Mike Raiford wrote:

> 30 AMPS? O_o

My kettle draws less than that.

(Still, it does operate at a drastically higher voltage...)

>> Does your wife know about this ?
> 
> She does. She's surprisingly tolerant of my antics. ;)

Damn, nice job!

>>> The TTL version should be fun, too. I plan to have lots of LEDs to show
>>> what's happening inside the machine.
>>
>> I hope that you have comprehensive fire insurance :-P
> 
> We do! I think ... I better read my policy closer... I expect the relays 
> will use quite a bit of current, which is why I want to be able to keep 
> the thing as small as possible in the number of relays.

The nice thing about relays is that they're (usually) double-throw. That 
means you need fewer relays than you would, say, transistors.

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