This question is aimed to TRUE Elec Engineers, not fuse or wire directionality believers.



Has any of you ACTUALLY worked with and recommend a SSR which does not introduce any audible distortion on the speaker line and which can operate with a large range of trigger voltages (12 - 48 VDC, may need to have on board voltage regulator for this range).  I am building a speaker DC protector and do not want to use electro mechanical relays becoz of DC arcing and contact erosion issues.  It needs to be capable of switching up to 15 amps at about 100 volts.

Only TRUE engineers reply please.

Thanks

cakyol

Showing 1 response by jrh1970

Hi Cakyol

Darn, a legitimate question on this forum.  Ok, I'm a real EE.  I'm not aware of a high failure rate in amplifiers, but perhaps just that...unaware.  Are you concerned with a specific aspect of your system that you want to protect your speakers with something faster than a fast acting fuse?  I admit to not having used an SSR in your application, but like you, would be curious about any acoustic artifacts associated with putting even a low impedance semiconductor in series with the speaker wiring.  On the other hand, as infrequently as a mechanical relay would be switched hot, i.e., under heavy load, I wouldn't have any concerns about contact erosion or wear for one with contacts that are properly sized.  Also, I'm curious what you were going to use as a derived control signal for the relay of your choice.

Keep us posted on your progress and results!