Found in documentation from the 1980s, this circuit is used for resistive loads (incandescent lamps). The triac must be equipped with a heat sink.
This circuit, which can function as a small transmitter, was found in the July 1978 issue of Radio...
We found this circuit in a 1968 Motorola publication. The circuit has a charge current of 16 A...
The figure shows several power stages that can be used with digital circuits and with the 555, as...