Lighting

The meter reading is directlyjproportiona! to the logarithm of the input light power. The logarithmic circuit behavior arises from the nonlineardiode pnjunction current/voltage relationship..

Low voltage flasher

Applying voltage to the circuit triggers SCR1. With SCRl on, the voltage on the anode of SCR2 rises until SCR2 triggers to commu-tate SCRl. The voltage on the gate of SCRl will swing negative at this time, and only after a positive potential of 0 volt is once again attained, will SCRl retrigger..

Half wave AC phase-controlled circuit

The 5AH will trigger when the voltage across the two 0 juF capacitors reaches the breakdown voltage of the lamp. Control can be obtained full off to 95% of the half wave RMS output voltage..

Transistor-flasher

This astable multivibrator uses incandescent lamps in place of collector load resistors. ..

Shift register

The shift pulse amplitude is less than 15 volts. If a stage is off, the shift pulse will not be coupled to the next stage. If it is on, the diode will conduct and trigger the next stage. Just prior to the shift pulse the anode supply is interrupted to tum off all stages..

Auto light controller

A 555 timer IC, operating in the one-shot mode, is triggered by light striking photoresistors. These normally have a resistance of several megohms but, in the presence of light, that resistance drops to several hundred ohms, permitting current from the six-volt source to flow in the circuit. The R-C combination shown gives an on-time of about two minutes. Photoresistors PC3 and PC4 are mounted at heatlight-height. When headlights illuminate the photoresistor, the timer.....

120Ac Shimmering Light Circuit

You can turn any ordinary household bulb into one that shimmers or blinks. This circuit works on any incandescent light up to 200 W, arid runs on standard 120 Vac. The circuit uses an SCR to cause an ordinary lamp to sliimmer. Note that one side of the lamp is connected directly to 120 Vac, and the other side of the lamp goes to the cathode of the SCR. As ac voltage is brought into the circuit through the line cord, it is full-wave rectified by diodes D1 and 1)2. That.....

Low frequency oscillator-flasher

Electrolytic capacitors are unnecessary to generate a 1 cps frequency. As an scs triggers on, the 0.2 ÂµÂ¥ commutating capacitor turns off the other one and charges its gate capacitor to a negative potential. The gate capacitor charges towards 24 volts through 20 retriggering its scs. Battery power is delivered to the load with 88% efficiency. ..

Light-Dependent Sensor For Multiple Inputs Circuit

This light-dependent sensor uses LDRs to detect the presence or absence of light. As long as the light source striking the LDRs remains constant, the alarm does not sound. ..

Low loss brightness control

This circuit changes the average value of the dc supply voltage because of the high switching frequency. The tungsten lamp will have an almost continuous adjustable light output between 0 and 100%..

High drive oscillator-flasher

The driver in the package is connected as a Schmitt trigger oscillator (A) where R1 and R2 are used to generate hysteresis. R3 and C are the inverting feedback timing elements and R4 is the pull-down load for the first driver. Because of its current capability, the circuit can be used to drive an array of LEDs or lamps...

Low cost ring counter

This ring counter makes an efficient, low cost circuit featuring automatic resetting via the first stage 3N84..

Floodlamp power control

When setting up photographic floodlamps, it is sometimes desirable to operate the lamps at lower power levels until actually ready to take the photograph. The circuit allows the lamps to operate on half cycle power when the switch is open, and full power, when the switch is closed..

Lamp-life-extender

Lamp life can be extended by improving the conditions under which its filament is operated. This includes eliminating the inrush overcurrent surge and reduclog the mechanical stress (vibration) on the filament caused by an ac source. The circuit shown controls the inrush current to the lamp without the 10 to 15 times-rated current stage that normally occurs when power is applied to a cold lamp. ..

Flip-flop flasher

The flashing action is provided by a simple astable multivibrator timed to give a flashing rate of about 60 flashes for each lamp per minute. Circuit for positive earth systems uses NPN transistors..

Light-modulator

The lights seem to dance in time with the music. Line-voltage lamps of about 40 to 100 W do nicely. The current for the lamp is from an SCR. When low-level audio is present across Tl, SCR1 is not triggered into conduction. A louder signal, however, triggers the SCR so that the lamp lights and follows the sounds. ..

Pulse-amplitude-discriminator

A 1-V amplitude pulse triggers SCSl, but has insufficient amplitude to trigger SCS2. A 3-V input pulse is delayed in reaching SCSl by the 10-KO and .001-!"F integrating network. Instead, it triggers SCS2, then raises the common emitter voltage to prevent SCSI from triggering. ..

Halogen Lamp Protector Circuit

This circuit, produces a soft turn-on for halogen lamp filaments upon powering up. MOSFET used is a BUZ10, which has 0.2 Rm on...

Low-cost-frequency-counter

This counter uses a four-digit display, but with a flip of the range switch, it can display frequencies from 1 to 40 MHz, with a resolution of 100Hz. The MM74C926 CMOS IC contains a four-digit decimal counter that can latch a given count and then use this information to drive a 7 -segment, common-cathode multiplexed (MUX) display. The block diagram and schematic show the operation of the counter. Crystal-controlled timer U1 through U3 produces a 5-Hz square wave used.....

Solid-state-light-dissolver

The dimming action is controlled by varying the amount of current passed through triac Q4 and, thus, the lamp plugged into ac receptacle SOL Unijunction transistor Q3 operates as a relaxation oscillator whose output pulse frequency depends on how fast capacitor C2 recharges after firing. Transistors Ql and Q2 furnish the charging current, with the R3/Cl and Rl/R2/Cl time-constant networks controlling the turn-on and turn-off times. Inside ICl is a LED, a detector, and.....