I want to power an LED using a current transformer in a 120vac lamp circuit.
I need to seperate the lamp load circuit from the pilot light circuit so as not to produce heat. I want the pilot light to be on only when current passes through the torroidal current transformer primary. I don't want to use a neon bulb which lights when the switch is "off". Am I asking for the impossible?
I have tested the circuit with a 100 w lamp. I used a TRIAD CST206-1A current transformer with various loads and the voltage drop across the secondary is at most about .3 vac. The actual circuit will have 3-40 watt lamps; 1.67Amps. Can anyone lead me to a CT which will give me about 3 volts on the secondary. Or 24v? (voltage ratings of LEDS I've seen online) I think I need about .150 ma throught the LED load across the secondary, so the LED will work. OR, is there such a thing as a CT which would be 1:1 so I could use a C-7 120v LED Replacement Holiday Bulb?
I need to seperate the lamp load circuit from the pilot light circuit so as not to produce heat. I want the pilot light to be on only when current passes through the torroidal current transformer primary. I don't want to use a neon bulb which lights when the switch is "off". Am I asking for the impossible?
I have tested the circuit with a 100 w lamp. I used a TRIAD CST206-1A current transformer with various loads and the voltage drop across the secondary is at most about .3 vac. The actual circuit will have 3-40 watt lamps; 1.67Amps. Can anyone lead me to a CT which will give me about 3 volts on the secondary. Or 24v? (voltage ratings of LEDS I've seen online) I think I need about .150 ma throught the LED load across the secondary, so the LED will work. OR, is there such a thing as a CT which would be 1:1 so I could use a C-7 120v LED Replacement Holiday Bulb?
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