On 4/1/07, wouter van ooijen <wouter@voti.nl> wrote:
> > In theory, 5V (or 6v) low-current relays like those used in
> > series with
> > telephone lines could work. Diode in antiparallel needed anyway!
>
> What current do they use? IIRC a PIC output is spec'ed to a few mA!
> (despite what p1 of most datsheets say)

Wouter, I've seen relays runing at 5V and sinking 8mA.
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