Denny Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Last year, I installed an opto isolator backwards. Dan and Mary sent me a replacement isolator so I can repair the board. When removing the isolator, the trace (is that the proper term for the copper conductor on the board?) came loose. I suspected it probably would. I figure I will cut the trace away where it came loose and just hardwire from the isolator to the triac. My question, what gauge wire should I use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightORamaDan Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Be careful, there is not a direct connection from the opto isolator to the triac. Please send an email to support@lightorama.com with a description of the problem.As far as the wire gauge is concerned it can be very small. There is only about 1/20th of an amp from the opto to the triac.Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 Sorry, gave the wrong information. I will e-mail support. For clarification though, when the trace lifted, I put the CTB16K back in the storage box and began working on one of the new CTB16PC boards. In my lazy moment last night, I looked at the PC board on the kitchen table rather than go get the CTB16K back out when I asked the question. Comparing the two right now, right component, wrong board, wrong trace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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