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Hello,
My name is Billy Kinsler and i am with the Trane Company. Our company uses one of your triac's (2N6071A/B Series) to switch an output on our Zn line of controllers. I have been told by our Technicial support team that the triac requires a certian amount of current draw on the contacts of the output
to allow current to flow and keep the switching load energized. I have been having issues with relays not energizing when they are suppose to. They seem to think that it could be because the relay is not pulling enough current but they could not tell me ow much current is needed to keep the load energized. They output from our controller is 24 volt A/C. I am not sure if they use A/C or D/C to trigger the triac. I found the product data sheet but the only ratings i seen were holding current with 12dc? I need to know the amount of current it take to keep the triac open (Load Side). If you need more information to know the answer please send me a email and i will get it for you.
Thanks in advance!!!!
The Latching current it the minimum current to keep the device on when Gate bias is removed, I Suggest to use 15mA minimum for this device. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Answered by: ON Semiconductor
2013-02-12 13:10:11.342