This circuit was found in a 1966 General Electric publication. The circuit applies to other triacs depending on the power of the controlled load.
This amplifier with very high input impedance was suggested by Texas Instruments in a manual of...
Using only a ULN5804 integrated circuit, stepper motors up to 500 mA can be controlled from TTL...
Constant current sources are used in applications such as battery chargers, electrolytic tanks, etc....