[sdiy] Driving Relays from an LFO

[Loscha]

they are Motor Control trainers, for industrial process design.

I have ship load more photos. http://www.loscha.com/forsale/all_boards.zip

-Edward

On 4/21/07, Anthony Rolando <goldenechos at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Well, you are def. right on about the 4066 being a better way to go...
>
> Those boxes look very cool though!
> Any idea what type of signal they are EXPECTING?
>
> You could build a buffer and experiment, that should provide adequate
> protection for your X0X or whatever...
>
> You could probably put together a 4066 based switching system just as
> quickly, and then drop it into the cool looking box, using all the plugs and
> what not.
>
> TR
>
>
>
> >From: Loscha <loscha at gmail.com>
> >To: "synthesizer diy electronics" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> >Subject: [sdiy] Driving Relays from an LFO
> >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:53:24 +1000
> >
> >For reference; I'm writing this email because I have some of this
> >technology http://www.loscha.com/forsale/relay.jpg (it was on ebay,  I
> >was the seller, and I have more, which I wish to use for
> >"stuff")......
> >
> >Ok, so, I've got an LFO, say, a 555 based something or other, or a
> >CGS58 or similar (http://www.cgs.synth.net/modules/cgs58_lfo.html) and
> >I want to make the square waveform drive some relays.
> >I obviously don't want to just start plugging relay coils into my
> >circuits willy nilly cause I don't want to cook them. I know the 555
> >is a player, and can handle the juice, but, If I had a Moog, or a
> >roland system X00, I'd be pretty foolish to just plug relays in.
> >
> >Example application
> >
> >audio in goes into relay;
> >signal switches between 2 different guitar pedals
> >signals mixed in together through to audio out
> >
> >I know that doing this sort of routing is not best done with relays,
> >that complimentary pairs of 4066s would be better -- use less current,
> >not have a millisecond delay time and so on, but, I have a bunch of
> >these boards with relays & banana plugs in them, and I'm trying to
> >find a use for them.
> >
> >thanks for any suggestions, ladies and gents.
> >
> >best wishes;
> >Edward r Jones
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