Thanks for your replies, and what is the average current consumed by a mechanical relay input (i.e. to power the coil) ? (with the relay output rating being 230vac 50A)
Yes, but I seemed to find, bang/buck, I could get more current through dedicated Triac's than the standard commercial SSR's. This is why I went his route for a heating element control system. However, I also had motives in using my circuitry to control power, not just turn on and off.an SSR usually is a triac if I'm not mistaken.