May 2008

Light Related, Lighting Circuits

Micro Flasher

Description. This micro flasher circuit continuously emits flashing light with the consumption of very less power.The circuit can run for a very long time for four 1.5 V torch cells.   Here a low power CMOS IC CD4093 (IC1) is used to produce sharp pulses  of 20 ms from a red LED.The LED appears to […]

Power Supplies

Voltage booster circuit

Description.  Here is a simple circuit for boosting 12 V DC to 24 V DC .The circuit is designed straight forward and uses few components.With few modifications the circuit can be used to boost any voltages. The transistor Q1 and Q2 (D1616)  essentially drives the primary of the transformer.The diodes rectifies the output of transformer

Audio Circuits

Sound shifter circuit

 Description. Here is superb sound shifter circuit that can be used to add effects to the input sound signal.The circuit is ideal for incorporating in toys and adds great fun.The circuit can be also used in mixers and recorders. The circuit is based on IC HT 8950 from Holtek. The IC HT8905 is a single

Radio Transmitters, Remote Circuits

IR to RF converter circuit.

Description. The IR to RF transmitter circuit given here can convert the IR signals from your remote to RF signals to long distances. The circuit given here is a good one for extending the range of your IR remote.Also such systems does not need a line of sight since RF signals are used. The transmitter

Security & Saftey

Door handle alarm

 Description. The automatic door handle alarm circuit gives a audible alarm and glows a LED when somebody touches the handle of the door.The circuit is latching type and continues to produce sound until it is switched off. The transistor Q1 is wired as an astable multivibrator whose output is used to bias transistor Q2 to

Audio Circuits

3 Band graphic equalizer circuit.

Description. Here is a simple 3 band graphic equalizer circuit  made of a single op amp IC LF351 (IC1) and few passive components.The component values of this circuit are not very critical and can be replaced with nearest values with a little loss on the performance.This feature make it easy to be assembled from your

Light Related, Lighting Circuits

Mini Flasher

Description. Here is a simple and compact flasher circuit that an be used where ever a flashing LED is needed.The circuit finds application in flashing beacons,alarms automobile and more. The circuit is nothing but an astable multivibrator based on IC NE 555 (IC1).The frequency of the oscillation depends on the values of R1,R2 ,R3 and

Audio Circuits

50 W transistor amplifier

Description.  A very rugged and reasonably power amplifier circuit that can be used  for any audio applications. The amplifier produces 60W rms at 50V supply  on a 8 Ohm load.The circuit is designed such that most of the components are not critical and can be easily replaced by nearest values.This make it ideal to assemble

Radio Circuits, Test & Measurement Circuits

Field strength meter

Description. Here is a handy field strength meter that can be used to check the strength of AM radio signals.The circuit is a very useful for those who assemble radio transmitters(especially in the tuning of the final stage for maximum range). The circuit is essentially some sort of a AM receiver it self. The capacitor

Lighting Circuits

8W Flouroscent lamp driver.

Description. Here is the schematic of a simple flouroscent lamp driver circuit based on two transistors.The circuit uses capacitive ballasting for driving the tube.An 8 W  standard flouroscent tube can be efficiently driven using the circuit. The two  transistors (2Sc 1983)  with associated components forms a oscillator  around 1KHz.The oscillator is wired so that  saturation

Radio Circuits, Radio Transmitters

Versatile FM Transmitter

Description. Here is the circuit diagram of a versatile FM transmitter that doesn’t have a coil. The circuit is simple and easy to assemble. The gate N1 acts as a buffer for strengthening the signals from the condenser microphone. The inverter N2 with its  associated components forms a radio frequency oscillator in the FM region.The

Radio Transmitters, Telephone Related, Transmitters

FM telephone bug.

Description. A simple telephone transmitter circuit that is ideal for transmitting the telephone conversation through small distances.The circuit is very simple and uses only few components.The entire circuit can be easily included in the telephone itself or in the junction box.The circuit is powered from the telephone line itself. The transistor Q2 is wired as

Automotive Circuits, Light Related

Automatic headlight dim switch.

Description. With this cool circuit integrated to your cars headlight system , you can drive cool headed in high beam.The circuit will take over the duty of low beaming the headlight when vehicles approach against , and high beams the lights when they pass over. The circuit is based on a photo transistor(Q1) for sensing

Home Circuits, Telephone Related

Telephone off-hook indicator

Description. The circuit depicted here can be used as an indicator when the telephone receiver is off-hook. The circuit can be in corporated with old telephones that does not have such an indicator. The circuit uses a complementary darling to pair using Q1 (2N3904)and Q2 (2n3906) to sense whether the receiver is off hook and

Radio Circuits, Radio Transmitters, Transmitters

FM Tracking transmitter

Description. The circuit presented her will transmit a audio tone in the FM  band. The circuit can be used as a tracking signal transmitter or a remote control transmitter. The circuit uses only easily available components and any one can build this. The transmitter has a range of 100m @ 9V supply, with a matching

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