Hello,
I bought the MK160 remote control and I woult like to connect a 240V (AC) multiple socket on it.
Is this possible? I saw some videos where peolpe did it, but the label on the relay says max. 125V?!
If it is possible, can you please explain me how to connnect the multiple socket with the board, because
I don’t understand much of electronics.
Thank you very much!
Berti
The board says max. 24 V AC/DC so probably the traces are to tight to each other for 230 Volts.
The relay itself can handle 7 Amps at 230 Volts (description item by Velleman).
You can mount the relay off the PCB and just connect the coil of the relay by means of 2 wires to the PCB.
At the 230 Volts side, you then just have a relay contact. To get this contact connected, seek professional advice because playing with 230 Volts is too dangerous.
Thank you for your reply. Detaching the relay but connecting the coil with the board sounds very good. Where did you find the datasheet of the relay? Is ist really made for 240V AC at 7amps?
One of my friends told me that another possibility is to use a second relay with 12V operating-current (and 240V AC on the other side) and switch it behind the first relay, so that it is synchronized with the first one. The current can be taken by the 12V power supply. What do you think about this plan?
The Velleman site claims:
MINIATURE RELAY 15A/28VDC-125VAC 7A/220VAC 1 x INVERTER 12Vdc
The solution of your friend is more beautiful because the original relay can stay put on the pcb. For the second relay, you can take a relay with a socket then, like the SO8P socket and the relay VR10HD122C. The screw connections of the relay socket are also much better suited for 230 Volts AND they are further away from each other than the pins on the original relay = DOUBLE safety!
The options described above are really useful but why risk it. That’s an entirely different voltage range. Can’t you just get a convertor, there’re a lot of very cheap ones available in the market.