PWM AC Light Dimmer Module SSR 50Hz 60Hz For Arduino Raspberry LED Smart Home

DIMMING LEVEL CONTROL VIA PWM SIGNAL OR VOLTAGE LEVEL For 50Hz and 60Hz AC Lines 
This module is designed to control the intensity of incandescent lamps, AC LED dimmable bulbs, LED Strips, Power of heating elements and AC motor speed through a micro-controller by PWM signal or voltage level. 
Device characteristics : 
PCB dimensions: 50mm x 75mm 
Mounting holes diameter: 3.2mm 
Distance between holes: vertical 68mm, horizontal 43mm 
Working voltage 80...240VAC 
Current 3A 
Device power supply - 5V or 3.3V 
Compatible for 50Hz and 60Hz AC LINE 
Autodetect AC LINE frequency - 50Hz or 60Hz 
PWM input signal up to 10kHz 
Input voltage level up to VCC (0-3.3V / 0-5V) 
50HZ LED - show detected 50Hz AC Line 
60HZ LED - show detected 60Hz AC Line 
Both LED flashing - when AC Line is not detected 
POPWE LED - indicate device power 
On-board Snubber circuit for triac protection, when you're controlling inductive load 
Low voltage side and high voltage side is completely isolated 
Fully compatible with any MCU, Arduino or Raspberry boards 
NOT appropriate to change the brightness of fluorescent lamps !!! 
To control LED STRIP, diode rectifier must be connected before AC INPUT. 
AC LOAD dimming control via firing angle method. 

Arduino testing sketch here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6GJokXFb5oEdFAxVEItdWN2S1U/view 
 Device in action #1 - https://youtu.be/yT47lLbgLvg 
Device in action #2 - https://youtu.be/IcLAhaMT4Ew

Question: Hi. Does this dimmer work with halogen light?

Answer: Sure will work with halogen bulb!

Question

Hello. I've got a technical question about this item, I hope you can help me. What is limiting the maximum current it can take? Is it the heatsink? Is it possible to replace the heatsink for a larger one in order for it to work with higher currents? According to the datasheet, the BT139 Triac can withstand a maximum current of 16A. Thank you

Answer

Yes, triac bt139 can hold current up to 16A. But with this small heatsink maximum long term current is only 2A. Otherwise will be triac overheating.

For more output power you should change triac heatsink to bigger.

P.S. If you will desolder triac from pcb, you can change it to any other with gate current <100mA. For example BTA41.

A Comment from Customer

Dear iotmug,

I decided to investigate further before I returned the replacement board and I discovered the issue.  The example python code shown you show in the video on Amazon is using a library that does software instead of hardware pulse width modulation (PWM).

To make your board work properly with an incandescent light requires a hardware library with python. I just tried it with the pigpio library and it works properly with no flickering.

I just submitted a 5 star Amazon review today titled "Need HW library to avoid flickering with Raspberry Pi.  Great customer support."

In it,  I point out that you should use a hardware library like pigpio. I also included a very simple code example I used but not sure if Amazon will allow it.

Please allow me to pay you the cost of the board.  Is it okay for me to send you the current Amazon price of $27?  I can Venmo it to you if you like or I can email a check or cash to your address.

Sincerely,

Nelson