using the house light switch as a remote control to switch between Christmas lights and the regular porch light.
looking for a light socket switch circuit that will switch between two light sockets in a socket plug switch circuit.
light socket switch circuit must have a 240 volt AC to low voltage DC power supply to power the circuit and its DC relay.
a capacitor in the circuit holds a charge when the light switch is switched on but the relay is Not triggered.
circuit must hold this state indefinitely if the AC power is Not disrupted.
however if the light switch is switched off and then back on in less then two seconds the relay is triggered.
when the relay is triggered it will latch on indefinitely.
the circuit must re-set its self when the light switch is off for more then five seconds.
something for next years holiday season
the purpose of the circuit is to switch between two light sockets in a light socket plug.
using the house light switch on the wall as a remote control. for Christmas lights.
the circuit is for a max of 200W
if a plug socket is one side of the switch. it must have all three pin slots But the its ground pin slot is Blocked so only
a double insulated Christmas light plug under 200 watt can use it.
also the weight of the double adapter unit must not exceed the weight limit of the light socket it is plugged in to.
the reason for this post is the circuit not the formfactor of the double adapter unit.
ideas and suggestions as to how to best accomplish this type of socket switch circuit?
I was considering a modified relay latching circuit using bipolar transistors & a AC to DC LED driver light power supply to power it?
I was unable to find a latching switch circuit on-line that would work as described.
detect if the power had been disrupted. so to remote control the relay.
the formfactor I had in mind was this using PVC tube and some light fittings for the ends.