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A question on thyristors and phase control
High schooler here reading on thyristors.
Videos online and books say they can be used as light dimmers. I assume that's because we can control the amount of current that can enter a load. But what ...
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Is it possible to replace a DIAC circuit with an SCR circuit to drive a TRIAC
I have a triac DIAC cirtcuit. I don't have any DIACs on hand, but I do have plenty of TN1215s. Is it possible to generate the required pulses using an SCR to drive the TRIAC's gate?
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