PicoSwitch Radio Controlled Relay

Has anybody used the picoswitch relay listed here:

http://www.trossenrobotics.com/store/p/5194-PicoSwitch-Radio-Controlled-Relay.aspx

Maybe a better question is will this work with the vex controllers?

I’ve not used that device, but I’ve used a similar one with the Vex controller and it does work. I used it to control a 12 v device.

You may need to do some work to get the pins connected to the controller.

I’ve found these work great to hook “standard” servos and accessories to the VEX microcontroller.

Cheers,

  • Dean

And they are really inexpensive…

I use them too, as an FYI, I put a drop of super glue on them to keep them together.

Id solder wires to those pins and heatshrink the whole thing. works well minus that its kinda a tight fit on the vex controller.

Just out of curiousity, which device did you use to control a 12 v device?

I had some relays from Marlin P Jones that had transistor drivers built into them.
I wired up the cables and I was good to go.

The Picoswitches are fine and can be picked up from a number of sources.

If you want to roll your own see this drawing of a power driver designed by Dean

Foster

Hey - thanks for the props. Just so you know, there is an updated version of the drawing in the gallery here.

Cheers,

  • Dean