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Old 03-25-2014, 02:14 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Astro View Post
I believe the driven side of the opto is just a led.
So between 4 and 20mA normally.
Someone correct me if this is wrong.
Yup, that's right. It would be nice if it only took 20mA to fully trigger, as the Arduino can do 40mA per pin max output. If it takes more than 40mA I will have to amplify the signal with a transistor.
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