5V relay - Is this a safe connection? - Raspberry Pi Forums
dear all, connect realy rpi. having 1 working @ 5v, here how have connected it: code: select all 5v | | ---- | | | ----s relay diode | s 1n4004 a ----s | | ---- | gpio |c 17 ---/\/\/\---|< transistor r 1k |e 2n3904 npn | | gnd since gpios 3.3v safe connection, can there issue having 5v attached? there way have working using 3.3v instead of 5 v? thank you, dk circuit looks good. pretty standard relay switching circuit. raspberrypi