>        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 distributors bring to the market >whatever
they fit in their bills, and not always what the customer wants.

>Oh, so nice to live in a third world...

Everywhere has it's advantages and disadvantages.
.

As you have not knocked back my supposition that the relay is the major
consumption of power then I will assume that the supposition is correct.

The use of a Relay with a 110 volt coil is not an option due to
unavailability.

OK, presumably Relays with 5 volt, 12 volt or 24 volt coils are available.
So why not energise them directly from the rectified 110 supply .

Just apply pulses of 155 volts to the relay coil instead of a continuous
5,12 or 24 volt.

Regards

Chris Carr

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