Is this method as safe as a relay ? A relay electrically isolates the control circuit and the power one. The two mosfets no .... Joan > -----Mensaje original----- > De: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]En nombre de Dale Botkin > Enviado el: jueves, 21 de febrero de 2002 21:27 > Para: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Asunto: Re: [EE]: Switching on & off a PC > > > Joan Ilari said: > > > Hi, Piclisters, > > > > I am working on a small gadget to remotely turn on and off appliances > > through Internet. The first test will be done with my PC so as > to be able > > later to remotely connect to it. My question is : what is the best > > electronic switch to use ? Conventional relays ? Solid-state > relays ? Any > > other type of relays ? The signal driving the unit will be, of course, > > digital. > > Well, you could use a couple of MOSFETs... I remember seeing a > pretty cool > way to do that within the past couple of days. 8-D > > > > Dale -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads