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Digital AC Dimmer Module

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:29 am
by draco87
I would be forever grateful if SparkFun would create a module along the same lines as this: http://www.inmojo.com/store/inmojo-mark ... er-module/.

Re: Digital AC Dimmer Module

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:11 am
by n1ist
That module does not have suitable spacing between the high and low voltage sides; I would avoid it.
/mike

Re: Digital AC Dimmer Module

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:16 am
by draco87
n1ist wrote:That module does not have suitable spacing between the high and low voltage sides; I would avoid it.
/mike
Even more reason for SparkFun to create a better product that has this functionality.

Re: Digital AC Dimmer Module

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:18 pm
by wiml
The PowerSwitchTail people have some products along those lines. (Annoyingly, it looks like you need to buy the zero-crossing detector and the SSR switch as separate "tail"s? Whose idea was that?) Maybe SF could carry them.

Re: Digital AC Dimmer Module

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:29 am
by draco87
wiml wrote:The PowerSwitchTail people have some products along those lines. (Annoyingly, it looks like you need to buy the zero-crossing detector and the SSR switch as separate "tail"s? Whose idea was that?) Maybe SF could carry them.
I would much prefer an embeddable version like the link I posted.

Re: Digital AC Dimmer Module

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:35 pm
by gino1984
draco87 wrote:I would be forever grateful if SparkFun would create a module along the same lines as this: http://www.inmojo.com/store/inmojo-mark ... er-module/.
Why don't you buy theirs, whats wrong with it? I was actually considering getting it...

Gino.

Re: Digital AC Dimmer Module

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:15 pm
by draco87
The modules from inmojo seem to rarely be in stock and their safety has been called into question by one of the previous posts:
n1ist wrote:That module does not have suitable spacing between the high and low voltage sides; I would avoid it.

Re: Digital AC Dimmer Module

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:10 pm
by MichaelN
They provide the schematic, and the design is open source, so why not whip up a PCB yourself with the safety issues resolved? Should be really quick (if you're familiar with PCB CAD tools), and for $10 at Itead or Seeed you can get 10 PCBs made.