At 10:32 AM 12/23/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>If the SSR has an LED wouldn't you still need a few ohms to keep the pic
>from sourcing or sinking to much ma?

The ones that are rated as 3-32V have a current limiting circuit on the
input.

>He is using this switch on a water based device....why not use a water
>block heat sink?  The water would cool the heat sink and be preheated for
>the distilling phase.  :)

Maybe. If the water is flowing continuously..

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