I have a 250 watt 240 volt infra-red heat lamp keeping newly hatched chickens warm.
I need a battery powered alarm to warn of both lamp and mains failure.
I want to use a 240 volt ac relay in series with the lamp such that if either the lamp filament fails or the mains supply fails an alarm sounds.
There is also a dimmer in the circuit. Could anyone suggest a relay suitable and possibly the value of a resistor in parallel with the relay coil to make this work?
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