Premise Relays without an automation controller

[Shinyshoes]

I do not own an automation controller (HAI or ELK) and I do not intend on getting one. I do however have a need for some Relays. Does anyone know of a Premise controllable Relay that I could use in my setup? Specifically, I am looking to be able to close some dry contacts to turn on/off the paging system from my whole house audio system. I have a Weeder digital I/O that I can use the digial out to trigger the relay, but not sure what relay I can use? What do you guys use?

 

[electron]

RIB's (Relay In a Box) are pretty popular.

 

[gatchel]

+1 for RIB

http://ribrelays.com/images/product/Data_Sheets/RIBU1S.pdf

Maybe this would work. Coil current is under 20mA.

What voltages do your digital I/O outputs operate at?


If they are only 5v then maybe this one will work:

http://ribrelays.com/Products/Optoisolated-Relays/RIBTE01B.html

 

[Shinyshoes]

What voltages do your digital I/O outputs operate at?

If they are only 5v then maybe this one will work:

http://ribrelays.com/Products/Optoisolated-Relays/RIBTE01B.html

Yeah, they are 5V 25mA. Thanks for the tips. I will give that one a try.

 

[etc6849]

Sounds like you have everything figured out now... I meant to post but I've been busy with other projects.

Here's a good tutorial on relays: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_4/chpt_5/index.html if you'd like to learn more about relays.