I have a MOC3010 optotriac (from da junk box) that I'm trying to use to switch about 100VAC from a small inverter brick to a length of EL wire about a meter long.
Right now I'm driving the internal infrared LED through a 1k resistor from a 3.7 volt supply. The meter shows that the chip is drawing about
3mA of current compared to when the pins are disconnected, so I'm assuming the LED is turning on, but it doesn't appear to be enough to fire the triac when it's hooked up to this load.Can anyone suggest a more appropriate value, or a way to calculate such?