Security Circuits
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This rf detector can locate low-power transmitters (bugs) that are hidden from sight. It can sense the presence of a 1-mW transmitter at 20 feet. which is sensitive enough to detect the tiniest bug. As you bring the rf detector closer to the bug, more and.... -
The door opener derives its power from a 9-V battery. A momentary-contact switch, 52, is provided in the event that manual opening and closing is required. Relay Kl is a 9-V type and relay K2 is a 117"Vac latching-type, which automatically latches with.... -
To avoid grief when using 12-V power supplies with mobile transceivers, especially when there is a short -circuit failure of the series pass transistor, crowbar circuits provide protection by clamping the power line and blowing the fuse within microseconds.... -
This circuit uses a type 741 op amp as a voltage comparator. One input of the 7.41 is connected to a reference voltage (a 12-V battery) through a resistor voltage divider. The potential at the noninverting input of the 741 is approximately 3 V. The.... -
The adjustable circuit breaker responds in 0.02 sunder all conditions-provided you select a fast relay for Kl. For moderate overload conditions, it"s preferable to use the fuse or the fast-acting breaker. Toroid transformer Tl senses ac load current and.... -
This circuit protects expensive portable equipment against all types of improper hookups and environmental hazards that could cause an overvoltage condition. It operates very quickly and does not latchup, that is, it recovers when the overvoltage condition.... -
This circuit mimics the dual-tone drone sound that"s produced by the unusual wind instrument. Urnjunction transistors Ql and Q2 are connected in similar audio-oscillator circuits. Each of the oscillator frequencies is determined by one of the two resistors.... -
This siren provides a constant audio output, but alternates between two separate tones. The LM13080 is set to oscillate at one basic frequency; .. -
Unijunction transistors Ql and Q2 are both connected as relaxation-type, sawtooth oscillators. Transistor Ql is the low-frequency control oscillator and Q2 is the tone generator. Sawtooth waveforms are produced at the emitter terminals. Without R4.... -
Transistors Ql and Q2, with feedback provided via Cl from the collector of Ql to the base of Q2, forms a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). De- pending on the voltage applied to Q2 "s base, the VCO frequency ranges from around 60 Hz to 7.5 kHz. The.... -
A low-frequency, op-amp oscillator and a VCO, both configured from a single MC3405 ~dual op amp and dual comparator, are tbe major components in a siren circuit tbat can be made to produce various warbles and wails, or serve as an audio sweep generator. .. -
Six preset controls and seven selector switches enable a vast range of different sounds to be produced and altered at will. Such sounds as steam trains chuffing, helicopters flying, bird chirping, and machine guns firing are possible, as well as the usual.... -
A pair of timer IC"s are the heart of a circuit that simulates the warbling bee-haw of a British police siren. One of the 555 timers, U2, is wired as an astable multivibrator operating at about 900 Hz. The other, Ul, operates at approximately 1 Hz. Its.... -
The wailing sound of a siren is generated by a VFO consisting of Q1 and Q2. Capacitor C2 provides the feedback for the oscillator. The frequency of the oscillator is varied by the voltage applied to the base of Q1 through R3. When switch S1 is closed,.... -
The simple circuit transforms the steady beep of an audible-signal device, such as a Mallory sonalert, into a distinctive warble or chirp. The value of R, C2 determines just what tone color you"ll get. With 1k the 1-I"F value shown, the circuit produces.... -
This circuit uses one of the LM389 transistors.to gate the power amplifier on and off by applying the muting technique. The other transistors form a cross-coupled multivibrator circuit that controls the rate of the square-wave oscillator. .. -
When SI (sensor) is closed, power is applied to U2, a dual timer. After a time determined by C2, CI is ene.. -
This alarm circuit activates when SI through S5 are activated. This lights LED1 and activates Ql via IC1C and IC1D. RY.. -
A keypad enters a four-digit access code, which is programmed via jumpers on a 24-pin plug-in header and socket. Ul is a.. -
The circuit uses a four-bit latch (Ul). What makes the circuit sequential is that the set input of the first bit latch is tied.. -
These two circuits are SSB generators. One uses a crystal filter by KVG Electronics at 9 MHz, the other uses a 455-kHz mecha.. -
The oscillator based on IC2 is responsible for producing the sound. Its output is connected to the base of TRl, .. -
This circuit uses a CMOS chip and a VMOS FET amplifier for 6 W of audio output. 18 W of audio can be generated using .. -
This circuit uses a 556 to first generate a low frequency square wave, that is modulated to produce two alternate tones of about 400 and 500 Hz. Circuit generates warble alarm of European emergency vehicles. .. -
In the circuit, U1 amplifies the audio picked up by the condenser microphone. Resistor Rl limits current, while R2 and R3 center the output of the amplifier to %B+ to allow a single-ended supply to be used. Diodes D1 and D2 rectify the output of Ul, and C3.... -
The alarm uses a fixed-frequency piezoelectric buzzer in conjunction with the cadmium-sulfide (CDS) cell and the two-transistor circuit to provide a unique effect. Whenever light reaches the CDS photo-electric cell, the alarm is silent. But when no light.... -
The burglar chaser makes a great accessory for any alarm system. It creates brilliant flashes of white light and a loud, irritating sound from a metal horn buzzer. Transformer T1 is connected to Ql, Rl, and R2 to form a blocking oscillator. This creates a.... -
The baby-alert transmitter is built around an LM324 quad op amp (Ul), two LMC555CM CMOS oscillator/timers (U2 and U3), and a few support components. The transmitter sends a signal on receipt of a sound at MIC1... -
The baby-alert receiver is comprised of three transistors: Q2, which is configured as a high-gain linear amplifier; Q3, which serves as both an amplifier and detector; and Q4. which is essentially used as a switch; and a few additional components... -
A block pinout diagram of the LS7220 keyless-lock IC is shown. The keypad must provide each key with a contact to a common connection. In this case, the common connection goes to the positive supply rail so that when a key is pressed, a positive voltage is.... -
This circuit is useful if you need a low-energy flashing alarm. The 200 to 400-dc supply should have enough internal resistance to charge the 0.5 capacitor between flashes, about 2 or 3 time constants, which means about 500 kQ to 1 for a 1-s rate. .. -
Most of the transistors in this speaker protector function as switches. Normally, Q4, Q5, and K1 are on and the speakers are connected to the amplifier. However, if a large dc voltage appears at an amplifier output, either Q3, or Ql and Q2 turn on, biasing....
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This project fits more for custom made battery casing that can have more space to hide things inside. This switch with few alterations can be used for any other project as well but is designed based on e-bike needs! This project use a clever functionality of.... -
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.....
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