Wow, this site works realy well, i wasn't expecting a reply so soon Thanks guys
I found some 12V trigger, 240V 10A relays in a copuple old UPS's i had lying around and mannaged to find a nice safe NPN based low voltage switch to pump 12v through to powwer the relays...
Hi Folks, i am a relative newbi to electronics so bear with me here
i live in the middle of nowhere and there is only one small electronics suplier store, and they dont have relays with a 5v trigger that can switch 220v
(i built a parellel port interface (5V and a couple Milliamps) and want to...