| A typical modern optoMOS relay has an LED at the input as in the a normal optocoupler, but the light is used to switch two complementary pho...
| Since time immemorial, people have always wanted to see the effects of their deeds and shown them to others. Among electronics hobbyists and...
| Members of the motorcycling fraternity will welcome this design. Some types of motor cycle are notorious for having very short life expectan...
| When dealing with relays we distinguish between the pull-in voltage and the hold voltage. Depending on the type of device, the latter is fro...
| Some motorcyclists not only enjoy tweaking the engine but also dabble in electronics. The author encountered problems with the mechanical tu...
| Although bistable relays boast significant advantages, their use appears limited to niche applications, probably because their practical use...