This is my first post so I hope I do it right!!!!
I built a touch lamp dimmer many years ago. Later I wanted to turn on my lights at radom times, I then installed a triac driven timer, which is commercially made. It all worked fine for about a year but then the timer blew up!! The triac gave up the ghost. I have another timer which was replaced under warranty, but I am afraid to install it, in fear of the same thing happening again.
Does anyone have any idea if its safe to have 2 triacs across each other
operating the same lamp?
I built a touch lamp dimmer many years ago. Later I wanted to turn on my lights at radom times, I then installed a triac driven timer, which is commercially made. It all worked fine for about a year but then the timer blew up!! The triac gave up the ghost. I have another timer which was replaced under warranty, but I am afraid to install it, in fear of the same thing happening again.
Does anyone have any idea if its safe to have 2 triacs across each other
operating the same lamp?