Single Push Button ON OFF Relay Circuit

We can make Single Push Button ON OFF Relay Circuit with one push button to control motor or light.

Press button and relay will turn ON.

Press again and relay will turn OFF.

No need of microcontroller or timer IC.

Use only some transistors and one capacitor.

Circuit Working:

Parts List:

Press ON/OFF push button and it turns into load like light or motor ON or OFF by relay.

Circuit can build on normal PCB.

Use only through hole parts.

Use 12V relay because circuit need 12V DC.

But we can use 3V to 12V relay which depends on our power supply.

When button is pressed capacitor C1 get voltage from resistor R1 and transistor Q1.

Then C1 send voltage to transistor Q3 base through R6 and this turn ON Q3.

Relay and LED turn ON when Q3 collector goes to ground.

If button is pressed again (when ON) then transistor Q2 send positive voltage through R8 resistor and this turn OFF LED and relay.

Each button press changes the state with ON and then OFF and repeats.

This circuit is easy to build on dot board or normal PCB.

Formulas:

Basic Formulas for One Push Button ON/OFF Relay Circuit with Transistors:

1. Transistor Bias (Base Resistor):

Use this to find base resistor Rbase for BC547 or BC557:

Rbase = (Vin − Vbe) / Ib

where,

• Vin is the input voltage which is usually 12V
• Vbe is the base-emitter voltage to about 0.7V for silicon transistor
• Ib is the base current with small part of collector current

2. Capacitor Timing if needed:

For delay or debounce use this formula:

C = T / (1.1 × R)

where,

• T is the time in seconds
• R is the resistor value in ohms

3. Relay Driver Transistor (Base Current):

Transistor must give enough current to relay coil and then use this formula:

Ib = Irelay / hFE

where,

• Irelay is the relay coil current
• hFE is the transistor gain which is also called β

4. LED Current Limiting Resistor:

To protect LED we need to calculate:

RLED = (Vsupply − VLED) / ILED

where,

• Vsupply is the power voltage which is usually 12V
• VLED is the LED forward voltage to around 2V for green LED
• ILED is the LED current with normally 20mA

Note:

Final values depend on relay coil current, switching needs and other parts.

Check power supply and relay match voltage/current for our circuit.

Use these formulas as starting point.

And always double check with real part datasheets and circuit needs.

How to Build:

To build a Single Push Button ON OFF Relay Circuit follow the below mentioned steps for connections:

• Connect Q1 collector to positive through R2.
• Connect R1 and C1 to ground from Q1 collector.
• Connect Q1 base to Q2 collector through R3.
• Q1 emitter goes to ground.
• Connect Q2 collector to ground through R4 and R5.
• Connect Q2 base between R7 and R8.
• Q2 emitter goes to positive.
• Q3 collector connect to positive through R7 and R8.
• Q3 base connect between R1 and C1 through push button and R6.
• Connect LED1 D1 and R9 from positive to point between Q3 collector and R8.
• Connect D2 diode and R10 from Q3 collector and R8 to positive.

Relay coil:

• One pin between R10 and D2.
• Other pin between Q3 collector and R8.

Safety Tips:

• Check all parts can handle the voltage and current.
• If circuit has high voltage then let trained electrician handle it.
• Pick relay that matches our device current and control circuit voltage.

Conclusion:

This Single Push Button ON OFF Relay Circuit is simple way to turn device ON and OFF.

It uses transistors for control, capacitor for stability and LED for visual signal.

Easy to build with basic parts on normal PCB and is good for small low voltage projects.

References:

How to toggle relay with single push-button

12volt relay with 1 push button on and 1 push button off