Appreciate the help. Can't come to a conclusion now. The question is:
1) If I use a non-strobe digital clock, or try some other alternatives to feed the relay with continuous current, the CD4050 or ULN2003 would help me to trigger the relay, as it's shown in the sharp's SSR_usage sheet page 13...
Thanks guys..this is the clock that I am using now. and you are sure that it uses strobe to light up? http://www.vellemanusa.com/us/enu/product/view/?id=350610#
than what if I use this clock instead...
Thanks for your reply, I am related with electronics, but not that deep as you, so I need more detail if you don't mind ScottyUK..
As far as I understood:
If I am gonna feed the relay input with 1.7V DC, then I am gonna need 85 Ohms of resistor, or for 3.4V DC, the resistor should be 170 Ohms...
Hi there, we have a project for driving 40W 120V AC lamps with SSR relays. The idea is representing a digital clock's leds with AC lamps that we mounted into a big frame for the roof-top.
You may get the idea of what we like to do from here:
http://www.openmaterial.org/digitalclock/clock.jpg...