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Triac

TRIAC, from triode for alternating current, is a generic trademark for a three terminal electronic component that conducts current in either direction when triggered. Its formal name is bidirectional triode thyristor or bilateral triode thyristor. A thyristor is analogous to a relay in that a small voltage induced current can control a much larger voltage and current. The illustration on the right shows the circuit symbol for a TRIAC where A1 is Anode 1, A2 is Anode 2, and G is Gate. Anode 1 and Anode 2 are normally termed Main Terminal 1 (MT1) and Main Terminal 2 (MT2) respectively.

Universal Arduino Staccato controller for Tesla Coils

“Staccato Controller (interrupter) was developed in the attempt to create longer sparks from Tesla Coil reducing the input power. The VTTC Staccato Controller was developed in the attempt to create longer sparks from VTTCs while at the same time reducing …

Arduino Based AC Voltage Control using Zero Voltage Crossing

“Usually, our home appliances run on single-phase AC voltage. And in India usually, a house is supplied with single-phase AC voltage with a voltage range of about 220-240 volts at 50Hz(your supply may be different). AC voltage in its …

DIY Solid State Relay module

“This is the solid state relay which is same as sugar cube relays available in market, These SSR based on electronics switching. Relays are the most useful and stable AC power switching components. Relays provide complete isolation of DC operating …

STM32 Soldering and Rework Station with TFT Display

“Soldering station supported Hakko T12 tips and rework Hot Air Gun 858D using color TFT ili9341 display. This is a third release of combined soldering iron controller for Hakko T12 tips and 858D rework station based on STM32 micro controller …

Light Switch + Fan Dimmer in One Board With ESP8266

“In this tutorial you are going to learn how to build your own light switch and fan dimmer in just one board with the microcontroller and WiFi module ESP8266. This is a great project for IoT. Cautions: This circuit handles …

Enhanced ESP8266 Based WiFi Fan Speed Regulator

“This instructable will guide how to make an Ceiling Fan Speed Regulator using Triac Phase angle control method. Triac is conventionally controlled by Atmega8 standalone arduino configured chip. Wemos D1 mini adds WiFi functionality for this regulator. Featuring - 1. Both …

Spot Welder 1-2-3 Arduino Printed Circuit Board

“Some time ago I wrote an instructable where I explained how to control a spot welder in a sophisticated manner using Arduino and commonly available parts. Many people built the control circuit and I received quite some encouraging feedback. This …

DIY SMD Rework Station

“In this Instructable you can learn how to make a hot air gun controller using Arduino and other common components. In this project, PID algorithm is used to calculate the power required and is controlled by a isolated Triac driver …

Edison Lamp Dimmer 230V Arduino IRDA Remote Control

“In this instructable I show You how to make 230V dimmer based on Arduino.I use remote controller of my Samsung TV, but it’s not necesary. Take a look at YouTube video embedded above. In nex steps I describe …

EL Wire Neon Nixie Style Clock

“This Instructable describes how to make a clock using EL wire. The design of this clock resembles a combination of a Neon sign and a Nixie clock. While creating a “Neon” name board with EL Wire, I wanted to add …