Here is a SCR and Triac gate resistor calculator along with the full detailed explanation. This will help users to calculate the right value of gate resistor for triggering an SCR or TRIAC safely. Calculator by homemade-circuits.com SCR / TRIAC Gate Resistor Calculator Gate Trigger Voltage (Vgt): Gate Trigger Current (Igt): Trigger Supply Voltage (Vs): […]
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Triac Battery Charger Circuit
A triac based battery charger replaces a normal relay for automatically cutting off power to the battery very efficiently. In this post I have explained a simple a battery charger circuit using a triac auto shut-off facility. The circuit can be used for charging any high current, high AH types battery with a full-charge auto […]
220V Operated LED Flasher Circuit using Triac
The following triac/diac based mains operated LED flasher circuit which is actually an astable multivibrator circuit utilizes only a diac and resistor arrangement for implementing interesting wig wag flashing of two LEDs. The simple 220V flasher circuit was shared with me by Mr.Vineesh, who is one of the keen followers of this blog. I would […]
SCR/Triac Controlled Automatic Voltage Stabilizer Circuit
In this article I have explained a relatively simple triac controlled automatic mains voltage stabilizer circuit, which uses logic ICs and a few triacs for controlling the mains voltage levels. Why Solid State Being solid state in design, the voltage switching transitions are very smooth with minimum wear and tear, resulting in efficient voltage stabilization. […]
Simple Triac Timer Circuit
Here’s a simple triac timer circuit which can be used for switching ON a particular device after a predetermined time, set through the given pot or the variable resistor. The shown circuit diagram of a simple triac timer can be understood by referring to the following explanation: How it Works The left hand side section […]
Triac Phase Control using PWM Time Proportional
A triac phase control using a PWM circuit can be useful only if it’s implemented using a time-proportional format, otherwise the response could be haphazard and inefficient. In a few of of my earlier articles as given below: Simple Remote Controlled Fan Regulator Circuit Push Button Fan Regulator with Display Circuit Dimmer Circuit for LED […]