Triac blues...help!

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From: Andrew W Hamilton
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1989 01:22

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I'm trying to switch a standard 100W light bulb by using a 400V 6A triac
and a triac based optocoupler, but no matter what I do, the light will not shut 
off.  It even remains on with no power connected to the DC side of the circuit
because there seems to be only 63 ohms between the two main terminals of
the triac at all times, so current is always flowing.
Any Ideas?


         470ohm   _______     220ohm
   +  +--/\/\/---|1     6|----/\/\/------+------LIGHT---------+
  9V             |       |               |
   -  +----------|2     5|nc       +---Triac              120V AC
                 |       |         |     |
               nc|3_____4|---------+     +--------------------+
                optocoupler

Thanks in advance,

Andrew.

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From: andrew@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Andrew W Hamilton)
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Subject: Triac blues...help!
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Date: 10 Nov 89 01:22:46 GMT
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