Triac, tips and Tricks, how to use, clearly explained!

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  • Опубликовано: 8 авг 2023
  • I don’t know why Triacs are mysterious for many people. But don’t worry, I am here to clear up many ambiguities about this lovely component. I will answer these questions in this video.
    What is best method to control triac using microcontroller?
    Can I touch TAB of triac?
    Are triacs dangerous?
    What is precautions about working with triacs?
    Do triacs switch DC?
    Why triacs can’t switch DC?
    Are anode pins of triacs different?
    Which part number should I use for a light bulb?
    What happen if somebody change phase and neutral places?
    Here in this video you will get answer of these questions

Комментарии • 102

  • @ALEFILES
    @ALEFILES 5 месяцев назад +6

    Finally, I could understand WHY we must NOT to use a Triac to drive DC current...
    Thanks a lot!
    Greetings from Argentina!❤

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  4 месяца назад +1

      Glad it was helpful, keep watching other videos ❤️😊

    • @ALEFILES
      @ALEFILES 4 месяца назад +2

      @@elewizard Yes, you can bet I will! Thanks a lot for your wonderful videos, and the effort you put in each one! :)

    • @democracyforall
      @democracyforall 2 месяца назад

      @@elewizardI think a variable resister is far better to turn on the traic then the other little chip you mentioned...

  • @rajanne2947
    @rajanne2947 8 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks! I understand triac clearly from your easy style of explaining! I was always confused about why triac can go ON but can't be turned OFF in DC use!

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  8 месяцев назад

      Glad it was helpful!😊

  • @cedricpereira72
    @cedricpereira72 9 месяцев назад +8

    Hello, nice video for beginners but there's a lot more to know when using triacs:
    - snubber networks for protection,
    - zero crossing switch to reduce electrical noise generation,
    - a lot of other things to consider 😁

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад +2

      That is right, I will cover more info about triacs in upcoming videos

    • @kirkberryleo3307
      @kirkberryleo3307 9 месяцев назад

      Well Im a beginner and for some reason couldn't wrap my head around a triac until this video..lol. now you got me scared lol

    • @wackojacko1997
      @wackojacko1997 6 месяцев назад

      You know, I think a 13 minute video is a great length, and this was just enough to whet my appetite. That other stuff sounds interesting, and it's fine to follow-up with additional videos of nice, bite-size lengths.

  • @moeburn
    @moeburn 9 месяцев назад +1

    For years I have read about triacs, not really understood, and then forgotten everything I've read. Finally now I understand what they are!

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад

      Awesome, glad to hear that

  • @kirkberryleo3307
    @kirkberryleo3307 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks! Finally a triac video that just "clicked" for me. 😊

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад

      You’re welcome 😊

  • @samuelbird5255
    @samuelbird5255 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for your videos

  • @MostlyPosative-nj5ex
    @MostlyPosative-nj5ex 9 месяцев назад +3

    I love the bird on a transformer example for danger. It’s hard to not understand that regardless of what language or dialect is used.

  • @abdellahmrij4112
    @abdellahmrij4112 9 месяцев назад

    a good explanation brother...thank you

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад

      You are welcome!

  • @notgoing2lie
    @notgoing2lie 2 месяца назад

    Great video. Thank you for the explanation. Currently reading about SSR and this gave me a better understanding.

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  2 месяца назад

      Glad it was helpful! And thank you for sharing your thoughts 😊

  • @Yorumcu63
    @Yorumcu63 6 месяцев назад

    Great video for beginners

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  6 месяцев назад

      Glad you think so!

  • @markhonea2461
    @markhonea2461 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this presentation and many others like it. Slowly but surely I am piecing together electronic components, their uses, and characteristics and interactions. Self taught, but for presentations such as this. Priceless.👍

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад

      You are welcome!

  • @mediamisfits3805
    @mediamisfits3805 7 месяцев назад

    Nice one.... this is the simple reason we can plug the power into the socket either way. I wondered but never really investigated. How awesome!

  • @rd-tk6js
    @rd-tk6js Месяц назад

    super useful, thanks !

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  Месяц назад

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @beyondfossil
    @beyondfossil 14 дней назад

    To turn on/off an AC appliance (like a light bulb), of course it's much simpler to just use a *relay* which can switch both AC and DC loads.
    The only real purpose of introducing a triac to a system is to clip the AC waveform and provide throttling which is a super useful function. That could have been made clear at the beginning of the video.

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  13 дней назад

      Thank you for expressing your opinion 👍

  • @FranciscoRios-gt2nb
    @FranciscoRios-gt2nb 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks!

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much my friend for your donation ❤️❤️❤️

  • @user-mr3mf8lo7y
    @user-mr3mf8lo7y 9 месяцев назад

    Much obliged.

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you very much ❤️

  • @amirhoseinsalehi8304
    @amirhoseinsalehi8304 3 месяца назад

    ممنون مهندس ، عالی بود ❤

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  3 месяца назад

      Thank you amir, keep watching 👍

  • @shahabvz1643
    @shahabvz1643 9 месяцев назад

    Perfect sir

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад +1

      Keep watching!

  • @Dexter-pg9vf
    @Dexter-pg9vf 10 дней назад

    Thank you mr wizard

  • @mike-yp1uk
    @mike-yp1uk 9 месяцев назад

    That was awesome 👍

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @amirhoseinkargar3733
    @amirhoseinkargar3733 8 дней назад

    عالی بود .... یکم بیشتر توی جزییات وارد بشین لطفا .

  • @mstfztmz
    @mstfztmz 9 месяцев назад +1

    You will be 500.000 folower soon.
    🙏👍

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks, I hope so 😃

  • @HusainAlBlooshi
    @HusainAlBlooshi 6 месяцев назад +4

    You didn't have to electrocute the bird, we believe you 😅💔

  • @ServiceOrchestramegastore
    @ServiceOrchestramegastore 9 месяцев назад +1

    hope you will upload a video explaining how to check a TRIAC with a multi meter. and how to identify them with other equal items. Thank you very much!!

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад +2

      Great suggestion! I will do

  • @s.m.h.m8804
    @s.m.h.m8804 5 месяцев назад

    Damet garm. 3 degeye avvale filmo ke didam fahmidam yeki as behtarin amuzeshas. Karet kheyli aliye. Keep up the good work bro

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much my friend ❤️

  • @sudheernorway
    @sudheernorway 3 месяца назад

    How did you decide 100 ohm resistor between opto coupler and gate of triac?

  • @fardadma
    @fardadma 8 месяцев назад

    Hi, thats grate. Thank you.
    One question, I try to turn on and off a water based cooler motor ( an AC motor that start with 10A and continue with 2A load) with BTA-140 triac and moc3021, I also add a snubber circuit. every thing work fine and I can switch on and off the cooler at first, but when cooler working for about 20min BTA-140 getting hot and it did not disconnect the cooler switch(did not turn off the cooler) any more 😢.
    any idea or workaround about this issue ?

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  8 месяцев назад

      1-use a heatsink
      2-use original parts
      I guess the triac you are using is fake

  • @MUHAMMADYAWARIFRAHEEM
    @MUHAMMADYAWARIFRAHEEM 9 месяцев назад

    Nice also make zero cross detector video 👍

  • @mikepanchaud1
    @mikepanchaud1 9 месяцев назад +1

    Nice video! How would you quickly test a triac with a multimeter?

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад +1

      It is a good idea for a video 👍

    • @kensmith5694
      @kensmith5694 9 месяцев назад

      Hook and ohm meter / diode checker between anodes.
      With the gate floating, the triac shouldn't fire.
      Trigger the triac
      It should have about one silicon diode's worth of drop when triggered.
      Depending on the triac and the meter, there may not be enough current to keep the triac triggered so connecting and disconnecting the gate may make it conduct and stop conducting.
      The main thing you are checking is that the triac isn't shorted and that its gate leg does something.
      The most common failure in a triac is they go shorted.
      The 2nd most failure is they blow open.

  • @jamest.5001
    @jamest.5001 Месяц назад

    Can multiple be paralleled like MOSFETs for additional current capacity?

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  Месяц назад

      Yes, with some considerations, but is is not recommended. It is better to use a single triac with proper power 👍

  • @mstfztmz
    @mstfztmz 9 месяцев назад +1

    ✔️

  • @RiaziMohandesi
    @RiaziMohandesi 5 месяцев назад +1

    لهجه قشنگ فارسی میزنه 👏😉

  • @VrishiSpin
    @VrishiSpin 5 месяцев назад

    im trying to use a triac paired with an arduino to control the direction of an ac motor, how would i go about this?

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  5 месяцев назад

      Consider using a contactor

    • @VrishiSpin
      @VrishiSpin 5 месяцев назад

      @@elewizard so i would connect the pins that energize the contactor to the arduino, and wire up live wire to the motor through each side of the contactor, and that will allow me to control the turning on and off of the motor right. Also, how would i use this to change the direction of the motor

  • @fardadma
    @fardadma 8 месяцев назад

    خیلی عالی بود ممنون
    من سعی کردم برای کنترل موتور کولر از ترایاک bt139-600E و moc3021 استفاده کنم اما به دلیل نزدیک بودن پایه های ترایاک هنگام روشن کردن موتور جرقه میزنه و باعث سوختگی در برد میشه. و عملا مدار قابل استفاده نیست.
    پیشنهادی برای حل این مشکل دارید ؟

  • @profesormates5973
    @profesormates5973 4 месяца назад

    When you dim an halogen 100-watt light bulb with a dimmer, is the power consume always 100 watts?

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  4 месяца назад

      No, power consumption will be decreased by dimming the bulb.

    • @profesormates5973
      @profesormates5973 4 месяца назад

      @@elewizard In the same proportion you reduce the light intensity?

  • @hamzo318
    @hamzo318 Месяц назад +1

    Why isnt it working for me😢

  • @gayandesilva3180
    @gayandesilva3180 Месяц назад

    Thanks

  • @johnaweiss
    @johnaweiss 6 месяцев назад

    Since you're using optotriac to gate the large triac, does that mean your large triac is turning on and off every time the AC current changes direction? Why not just use an optoisolator?

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  6 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, that is right, actually the main triac is turning on/off 👍

    • @johnaweiss
      @johnaweiss 6 месяцев назад

      @@elewizard Is it also true that the large triac would turn itself off every cycle, without any help from the small triac, and therefor the small triac's only job is turning on the large triac every cycle?

  • @eboy536
    @eboy536 9 месяцев назад

    How can dimming a incandescent bulb using Potentiometer isolated

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад +2

      In digital dimmers we use opto-couplers

    • @eboy536
      @eboy536 9 месяцев назад

      @@elewizard but how is control circuitry for Potentiometer or rotary encoder

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад +2

      @@eboy536 maybe I could make video someday to answer your question

    • @kensmith5694
      @kensmith5694 9 месяцев назад

      You can likely find a "light dimmer" circuit on line.
      The basic idea is to trigger the triac on only after some time has passed since the AC voltage went through zero. The old type of dimmers simply used a resistor and capacitor to make a delayed voltage and a diac to trip the triac when the voltage hits some value.

  • @usmann8927
    @usmann8927 3 месяца назад

    Do you have another channel

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  3 месяца назад

      Yes, I have a backup channel. XElectronicx Master Club

  • @jensschroder8214
    @jensschroder8214 3 месяца назад

    Touch the Triac when the circuit is live?
    Crazy to touch Mains Voltage?
    7:45 OK, you only have 120V AC and 170V peak. In Europe these are 240V AC and 340V peak.
    That bites you hard in the fingers!
    This can lead to cardiac arrhythmias or death.
    If you're lucky and just fall off a chair or ladder and break your bones.
    If things go badly, you can no longer pull your hand back and can't cut off the power.
    In Europe, the rule is to set it up safely, then take your fingers away and switch it on.
    Don't touch it never while it's hot !
    Never or you'll regret it or it is to late !

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  3 месяца назад

      Yeah, that is right 👍

  • @user-bq2ds2nz1u
    @user-bq2ds2nz1u 9 месяцев назад +1

    ایشالا مثل الکتروبوم میترکونی یوتیوبو

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you dude. Thanks for your support ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @mohamadmohamade3560
      @mohamadmohamade3560 8 месяцев назад +1

      اینستاگرام شمارو دیدم ولی یوتیوب یه چیزی دیگه ست امیدوارم همیشه موفق باشید

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  8 месяцев назад

      @@mohamadmohamade3560 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @clueless_andy
    @clueless_andy 9 месяцев назад +2

    so basically if we try to use the triacs in DC applications, it is literally like using a thyristor and we lose the point of using a triac

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, exactly

  • @Savan_Triveda
    @Savan_Triveda 2 месяца назад

    That's very sad. This bird is probably death. High current flow thru his brain. Sadly many birds get electrocuted every day.

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  2 месяца назад

      Yes, also other animals. Like monkeys

  • @chilllytube
    @chilllytube 9 месяцев назад

    Great, let's all put mains AC through a breadboard. No bad things will ever happen.
    Seriously, puting 120V AC through a breadboard is a very bad idea.
    Stay safe guys.

    • @elewizard
      @elewizard  9 месяцев назад

      Yes it is dangerous, actually working with main voltage is dangerous in all cases