Dual 3V White Led Flasher
Dual 3V White Led Flasher
This circuit alternately flashes two white LEDs, on a 3v supply and produces a very bright flash. The
circuit produces a voltage higher than 5v if the LED is not in circuit but the LED limits the voltage to its
characteristic voltage of 3.2v
This circuits uses a FLASHING LED - not an ordinary LED. When the switch is pressed, the LEDs flash
for about 5 seconds when the switch is released. and turn off. The circuit takes NO CURRENT after
the LEDs have turned OFF. You can experiment with the value of the electrolytics, the 4k7 and 10k to
get the result you want. Use red or green LEDs. Only 2 white LEDs can used in each string for 9v
supply
3. LED DETECTS LIGHT
All LEDs give off light of a particular colour but some LEDs are also able to detect light. Obviously they
are not as good as a device that has been specially made to detect light; such as solar cell, photocell,
photo resistor, light dependent resistor, photo transistor, photo diode and other photo sensitive devices.
A green LED will detect light and a high-bright red LED will respond about 100 times better than a green
LED, but the LED in this position in the circuit is classified as very high impedance and it requires a
considerable amount of amplification to turn the detection into a worthwhile current-source. All other
LEDs respond very poorly and are not worth trying. The accompanying circuit amplifies the output of
the LED and enables it to be used for a number of applications. The LED only responds when the light
enters the end of the LED and this makes it ideal for solar trackers and any time there is a large
difference between the dark and light conditions. It will not detect the light in a room unless the lamp is
very close.
4. LED driver for 12v CAR
Here is a simple circuit that will drive any
number of LEDs in a single string with a
constant 25mA without having to work out
the value of the dropper resistor. You can
use up to 6 red LED or up to 3 white LEDs
with the same circuit.
The supply can be 12v to 16v without the
brightness altering.
6. CONSTANT CURRENT
SOURCE circuit 4
The output will be limited to 100mA by
using a red LED and 10R for Re.
The output will be limited to 500mA by
using a red LED and 2R2 for Re.
BC328 - 800mA max
Use a BD140 in the first circuit and the
output will be limited to 1A by using a
red LED and 1R0 for Re.
5watt LEDs (sometimes called "White
Big Chip LEDs") have a characteristic
voltage across them of 3.2v and draw
1.75amp.
1, 2 or 3 can be connected in series to
the second circuit using a heatsinked
BD140 transistor.
7. SIREN
This circuit produces a wailing or
siren sound that gradually increases
and decreases in frequency as the
100u charges and discharges when
the push-button is pressed and
released. In other words, the circuit is
not automatic. You need to press the
button and release it to produce the
up/down sound.
8. TICKING BOMB
This circuit produces a sound similar to a
loud clicking clock. The frequency of the tick
is adjusted by the 220k pot.
The circuit starts by charging the 2u2 and
when 0.65v is on the base of the NPN
transistor, it starts to turn on. This turns on
the BC 557 and the voltage on the collector
rises. This pushes the small charge on the
2u2 into the base of the BC547 to turn it on
more.
This continues when the negative end of the
2u2 is above 0.65v and now the electro
starts to charge in the opposite direction
until both transistors are fully turned on. The
BC 547 receives less current into the base
and it starts to turn off. Both transistors turn
off very quickly and the cycle starts again.
9. LIE DETECTOR-1
This circuit detects the resistance between your
fingers to produce an oscillation. The detection-
points will detect resistances as high as 300k and
as the resistance decreases, the frequency
increases.
Separate the two touch pads and attach them to
the back of each hand. As the subject feels
nervous, he will sweat and change the frequency
of the circuit.
The photos show the circuit built on PC boards
with separate touch pads.
10. LIE DETECTOR-4
This circuit detects the resistance between
your fingers to turn the 3LEDs. As you
press harder, more LEDs are illuminated.
The circuit is simpler than Lie Detector-3.
The circuit configuration of LED flasher is shown below. The following circuit is built with one of the most
popular components like the 555 timer and integrated circuits. This circuit will blink the led ON & OFF at
regular intervals.
The circuit of the invisible burglar alarm is built with a photo transistor and an IR LED. When there is no
obstacle in the path of infrared rays, an alarm will not generate buzzer sound. When somebody crosses
the Infrared beam, then an alarm generated buzzer sound. If the photo transistor and the infrared LED
are enclosed in black tubes and connected perfectly, the circuit range is 1 meter.
Invisible Burglar Alarm
When the infrared beam falls on the L14F1 photo transistor, it performs to keep the BC557 (PNP) out
of conduction and the buzzer will not generate the sound in this condition. When the infrared beam
breaks, then the photo transistor turns OFF, permitting the PNP transistor to perform and the buzzer
sounds. Fix the photo transistor and infrared LED on the reverse sides with correct position to make the
buzzer silent. Adjust the variable resistor to set the biasing of the PNP transistor.Here other kinds of
photo transistors can also be used instead of LI4F1, but L14F1 is more sensitive.