Looking at the Fairchild MOC3063 datasheet I’m unable to find the maximum current rating (http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/MO/MOC3061-M.pdf). Is it just me or did Fairchild omit that one :? . Most likely I still will need to use another triac after the optocoupler, but it would be nice to know how much current the opto could handle.
Page 7: “Note: This optoisolator should not be used to drive a load directly. It is intended to be a trigger device only.”
I’m assuming they omitted the spec so you don’t try it