rgardner518 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I have a bad Triac on two different controllers. I got a hold of Kevin at Light-o-Rama, who was nice enough to ship me 5, free of charge. I have seen on the forum that some people have bought them in bulk from a company that being with an "M", but could not find the answer when searching the forum. I want to buy a bunch to have a spare parts. Either from the shack, or that "M" company.If anyone can post the link to the right part for me, that would be great! If I read the part right.I'm looking for a Triac part number: BTA16-600BWI know I can get them from LOR. I was just trying to find outside companies. I know LOR is really busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner518 Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Double post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Mouser.com(all images on the mouser site are already copyrighted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner518 Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Which one is the one I want?http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=BTA16-600BW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner518 Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 JBullard wrote: The one without the copyrighted image next to it would be my choiceThe one without this image? Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Either will work for the application. Either one has minor advantages over the other. Either one is fully suitable for use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner518 Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Thank you for the answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papap Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I am kind of a newbie at this. This is my 2nd year. Went from 1 to 6 controllers. Having problems with triad going out this year. I think I want to buy a soldering kit and traics to try and make the repairs my self. Do you guys have any recommendation on soldering kits and anything else I need to get started? Also looks like mouser is the place to order parts. Just want to make sure I order the right ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 papap wrote:I am kind of a newbie at this. This is my 2nd year. Went from 1 to 6 controllers. Having problems with triad going out this year. I think I want to buy a soldering kit and traics to try and make the repairs my self. Do you guys have any recommendation on soldering kits and anything else I need to get started? Also looks like mouser is the place to order parts. Just want to make sure I order the right ones.This is the solder station I use. Meets my needs.http://www.mpja.com/LED-DISPLAY-DIGITAL-SOLDER-STATION-ZD-929C/productinfo/15845+TL/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafter Bar R Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Be careful when ordering triacs, some of them are "non isolated" meaning that the tab is energized along with pin #2. LOR uses the "isolated triacs" meaning that the metal tab is NOT energized while it is powered up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 lonewolvie wrote:Be careful when ordering triacs, some of them are "non isolated" meaning that the tab is energized along with pin #2. LOR uses the "isolated triacs" meaning that the metal tab is NOT energized while it is powered up.As long as you match the bta-600bw part of the part number, you should be good to go. Bta by itself specifies the insulated gate. Btb would be the non insulated version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papap Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 So would either of the ones on the site posted above be ok to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Both of the ones on the mouser link satisfy all requirements for the application. One is extra insulated, and the other has lower hold on current. Either one is a good choice, as the both have the full bta16-600bw designation, plus some extra letters that just add features that dont affect how it works here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Roberson Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Thanks for the information.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papap Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Paul. Would you recommend one over the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Roberson Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 papap wrote: Paul. Would you recommend one over the other?No, I would go with what JBullard and klb have posted.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Benedict Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 See related thread: http://forums.lightorama.com/forum76/31020.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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