Hello, Have a question about using a diode with a double relay.
What I am thinking of doing is I want to control 2 pairs of lights using a double relay and one on/off/on switch.
switch left "on" would turn on 1 pair of lights
switch right "on" would turn on both pair of lights
middle would be all off
I would like to flip the switch to the left "on" to turn on 1 pair of the lights, than if I flip the switch to the right "on" it would turn on both pairs of lights.
Problem I see is since the right side of the switch would need to be connected to both sides of the relay, when I did turn on the first pair of lights (left "on" on the switch), being the 2 sides of the relay are connected, turning on the left side would feed the right side.
Was thinking if I used a diode on the wire going to the second relay trigger terminal, it would block the power from going to the second relay terminal, but when I turn the switch to the right side "on" position, power would flow through the diode to trigger 1 causing all 4 lights to come on.
Never used a diode so wanted to ask about using one in this configuration.
Does this sound correct?
What I am thinking of doing is I want to control 2 pairs of lights using a double relay and one on/off/on switch.
switch left "on" would turn on 1 pair of lights
switch right "on" would turn on both pair of lights
middle would be all off
I would like to flip the switch to the left "on" to turn on 1 pair of the lights, than if I flip the switch to the right "on" it would turn on both pairs of lights.
Problem I see is since the right side of the switch would need to be connected to both sides of the relay, when I did turn on the first pair of lights (left "on" on the switch), being the 2 sides of the relay are connected, turning on the left side would feed the right side.
Was thinking if I used a diode on the wire going to the second relay trigger terminal, it would block the power from going to the second relay terminal, but when I turn the switch to the right side "on" position, power would flow through the diode to trigger 1 causing all 4 lights to come on.
Never used a diode so wanted to ask about using one in this configuration.
Does this sound correct?
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