Minuscule circuit of the electronic heater controller presented here is built around the renowned 3-Pin Integrated Temperature Sensor LM35 (IC1) from NSC. Besides, a popular Bi Mos Op-amp CA3140 (IC2) is used to sense the status of the temperature sensor IC1, which also controls a solid-state switch...
USB Power Booster
Power shortage problems arise when too many USB devices connected to PC are working simultaneously. All USB devices, such as scanners, modems, thermal printers, mice, USB hubs, external storage devices and other digital devices obtain their power from PC. Since a PC can only supply limited power to...
12v to 5v dc dc converter circuit diagram
Power supply is needed for all of electronic circuits. Say you have a 12V power supply and you want to use it as a 5V power supply. Then use this 12v to 5v dc-dc converter circuit diagram to convert 12 volt to 5 volt. This DC converter circuit provide 5V, 1Amp at output. Here is the small schematic...
Simple L200 Charger
This circuit came about as the result of an urgent need for a NiMH battery charger. No suitable dedicated IC being immediately to hand, the author pressed an L200 regulator and a 4.7 kΩ NTC thermistor into service. Those components were enough to form the basis of a charger...
Rocket
One empty 35mm plastic film canister and lid. These are getting harder to find, but stores that develop film should have some. (The white canisters work much better than the black ones do.) If you have trouble finding canisters, you can get them HERE.One fizzing antacid tablet (such as Alka-Seltzer...
‘Green’ Solar Lamp
Energy saving is all the rage, and here is our small contribution: how much (or rather how little) current do we need to light an LED? Experiments with a super-bright 1 W green LED showed that even one microamp was enough to get some visible light from the device. Rootling in the junk box produced a...
LED Workbench Lighting
Here is a very useful workbench lighting unit for electronics hobbyists. The portable inspection lamp circuit consists of an on-board voltage regulator and a high-bright 5mm white LED. Any 9 to 18 volt dc rated ac mains adaptor, capable to source about 100mA of output current can be used to power this...
Basic single supply voltage regulator Circuit Diagram
The circuit uses a CA3140 BiMOS op amp capable of supplying a regulated output that can be adjusted from essentially 0 to 24 volts. The circuit is fully regulated. Basic single-supply voltage regulator Circuit Diag...
Aviation Intercom Circuit
Before its move offshore, I was lucky enough to be involved in developing the avionics system for the Flightship Ground Effect FS8 craft (see www.pacificseaflight.com/craft.shtml). Although officially classed as a boat, it has wings and can travel at 180km/h some three metres above the water. The communications...
AUTOMATIC OFF TIMER FOR DVD PLAYERS
Are you in the habit of falling asleep while listening to music? If yes, you’ll love this circuit. It will automatically start functioning when you switch off your bedroom light and shall turn your CD player ‘off’ after a predetermined time. In the presence of ambient...
Build a Period To Voltage Converter Circuit Diagram
The input signal drives ICD. Because ICD`s positive input (V+) is slightly offset to + 0.1 V, its steady stateoutput will be around +13 V. This voltage is sent to ICC through D2, setting ICC`s output to +13 V. Therefore, point D is cut off by Dl, and CI is charged by the current source. Assuming the...
