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    Quote Originally Posted by Jester View Post
    Ok this is going to sound dumb but what does optoisolation do? lol sorry but im very new to this. I will probably be connecting microswitches as home switches, although i have some prox sensors i think in the garage which need 8v according to the packing .
    An opto-isolator use light to transfers electrical signals between two circuits, preventing high voltage from affecting the system receiving the signal.

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    Last edited by Lee Roberts; 04-01-2014 at 04:42 PM. Reason: Grammar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Roberts View Post
    An opto-isolator use light to transfers electrical signals between two circuits, preventing high voltage from affecting the system receiving the signal.

    .Me
    It's called Galvanic Isolation

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