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Lamp and Fuse Tester Circuit Diagram

Why a lamp tester or fuse tester? Testing cables, wires, lamps… belongs to a repair job and sometimes this becomes too cumbersome since one has only two hands and too often, one has to hold the part being tester and the two probes of an ordinary continuity tester all at the same time.

This fuse and lamp tester enables easy testing of lamps and fuses by using the conductivity of the human body. One of the test probes is connected to the part under test while the other probe is hel dby the normal hand.

Lamp and Fuse Tester Circuit Diagram 

Circuit Project: Lamp & Fuse Tester

When the lamp or fuse is working properly, your eyes will glow in the dark! Just kidding :) . When the lamp or fuse is working properly, a small amount of current flows through the hand which is enough to switch the transistors and light the LED.
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Reliable Car Battery Tester Circuit Diagram

Reliable Car Battery Tester Circuit Diagram

This circuit uses the popular and easy to find LM3914 IC. This IC is very simple to drive, needs no voltage regulators (it has a built in voltage regulator) and can be powered from almost every source. This circuit is very easy to explain: When the test button is pressed, the Car battery voltage is feed into a high impedance voltage divider. His purpose is to divide 12V to 1,25V (or lower values to lower values).

This solution is better than letting the internal voltage regulator set the 12V sample voltage to be feed into the internal voltage divider simply because it cannot regulate 12V when the voltage drops lower (linear regulators only step down). Simply wiring with no adjust, the regulator provides stable 1,25V which is fed into the precision internal resistor cascade to generate sample voltages for the internal comparators. Anyway the default setting let you to measure voltages between 8 and 12V but you can measure even from 0V to 12V setting the offset trimmer to 0 (but i think that under 9 volt your car would not start).

There is a smoothing capacitor (4700uF 16V) it is used to adsorb EMF noise produced from the ignition coil if you are measuring the battery during the engine working. Diesel engines would not need it, but I'm not sure. If you like more a point graph rather than a bar graph simply disconnect pin 9 on the IC (MODE) from power. The calculations are simple (default)

For the first comparator the voltage is : 0,833 V corresponding to 8 V
* * * * * voltage is : 0,875 V corresponding to 8,4 V
for the last comparator the voltage is : 1,25 V corresponding to 12 V
Have fun, learn and don't let you car battery discharge... ;-)
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Mobile phone Circuits to Get Even smaller

Transceivers, appliances such as mobile phones that can send and receive messages, have become smaller and smaller over the last few years, but users are about to experience a new meaning in miniaturisation.

Research at The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) has successfully combined a unique system architecture and new circuit design techniques to reduce them in size like never before.
Principal Investigator Dr Howard Luong said the handset of a typical mobile phone today may contain between 150 and 300 separate electrical components.

His research group proposed and demonstrated circuit techniques that make it possible to combine many of these components to a single chip and therefore to significantly reduce the size of circuitry (see example in graphic). A US patent has been granted for one of the circuit techniques.

The transformation applies to the CMOS (Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) manufacturing process, which can produce integrated circuits and systems with the highest integration level at the lowest cost. Applying new techniques to the CMOS process, Dr Luong’s research enables many “off-chip” components to be combined to realize a system-on-chip. “But,” he said, “this integration created great challenges in circuit implementation.” Part of the research was to solve the problems by new circuit design techniques.

“The system architecture and circuitry go hand in hand, he added. “They must both work, or neither will be useful.”
The resulting design gives the highest component integration in the smallest chip area ever reported, said Dr Luong.
In his design, all off-chip components are fitted into a central chip measuring 36 mm with packaging, and 8mm without being packaged.
Dr Luong’s miniaturisation method means appliances will soon be made for even lower cost and lower power consumption in addition to being much smaller in size and lighter in weight.
“With the lowering of cost, size and power, many new and interesting applications will become possible and practical,” he said.
Low-power wireless transceivers, for example, could be integrated into implanted devices such as heart pacemakers to wirelessly transmit and receive information between patients and doctors or monitoring systems.
Wearable mobile phones as small as wrist watches at an affordable price could also become a reality.
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MT8870 DTMF Telephone Dial Tone Decoder Circuit Diagram

Build a MT8870 DTMF Telephone Dial Tone Decoder Circuit Diagram. This is a  simple MT8870 DTMF Telephone Dial Tone Decoder Circuit Diagram. In this circuit one common DTMF receiver IC is the Motorola MT8870 that is widely used in electronic communications circuits. The MT8870 isan 18-pin IC. It is used in telephones and a variety of other applications. When a proper output is not obtained in projects using this IC, engineers or technicians need to test this IC separately. 

A quick testing of this IC could save a lot of time in research labs and manufacturing industries of communication instruments. Here’s a small and handy tester circuit for the DTMF IC. It can be assembled on a multipurpose PCB with an 18-pin IC base. One can also test the IC on a simple breadboard. For optimum working of telephone equipment, the DTMF receiver must be designed to recognize a valid tone pair greater than 40 ms in duration and to accept successive digit tone-pairs that are greater than 40 ms apart. 

 MT8870 DTMF Telephone Dial Tone Decoder Circuit Diagram

MT8870 DTMF Telephone Dial Tone Decoder Circuit Diagram

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Telephone for VoIP gate Circuit Diagram

A project of Telephone for VoIP gate Circuit Diagram. Calls over the Internet can be in several different ways. For households with a permanent connection to the Internet, it is advantageous to use different IP phones and VoIP gateways that need to function on the computer. Because IP phones are still relatively expensive, they are used more often different VoIP gateway. VoIPgateway is "one end" connected to a network with access to the internet, the "other end" connects a standard analog phone, which is then used in the normal way and that has given a telephone number available from any fixed or mobile phone. Some VoIP gateway router in addition to that we need as well, if we want to access via a modem to connect multiple computers. To my VoIP gateway, we can connect nehomologovaný, self made ​​phone. Instructions for simple phone is the subject of this article.

How to the phone works

Normally the phone line is a DC voltage, usually 50 to 70 V. During the ringtone to this voltage superposed yet AC 50-100 V with a frequency of usually 20 or 25 Hz. "Pick up the 'phone line will pass through the current 20-40 mA. On the phone while the voltage drop occurs several volts (Fig. 1). This voltage can be used to power the circuitry phone. The polarity of the DC voltage is not defined, the phone must function in both polarities. The phone line is when answering the call of a defined impedance, which should be adapted telephone. Line impedance in different countries vary so as the phone purchased in Germany (impedance 220 ​​ohms + 820 ohms in parallel with 220 nF) not in Bohemia (600 ohms) to work optimally. Sometimes differ impedance different networks within the same country, depending on the age and type of telephone exchanges, length and characteristics of the cables.

Fig. 1 The voltage on the raised phone

Fig. 1 The voltage on the raised phone would, depending on the passing stream should be in the area indicated by the letters A to G

The most important part of the phone is a colloquial circuit. The call is transmitted over the line modulation current that flows through the line. The current is modulated on the side panel (VoIPGateway), which transfers the call to the user, and in the device, which is transmitted from the user. The speech circuit is a hybrid circuit that suppresses the signal from the microphone in the earpiece. The hybrid circuit is on the opposite side (PBX, VoIP gateway). The hybrid circuit is usually some sort of bridge, and therefore it is necessary to impedance phone and VoIP gateway (or exchange) have been adapted. It is important especially for VoIP devices, where the influence of digitization and transmission of data over the Internet arises signal delay in the order of tens of milliseconds. Mismatch, especially on the VoIP gateway, there is a very annoying echo.

Fig 2nd Simple telephone hybrid circuit

Fig. 2 Colloquial hybrid transformer circuit. If L1 and L2 have the same number of threads and balancing impedance ZM is equal to the line impedance ZL, the microphone signal in the handset suppressed


Another important part of the circuit for dialing. All modern devices support tone dialing. Ringing circuit to alert the user to an incoming call. Acoustic (bell) or optical signals indicates the presence of ringing voltage on the line. Hook switch is a switch that turns on the circuit colloquial answer the phone.

Specifications



Telephone impedance:
aprox. 600 Ohm.

Recomended line impedance:
real. 600 Ohm.

Operating (off-hook) current:
20 mA
(10 to 40 mA.)

Operating voltage:
aprox. 7 V @ 20 mA.
 Dialing:DTMF

"In-use" indication:
3 to 15 V/ aprox. 1 mA

On-hook current:
aprox. 0,01 mA @ 50 V


Phone Circuit Schematic

Fig 3rd Telephone unit schematic


Fig 3rd Telephone unit schematic

Connection phone in Figure 3 Colloquial circuit with transistors T1 to T3 is connected via a hook switch and bridge DB1 to the telephone line . Diode bridge ensures that electronic circuits are supplied with the correct polarity. If the hook switch is closed, current passes through the transistor T1 lines , which is used as microphone amplifier and transistors T2 and T3 , which amplifies the signal to the receiver. Headphone amplifier operates in class A. The amplitude of the output voltage at the collector of the transistor is about 1 V, which for the purpose of completely sufficient . Headphones or speakers can be used with an impedance of 8 ohms , the amplifier but works better (has lower distortion) with higher impedance load . Trimmer P2 can adjust the gain as needed.

The amplifier is continuously drop of about 1.3 V, the sum of the voltage UBE transistors T2 and T3 and is only slightly dependent on the flowing current. This voltage across the resistor R1 is powered electret microphone . The signal from the microphone passes through C1 to the base of transistor T1 . It amplifies the signal level required to excite the line. Originally, the microphone amplifier much more difficult . But he had unnecessarily high gain and output impedance inappropriate . This simple connection works better . Working point T1 is set resistors R2 to R4 . The microphone amplifier there is a voltage drop of about 3.5 V , the voltage drop can be under current amplification T1 changed 3 to 4 V. Resistor R5 introduced at this stage, a negative feedback regulating the amplification and decreasing distortion. Balancing circuit C6, R6 and P1 suppresses the signal from the microphone in headphone amplifier .

The signal from the microphone is on the collector of T1 opposite phase than the emitter , but the amplitude of the signal at the collector is much greater. Potentiometer P1 can set a condition where the signals from the collector and emitter of the capacitor C7 T1 readings and audio from the microphone in the handset is suppressed. Simplified diagram balancing the bridge is in Figure 4 The setting is very dependent on the impedance of the line. Because VoIP gateway creates a link with the active resistance of 600 ohm and short supply does not create a significant reactive component , the setting is simple and very effective. The signal coming from the gateway or PBX is the collector and emitter of T1 phase balancing circuit and is therefore not suppressed.

Fig. 4th Simplified wiring hybrid (balancing) circuit in the phone

Fig. 4th Simplified wiring hybrid (balancing) circuit in the phone

In order to suppress its signal worked well on the VoIP gateway, you need the phone to be defined impedance close to the impedance of the gate, ie 600 ohm. The output impedance of the collector T1 for AC signals, large, almost current source. Impedance of the phone for voice signals are essentially a parallel combination of R6, R1 and about one order larger impedance collector T1. Rectifier bridge through which the signal passes, it will affect the impedance to a minimum.

 Fig 5 Dialer circuit arrangement
 Fig 5 Dialer circuit arrangement

For DTMF I did not find any suitable integrated circuit , and generate DTMF signal discrete oscillators would be difficult and impractical . Finally, I modified the DTMF phone dialer . Dialer is a small box with buttons and speaker , generating tones when you press the button corresponding to the relevant figures. It is used for remote telephone answering and for the selective choice of the civil radio stations . The dialer (Fig. 5 ), the signal goes from the integrated circuit via the 22k resistor on the transistor, which drives a small speaker . Transistor speaker and I vymontoval a DTMF signal is connected to the transistor T4 on the phone. After pressing the button, the IO output voltage appears about 1 V with superimposed DTMF signal . Connect the telephone line is very simple, just enough transistor T4 and resistor R7. The change in resistance R7 can adjust the intensity of tone . Speaker of the phone dialer I used it as a handset . Dialer , according to the type of memory to 11 or 13 numbers , but unfortunately it lacks useful the " Redial" to repeat the last number called. I could not deal with power dialer from the phone line , so your phone is a small battery , which is likely to last for many years. The battery has an advantage in that it forgets the stored phone numbers if you disconnect it from the line.

Also, the ringing circuit I did not get special IO . That's why I like bell oscillator is used samovybuzujícím a piezoelectric transducer . The oscillator is fed stream that passes through the ringer capacitor C8 , bridges DB2 , LED2 to LED4 and resistor R14 . The oscillator is operated only in one half , the sound is more significant . In the other half cycle current through diode D1 . The bell must have a dead zone . That there is provided connecting the LED. Ringing voltage amplitude must have at least 10 V to Buzzer began publishing a sound. The phone I used a blue LED with high luminance. These intensely lit even at current several milliamps , which is ringing flow. LED also serves as a visual alarm bell , which could be useful in noisy environments .

The last telephone circuits are busy lamp . Phone I was seeking a second phone in parallel connected to the device at the other end of the apartment . When the phone is " suspended " , the hook switch is switched to the circuit with transistors T5 and T7 . If all telephones on the line hung on the line voltage of 50 to 60 V. The transistor T5 is opened, closed, and T7 LED1 off. The circuit is taken from the line is very little current through resistors R8 and R9 . Shrinks if the line voltage is below 15 V, T5 is closed , opens T7 and LED1 lights up. Transistor T6 T7 gate bias control by the loss of the R11 so that LED1 is energized about 1 mA , which is quite sufficient for display . In the voltage range of 3-15 V line lights LED1 virtually the same. BSS123 transistor has a maximum voltage UDS only 100 V. If the ringtone is this voltage is exceeded. In my phone's built higher voltage transistor has lasted several months . If you're worried about him , you can type BS108 with UDSmax 200 V, but it is not in SMD . The "in use" circuit not be planted, if you indicate you do not need , or can be used alone for another phone .

Mechanical Design

Width of the printed circuit board was designed dimensions dialer , then the length of a "reasonable " distance between the microphone and earpiece. Although the board is a lot of space , most of SMD components . They take up less space and is easier mounting plate is not so much tinkering . Figure motive circuit and layout of components , following table .


Mechanical Design

Before you assemble components, prepare the first dialer and attach it to desce.Z dialer remove the battery and remove the hinged cover. Dialer carefully "crack". It should go fairly easily if you start in the corner, to which is attached a chain. Odpájíme the speaker wires from the board dialer and speaker carefully shucks from the bottom of the box. The board dialer vypájíme more transistor in TO92. The board dialer solder short wires to negative (Pad1) and positive (PAD3) terminal electrolytic capacitor and terminal for transistor-based vypájeného (PAD2). Editing is perhaps evident from Figure 9 photos The lower part of the housing dialer yet only tentatively secured to the plate phone plastic rivets (Fig. 10). We remove the box and the board will be filled by phone components.

 Fig. 6th Editing dialer and connection terminals
 Fig. 6th Editing dialer and connection terminals


Phone was originally in a transparent plastic box, which was inside the LED backlight. Its production, however, I not successful, so I made ​​a wooden box. To her I used plywood manufacture of soft wood, obtained from the fruit of hazel. That will free devoted almost everyone greengrocer. From one high hazels get material for a few boxes. Plywood is easily machined and well bonded dispersion adhesive. I eventually recut the box, namořil and přelakoval polyurethane varnish.

 Fig. 7th Mounting boxes dialer
 Fig. 7th Mounting boxes dialer

With the change in boxes I had to adjust some components on the board. LEDs were originally all SMD. Finally, there were only SMD LED 2. But it is not visible from the outside, and therefore does not need much light. You can replace the zener diode (3-12 V) or short-circuit, but it increases the sensitivity of the ringing circuit. Other LED in case of 3 mm diameter. It turns out that it is better to use LED with high luminous than type 2 mA of current, because the small stream shines more. Also switch SW1 on the phone "lifting", I moved to the side boards. Deferred phone is on the table laid down the keyboard. LED on the back because they are easy to see and switch is when you pick up the phone available with one touch. Of the joints it can not be soldered to the board just because they do not get tipped soldering iron to solder pad. On the solder contacts because I rozklepl small rivets, which I soldered joints by.

I then links to the rivets inserted the switch and soldered it from the opposite side of the board. Between the switch and the plate I put a piece of insulating paper. The switch can also be placed at any other suitable location in the box and board interconnect wires. Switches P-B143 of the newer series ("silver") are not too good and We turn the lever sometimes lose contact. To fix it so that "packs" pertinax holding plate with pins a little more same hopper. The defect had all the pieces that I had at home. Dimensionally the same switch, but painted black were fine.

Fig. 8th The top side of the printed circuit board
 Fig. 8th The top side of the printed circuit board


The power dialer instead of the original articles I used lithium batteries. Do you solder boards phone as housing purchased as the GM and housing that vypájíte of defective motherboards PC that has otherwise placed pins. Piezoelectric transducer is bolted small screws through the PCB to the bottom of the box dialer.
On the microphone I slid the piece of tubing so that the tubing fit snugly inside the box. Thus reducing the acoustic coupling between the earpiece and microphone inside the device.

Fig. 9th The underside of the plate and box
 Fig. 9th The underside of the plate and box


Fig. 10th The back of the phone with LED switch and a hole for the bell

Fig. 10th The back of the phone with LED switch and a hole for the bell

Animation

Phone use in conjunction with the gateway Linksys Sipura SP2100. In the firewall settings to make sure that in menu / admin / voice / advanced tab you have set up Regional impedance lines FXS Port Impedance: 600 Phone can revive a product as shown in Figure 14 (SW1 closed). You can test with a different phone when line current, measure the voltage on the line and estimate the impedance of the phone - AC voltage test point should be after the switch opens twice. The trimmer P2 dial to maximum resistance (max volume). To attach the microphone sound source (eg mp3 player headphones) and adjust the trimmer P1 so that the sound from the microphone not hear the telephone handset. Try tone. Ringing circuit you can try connecting the phone via a suspended resistor 1 kOhm to AC voltage 24-50 V.

 Fig. 11th test preparation
 Fig. 11th test preparation

Conclusion

The phone is in operation for several months and yet it was conceived as a second auxiliary telephone is often used. I have tested it successfully on the public switched telephone network (PSTN), but because I'm not sure whether it meets all required standards, there should not be connected. PSTN to VoIP gateway over a larger voltage when hanging up a more current when the phone is picked up.

List of components
 
R14,7 kOhm, SMD 1206
R21 kOhm, SMD 1206
R3, R422 kOhm, SMD 1206
R533 Ohm, SMD 1206
R62,2 kOhm, SMD 1206
R7220 Ohm, SMD 1206
R8, R910 MOhm, SMD 1206
R10330 kOhm, SMD 1206
R11470 Ohm, SMD 1206
R12220 kOhm, SMD 1206
R13, R1410 kOhm, SMD 1206
P1250 Ohm, trimr PT6V (Piher)
P25 kOhm, trimr PT6V (Piher)
C1220 nF, SMD 1206
C210 mikroF/16 V, tantalum., SMD B
C31000 mikroF/6,3 V, electrolytic
C4, C5100 mikroF/6,3 V, tantalum, SMD D
C647 mikroF/16 V, tantalum., SMD D
C74,7 mikroF/10 V, tantalum, SMD A
C8220 nF/250 V, foil MKT RM5
PCB board bcs59

D11N4148SMD, SOD80
DB1, DB2S250,mini DIP bridge
ZD1BZV55C15SMD, Zener. diode 15 V SOD80
T1, T3BC817-40, SOT-23
T2BC807-40, SOT-23
T4 až T6, T8BC848C, SOT-23
T7BSS123, SOT-23 (BS108, TO92)
LED1high intensity 3 mm red LED (it's better than 2 mA LED)
LED2any 3 mm SMD LED or Zener diode 3 to 12 V
LED3, LED4high intensity 3 mm blue LED (it's better than 2 mA LED)
MIC1elektret. mikrofon MCE100
SP1tiny speaker or headphone 100 Ohm (8 to 100 Ohm),
removed from dialer
B1CR2032 battery and holder
SW1 P-B143, SPST switch
K1slim RJ11 plug WEBP 6-4 LP
SP2piezo KPT2038FW
dialerdialer DTMF 13 or 11
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Telephone Record Control Circuit Diagram

This circuit will allow you to connect any tape recorder that has a mic and remote input to a phone line and automatically record both sides of a conversation when ever the phone is in use. You will need to take a couple of voltage readings before connecting the circuit. First determine the polarity of your phone line and connect it to the circuit as shown and then determine the polarity of the remote input and connect it to the circuit. Circuit operation is as follows. When the phone is on hook the voltage across the phone line is about 48volts dc. When the phone is off hook the voltage will drop to below 10volts dc. When the line voltage is at 48volts the FET is off which causes Q2 and Q3 to be off. When the phone is picked up the FET turns on along with Q2 and Q3 which turns your recorder on. The tape recorder must be in the record mode at all times. As you can see the power source for the circuit is the phone line.

Circuit Diagram


Telephone Record Control Circuit Diagram

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Telephone Tapping Indicator Circuit Diagram

This simple circuit can indicate a misuse or tapping of Telephone line through a loud alarm. The circuit is too simple and can be easily assembled on a common PCB. Line voltage of Telephone lines is around 48 volts DC in the On hook state. When the handset is lifted, this voltage reduces to 12 volt DC. This change in voltage level is used to activate the circuit.When the switch S1 is closed, circuit becomes active and the telephone enters into the armed state.

The high volt DC from the telephone line passes through R1 and VR1 and bias T1 into conduction. As a result, the collector of T1 goes to ground potential to inhibit T2 from conduction. Buzzer and LED thus remain off. When the handset is lifted, the DC voltage from the telephone lines drops to 12 volts. This turns off T1 and T2 conducts. Buzzer beeps and LED lights indicating that the telephone is using.

Telephone Tapping Indicator Circuit Diagram

Telephone Tapping Indicator Circuit Diagram

Setting
Connect the circuit to Telephone lines using a telephone plug. The free socket of the telephone or Caller ID can be used. Close S1 and adjust VR1 till buzzer stops beeping. Lift the handset. Buzzer should sound. Otherwise, just adjust VR1 till buzzer beeps.
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Automatic Headlight Brightness Switch Project

Driving the highway with your high-beam headlights can really increase your visibility, but can be a blinding hazard for other drivers. This simple circuit can be wired into your headlight switch to provide automatic switching between high and low beam headlights when there is oncoming traffic. It does this by sensing the lights of that traffic. In this way, you can drive safely with your high-beams on without blinding other drivers.

Automatic Headlight Brightness Switch Circuit Diagram

Automatic Headlight Brightness Switch Project


Parts

Part    Total Qty    Description
R1              1         5K 1/4W Resistor   
R2,R3,R4   3         5K Pot   
Q1              1         NPN Phototransistor   
Q2              1         2N3906 PNP Transistor   
K1              1         Low Current 12V SPST Relay   
K2              1         High Current 12V SPDT Relay   
S1               1         SPST Switch   
B1               1         Car Battery   
MISC          1         Case, wire, board, knobs for pots   

Notes

Q1 should me mounted in such a way so it points toward the front of the car with a clear line of site. Suitable places are on the dashboard, in the front grill, etc.
Adjust all the pots for proper response by testing on a deserted road.
S1 enables and disables the circuit.
B1 is, obviously, in the car already.
Before you try to connect this circuit, get a wiring diagram for your car. Some auto manufacturers do weird things with wiring.
Connection A goes to the high beam circuit, B goes to the headlight switch common and C connects to the low beam circuit.
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