Checker Circuits
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The circuit can be used to simulate large capacitances using small value components. With the values shown and C - 10 µ¥, an effective capacitance of 10,000 µF was obtained. The Q available is limited by the effective series resistance. .. -
The pitch of the tone is dependent upon the resistance under test. The tester will respond to resistance of hundreds of kilohms, yet it is possible to distinguish differences of just a few tens of ohms in low-resistance circuits. Ql and Q2 form a.... -
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 triggering the next stage. Just prior to the shift pulse the anode supply is interrupted to turn.... -
Bridge circuit contains two resistors lOO-ohm (R3 and R4), and two thermistors (Tl and T2). At room temperature, the resistance of T1 and 1'2 is about 2000 ohms. When they are each heated to 150 ° C by an RNA 10 current, the resistance value decreases to.... -
The detector will sense static charges and free ions in the air. It can be used to indicate the presence of ion emission, high voltage, static electricity, and electrostatic fields. The ground can be an earth ground or a touching metal by your hand... -
741 op amp can be used as a voltage comparator. Non-inverting input and a zener control source. The reference voltage is 5.1V. R2 can adjust the in-phase input voltage becomes .. -
ACER PM02 MP4 machine shows voltage status indicator circuit, when there is power red LED lights when entering the work, the green LED lights. .. -
Chen is in the OP put too amplifying circuit, so that the comb over current feedback loop with input resistance determined current roll, so FET drain current, a gate by the det.. -
A clamp-on "current probe" such as the Tektronix P6021 is a useful means of displaying current waveforms on an oscilloscope. Unfortunately, the low-frequency response is somewhat limited, as shown in the Table. The more sensitive range on the P6021 is 2.... -
The circuit in Figure 1 tests these characteristics. It charges the capacitor under test through 100 k for approximately 1 msec and then discharges it through 10 for approximately 40 nsec. The cycle then repeats. The circuit uses a double-sided copper-clad.... -
When an antenna is attached, (or even if not, in the presence of a strong RF field) the field strength meter has a moving coil meter to indicate relative field strength. The box holds a Schottky diode detector, a DC amplifier, and a meter display. If the.... -
Using a standard PLL circuit, such as the CMOS 4046B with some passive components, is a well-known way to design a clock multiplier. Unfortunately, using a PLL in a digital circuit has two disadvantages: It takes a long time for the circuit to reach a stable....
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This is basically a high gain amplifier with feedback that causes the LED to flash at a rate determined by the 10u and 330k resistor. Remove one of the transistors and insert the unknown transistor. When it is NPN with the pins as shown in the photo, the.... -
Transistor Q1, a 2N3563, and its associated components form an oscillator circuit that will oscillate if, and only if, a good crystal is connected to the test clips. The output from the oscillator is then rectified by the 1N4148 signal diode and filtered by.... -
The following circuit enables me to measure inductance of the inductor labeled LX which is the inductance to be measured. The o/p of the circuit is a TTL square wave whose frequency relates to the inductance being measured. The heart of the circuit is the.... -
A differential amp used by the SIM, and it is a completely conventional circuit. This is adjustable by using VR1 to null out any normal variations that the amp might show when there is no distortion or other nastiness in evidence. The second stage is a.... -
An RF probe is used to directly measure the level of RF voltage present at a particular point and is one of the most useful test instrument in the hands of the home brewer. It is normally used with a digital multi meter to indicate the voltage level as dc.... -
The capacitance between the wire and the probe would form a capacitive voltage divider with the probe's input capacitance, and at frequencies significantly higher than the low frequency roll off created by the probe's input capacitance and the probe's.... -
This is a variation on the astable multivibrator. Circuit was recently developed to test for N-mosfets(the power kind e.g irf830). I don?t claim circuit can test all bad mosfets or all fault mosfet conditions. If mosfet is working it will operate in the.... -
The experimenter's pot is a solid state potentiometer using Dallas semiconductor?s DS1869 and National?s LM78L05 two electrolytic capacitor two small push button switch and two optional Molex connector. this project is very useful especially in finding the.... -
The probe described here was designed to be used over the range of several tens of Hz to a couple MHz with currents from a few tens of milliamps to about 10 amps peak-to-peak. Formulae are give which will allow you to create a design suitable for your own.... -
The µCurrent is in many cases also able to improve upon your meters current range accuracy by using your meters more accurate mVDC or mVAC voltage ranges instead to display the DC or AC current. With AC the frequency response extends flat up to 10KHz, but.... -
1 kHz is a commonly used test frequency, and I resolved to see if I could make an inductance meter that uses a 1 kHz test signal at a low level. I also wanted to use a low level test signal so that the test current would have a minimal effect on the.... -
The circuit is a modified Colpitts oscillator, tuned with MV209 varactor diodes. The resonating inductor and the drain choke are selected by a rotary switch. 1N5711 Schottky diode, D, clamps the maximum positive voltage on the gate of oscillator FET, Q1 to.... -
This circuit can be easily powered from a 1.5 volt battery. One characteristic of N type negative resistance devices is that they typically require a very low bias source resistance in order to keep the bias voltage stable within the negative resistance.... -
This simple circuit makes it posible to monitor the charging process to a higher level. If you need more information then check out the LM3914 Datasheet. Final adjustsments are simple and the only thing needed is a digital voltmeter for the necessary.... -
With this circuit you will be able to monitor the quality of the mains. There are 4 distinct sections, each supervising a parameter pertinent to the quality of the supply line. The noise section consists of a 50Hz filter and a speaker where you will hear the.... -
This circuit as first published in Wireless World September 1975 and subsequently in MECRM. It's built around a TTL quad NOR gate, though CMOS could be used... -
This circuit measures the distance covered during a walk. Hardware is located in a small box slipped in pants' pocket and the display is conceived in the following manner: the leftmost display D2 (the most significant digit) shows 0 to 9 Km. and its dot is.... -
Over time, many things can cause electrical problems with your Mustang. Components will get old and worn or a wire can rub against something and expose the wire to metal. I have seen where a body shop will inadvertently crimp a wire when they install a body.... -
This is a 12V battery checker circuit that uses 3 LEDs that light up at their respective voltages. The red LED lights up when the battery voltage is between 8 to 10V, the orange one at voltages between 10. 5V to 12V and the green one when the battery voltage.... -
R2_47R 1/4W Resistor D1_LED (Any dimension, shape and color) Q1_Infra-red Photo Transistor (Any cheap type) Q2_BC327 45V 800mA PNP Transistor SW1_SPST Toggle or Slide Switch (Optional, see Note) B1_3V Battery (2 x 1. 5V AA, AAA or smaller type Cells in....
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The circuit described here uses ultrasonic oscillations and operates based on the propagation velocity of these oscillations in the air. Thus, we can easily determine the distance of two points if the time within which the wave travels this distance is.... -
Sometimes the precious metals are hidden too deep and are not detected except with complicated devices. In many cases, however, small pieces of precious metal buried near the surface can be detected by relatively simple means. Everyone is very attractive to.... -
Many times for various reasons we forget or can not water the plants that we have in our homes. And many humidity sensors units just notify us with a beeping sound or with a flashing light, that the pot needs watering. But what if we are away from home? This.... -
The principle behind a metal detector is really very simple. Proof of this is the circuit that follows, in which it proves that the construction of a metal detector can be done in the minute, with few components that we find very easily everywhere. With the.... -
The sub-harmonic bass generator is a sound producing unit for guitars. The sound it produces looks very much like that of the bass guitar. The octave generator is sometimes quite unusual since it does not produce any of the usual ways of coloring the sound,.... -
In the past the sounding (sea bottom measurement) was done with the "bullet", that is, with a heavy lead object that the seamen plucked into the sea hung from a calibrated rope. As soon as the "bullet" reached the bottom, the depth appeared directly from the.... -
This Amplifier was designed to have the following specifications: Distortion less than 0.1% at full power of 100W even at 20KHz. Power has to be attributed to an extended bandwidth. The output transistors must be protected against short circuits. The power.... -
A series of LEDs serve to alert the gardener when plants need water. Using two conventional digital integrated LEDs and a series of LEDs, we make a very useful device for gardening. The device detects the amount of water in the pot and alerts the grower..... -
The best human ear can capture sounds from 20Hz to 20KHz. These limits are known to be the broadest that can exist. Normally the normal limits range from 100Hz to about 13KHz and depend on the age and health of the individual. We for our measurements and to....
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