stan2004 posted:**************....but mate this with a 99-cent (free-shipping from Asia) eBay relay module, set the current to max (45 mA) and for $3 you have an insulated-rail relay module for gate-crossing mechanisms, dual-aspect signals, etc.. Again, this means you must know which end of a soldering iron to hold, but I believe this would be the lowest cost ever for an insulated-rail relay module.
Okay Stan, where is the eBay link/item number for "99 cent ... relay module" for those of us who do not keep up with this stuff.
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