Tying Triacs together

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IamTed

Joined Jun 12, 2013
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Will there be a problem with tying the output of two triac based devices together that trigger independently? I want two motion detectors to trigger the same lights. They will both be feed from the same circuit breaker and will be the same model of motion detector, so the triacs should be the same model. Is there anything that would cause problems if I do this?
thanks!
 

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IamTed

Joined Jun 12, 2013
13
It is often done
Can you not use a dual trigger set-up for one Triac?, maybe using opto isolators etc ;)
Max.
The problem is that they are 50 feet away from each other, mounted outside and are store bought motion detectors. Plus I don’t want to void the UL certification of the units by modifying them.
 
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