Hey I am a beginner in electronics and I have a project that involves a dimmer circuit with a Triac. I got this circuit off of the website it has a youtube video and a website explaining it. It uses these parts
Parts:- Triac BT136, Diac DB3, Capacitor .1uf/400v, 10K resister, variable Resister( variable Control) 500K
Here is a video
and here is the website https://ethcircuits.com/light-dimmer-circuit/
I also attached a diagram of this. It looks ok to me but I question it on the youtube video everyone in the comments says that its a great video. I question a few things about it and am looking for feedback. Aren't the resistors too small in the video they look like 1 watt resistors max and that potentiometer may be too low wattage for a light bulb. This just doesn't look right to me. The potentiometer and resistor look too small to handle that power is there a reason or something that i am not seeing. Thanks for any tips.
Parts:- Triac BT136, Diac DB3, Capacitor .1uf/400v, 10K resister, variable Resister( variable Control) 500K
Here is a video
and here is the website https://ethcircuits.com/light-dimmer-circuit/
I also attached a diagram of this. It looks ok to me but I question it on the youtube video everyone in the comments says that its a great video. I question a few things about it and am looking for feedback. Aren't the resistors too small in the video they look like 1 watt resistors max and that potentiometer may be too low wattage for a light bulb. This just doesn't look right to me. The potentiometer and resistor look too small to handle that power is there a reason or something that i am not seeing. Thanks for any tips.
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