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Re: Legal to use solenoid breakout as a source of power?

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Originally Posted by FrankJ View Post
R51 along with table 4-4 control what can be connected to the solenoid breakout board. Unless the photo switch falls under a custom circuit definition, I think the answer would be no.
Fortunately, sensors such as photo switches do fall in the category of custom circuits. The only thing you might need to watch out for is the maximum current that can be supplied by the Solenoid Breakout.