I'm very new to this, and also I speak spanish, so please pardon my english and my electronic knowledge.
I'm trying to design the following proyect: Control my deck lights from an RF remote control relay and from a physical 3 way switch.
I'm thinking of something like this:
First, I would like to know if there's any suggestion to this configuration, but my biggest concern is regarding the time when the relay will stay energized and the light turned off by the switch, I'm afraid that there may be times where the relay can be left energized for weeks, and I don't know if they're design to work like this, or if it could be dangerous, since it'd be installed in a wooden shed. A situation like this:
Is there any suggestion to this configuration?
Or maybe something else that I can do to manage my objective?
Thanks a lot,
Best Answer
The energized relay going for weeks/months shouldn't be an issue. The bigger question is why bother with a physical 3-way switch? Just get two RF transmitters on the same frequency and put one in the shed in place of the switch.
Or get something like the Lutron Caseta Wireless Switch kit. It comes with a switch and a remote relay. It has a dimmer as an option if you want to dim the light as well. And also has an optional hub so you can turn your shed light on and off from the Internet anywhere in the world.