120Ac Shimmering Light Circuit

Posted on Mar 5, 2013

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 changes the ac to dc, and a portion of that dc voltage is applied to capacitor CI through R2. Diode D3 blocks the (+) dc voltage so that only the voltage from the path of R1 and D3 is clear.

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That forms an oscillator, which has a frequency determined by the setting of potentiometer PI (becausc the other components have fixed values). Remember to use extreme caution when using a device that connects to the ac line. Never use it outside or near water and always mount the entire kit inside a wooden or plastic (insulated) box to prevent any contact with the ac voltage.

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