[Swansea Hackspace] Isolating Solid State Relay

[Ceri Clatworthy]

Should really be EARTHED !!!!!!

especially for TESTING.

Medium Aluminium box

https://cnconwell.en.made-in-china.com/product/sCpmlRIEYgco/China-Electrical-Distribution-Panel-Board-250-200-150-Metal-Junction-Box.html

On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 2:22 PM Peter Barnes <pe5erb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Neil,
>
> You want a reasonably solid, plastic, enclosure with strain relief for the
> incoming and outgoing mains cable.
>
> An easy way to do this would be to buy a junction box with 20mm knockouts,
> then buy some 20mm cable glands for strain relief. All of that is available
> in the IP66 variety if it needs to be waterproof.
>
>
> Peter
>
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 2:06 PM Neil Jones <neil at aurinia.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Does anyone have experience of using a Solid State Relay to control
>> mains current. What I am looking at is running a SSR with a 240v mains
>> component and two 12 or 5v components. I wonder how people safely secure
>> these and what kind of enclosures are usually recommended?
>>
>> I know people sometimes put things in margarine tubs etc. and
>> theoretically this is safe but I am trying to create something that
>> really is safe.
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 2:06 PM Neil Jones <neil at aurinia.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Does anyone have experience of using a Solid State Relay to control
>> mains current. What I am looking at is running a SSR with a 240v mains
>> component and two 12 or 5v components. I wonder how people safely secure
>> these and what kind of enclosures are usually recommended?
>>
>> I know people sometimes put things in margarine tubs etc. and
>> theoretically this is safe but I am trying to create something that
>> really is safe.
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
>>
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>> Hackspace mailing list
>> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk
>> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace
>>
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