Manual buzzers used for quiz competitions in schools and colleges create a lot of confusion in identifying the first respondent. Although there are circuits using PCs and discrete ICs, they are either too expensive or limited to only a few number of players. The quiz buzzer circuit given here can be used for up to eight players, which is maximum i
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n any quiz competition. The circuit uses IC 74LS373 and a few passive components that are readily available in the market. The circuit can be divided into two sections: power supply and quiz buzzer. Fig. 1 shows the power supply section. The regulated 5V power supply for the quiz buzzer section is derived from AC mains. The 230V AC mains is stepped down to 7. 5V AC by transformer X1, rectified by bridge rectifier BR1, filtered by C1 and regulated by regulator IC1. Capacitor C2 bypasses ripples in the regulator output. Fig. 2 shows the quiz buzzer section. At the heart of this section is IC 74LS373, an octal latch that is used to transfer the logic state at data input pins D0 through D7 to the corresponding Q0 through Q7 outputs. Data pins D0 through D7 are normally pulled low by resistors R1 through R8, respectively. One terminal of push-to-on switches S1 through S8 is connected to +5V, while the other terminal is connected to the respective data input pins. The switches are to be extended to the players through cord wire. The torch bulbs BL1 through BL8 can be housed in boxes with the front side of the boxes covered with a white paper having the name or number of the contestant written over it for easy identification. Place the boxes above the head level so that these can be seen by the audience also. When the power is switched on using switch S9 (provided terminals A` and B` of both the power supply and quiz buzzer...
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