Just thinking out loud here but could the issue be that I am using AC instead of DC current? And the constant flipping is due to the way AC cycles?

Is there a way I could get around this? I'm thinking possibly a relay. Needs to be something inexpensive.

Hello, I'm using the latest Python libraries with a Python2 build on Arch Linux. So far everything seems to be going good except when I'm trying to read a DAQ1300 channel. I was trying to use it to determine if a wall thermostat was indicating it needed heat. Unfortunately I just couldn't get it to ...