Ops, far away from home, now I'm back ;o)

>Presumably you are using a relay with a low voltage coil. Why not ease the
>low voltage current requirements by using a relay with a high voltage AC
>coil.
>If my presumption is correct then you will probably reduce your current
>consumption on the 5 volt rail to 45mA or less. Use a small Triac or
>thyristor to switch the relay.

        It would be great IF finding 110v coil relays could be found here in=
 Brazil. We are in a country that your project has to be easyly changeable,=
 since the component distribuitors bring to the market whathever they fit=
 in their bills, and not always what the customer wants. Oh, so nice to=
 live in a third world...


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Alexandre Souza
taito@terra.com.br
http://planeta.terra.com.br/lazer/pinball/

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