Re: switching

<lilipot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Hello everybody,
>
> I have a set of battery, but I only one hooked up to the circuit, The
> other one act as a backup. I want to implement an electronic unit that
> will change (swap) the batteries.Therefore the wiring will need to be
> changed. The circuit need to sup****t 5amp of continuous current. Here
> is what I want to implement.
> from:
> A to C
> B to D
>
> to:
> A to D
> B to C
>
> Is it better to use a analogue or digital switching approach. I am
> just worried that digital might take too much energy by keeping those
> transistor or mosfet open and close.
>
> Li


Use a push-pull solenoid, tied to the end of a dpdt toggle switch...

It is a "do it yourself" latching relay with an arbitrary current carrying

capability.

Regards,
 Bob Monsen