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SavannahLion:
To be fair, a schematic would have done little good. A lesson on wiring and relay function might be more appropriate.

Not all relays controls the same way. Basic relay works like thus. Apply power, switch goes one way. Take away power, switch goes the other way. That is what is used in that post. But what if I pick up a latching relay? What then? The wiring and even the activating switch changes. One coil or two? Oops different circuit.

Personally, I would choose a latching relay because it bugs me a tiny bit knowing I'm losing electricity holding a relay closed when a simple pulse would do the trick. Odd thing considering I like CRTs so much.
michelevit:
It's comical how people can be so demanding in the anonymity of the internet.

Can someone help me cook a thanksgiving turkey? 15 posts later chock full of recipes and good advice...

"Actually what I meant was , I was hoping someone could come over and thaw that 15 pound bird, brine it, dress it and throw it in my oven. While I relax in my pjs and catchup on my netflix que.. Can't anyone do this for me?"
opt2not:
There are time delayed relays too right?
I wonder if there is a latching time delayed relay as well.

Yeah, I'd much rather use latching as well. But what is the amp draw of a basic relay? I'm guessing it would depend on the relay type, but is there an average number as an idea?
Fursphere:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on November 27, 2013, 04:24:14 pm ---To be fair, a schematic would have done little good. A lesson on wiring and relay function might be more appropriate.

Not all relays controls the same way. Basic relay works like thus. Apply power, switch goes one way. Take away power, switch goes the other way. That is what is used in that post. But what if I pick up a latching relay? What then? The wiring and even the activating switch changes. One coil or two? Oops different circuit.

Personally, I would choose a latching relay because it bugs me a tiny bit knowing I'm losing electricity holding a relay closed when a simple pulse would do the trick. Odd thing considering I like CRTs so much.

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Ok, a design schematic with callouts for parts used.   Better?

When I read pinball schematics, 99% of the time they've got the mfg. part numbers used as well.  (now, sometimes they're not made anymore so you have to find a suitable replacement...  but values, models, "intended functions" are needed.

Otherwise its just a "black box" that does "stuff"
Brian74:

--- Quote from: michelevit on November 27, 2013, 04:58:18 pm ---It's comical how people can be so demanding in the anonymity of the internet.

Can someone help me cook a thanksgiving turkey? 15 posts later chock full of recipes and good advice...

"Actually what I meant was , I was hoping someone could come over and thaw that 15 pound bird, brine it, dress it and throw it in my oven. While I relax in my pjs and catchup on my netflix que.. Can't anyone do this for me?"

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I am not asking anyone to build this for me. All I was trying to do was pool ideas together on how to do it. I can do basic wiring, that's about it. Everything I know about modding consoles, arcade cabinets and computers is either self taught or Google and YouTube. As I posted earlier, I tried using a dpdt switch to swap the ground and power between the two, it didn't work. I have seen people talk about using a db9 printer switch. Problem with that is, I dont have enough pins to cover everything. Thanks for the ideas and help so far guys. This is what this forum is about, learning and sharing.
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