Controlling a fan or low voltage device?

Hurdicuss · 05/23/2012, 07:39 PM

I scoured the DA website checking the specs for various modules and accessories and cannot seem to find the info I am looking for... I am wondering what the voltage is for various switch ports on some of the modules; more specifically, can anything be used to control, say, a 12v fan? I am looking at the ALC, SL2, and SW5 - can any of these modules be used to achieve this?

andywe · 05/24/2012, 12:06 PM

No..they are non powered ports. ANy device you use must have it's own power supply. The switches on an SL1, SL2, and SW5 are for open/close status only through passive switch devices, such as a float switch or magnetic contact.

Any attempt to raw power through these ports can damage your controller.

05/23/2012, 07:39 PM	#1
Hurdicuss Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 173	Controlling a fan or low voltage device? I scoured the DA website checking the specs for various modules and accessories and cannot seem to find the info I am looking for... I am wondering what the voltage is for various switch ports on some of the modules; more specifically, can anything be used to control, say, a 12v fan? I am looking at the ALC, SL2, and SW5 - can any of these modules be used to achieve this? __________________ This world is a great sculptor's shop. We are the statues and there is a rumor going round the shop that some of us are some day going to come to life. ~C.S. Lewis~

05/24/2012, 12:06 PM	#2
andywe Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mt Juliet, TN Posts: 2,561	No..they are non powered ports. ANy device you use must have it's own power supply. The switches on an SL1, SL2, and SW5 are for open/close status only through passive switch devices, such as a float switch or magnetic contact. Any attempt to raw power through these ports can damage your controller.