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The document describes a continuity tester circuit that uses a buzzer to produce an audible tone when test points are connected, indicating continuity. The simple circuit consists of a two transistor astable multivibrator operating from a 1.5V battery. The continuity tester allows for quick checking of PCBs before component installation.

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C Tester PDF

The document describes a continuity tester circuit that uses a buzzer to produce an audible tone when test points are connected, indicating continuity. The simple circuit consists of a two transistor astable multivibrator operating from a 1.5V battery. The continuity tester allows for quick checking of PCBs before component installation.

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SAMBHRAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

M.S.PALYA, Via Jalahalli East, Bengaluru 560 097 Phone: 080-2364 3618, Fax: 080-2364 1701 www.sambhram.org

A PROJECT REPORT ON

CONTINUITY TESTER

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEMESTER PROJECT

TO The Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

Sambhram Institute of Technology

BY ABHAY.S.BHARADWAJ 1ST11EC701 DILIP KUMAR .V. IST11EC714 CHANDRIKA .M. 1ST11EC712 GITANJALI .M. 1ST11EC718

NOVEMBER 2013

CONTENTS

SL. Number 1. 2. 3. 4.

Contents Cover page Contents Abstract Circuit diagram Description

Page Number i ii 1 2 3

5.

ii

ABSTRACT
It is possible that after etching a printed circuit board (PCB), there is a break or short circuit in the copper pattern. The chances of this fault increases as the tracks and the insulation between them becomes narrower. The method of manufacturing of PCBs made by amateurs do not always allow very accurate detailing in the copper layout, A detailed inspection is thus necessary. This can be carried out by the traditional way of using a resistance meter (multimeter), but the main disadvantage with this is that you must keep one eye on the meter. It is always easier if an audible indicator of some sort is arranged to make the testing much quicker and easier. The continuity tester employs here gives out an audible tone when there is connection and goes silent when there is an open circuit.

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CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

COMPONENTS:
Resistors: R1, R2 = 2.2K R3, R4 = 470K Capacitors: C1, C2 = 470pF Semiconductors: T1, T2 = BC 547B Miscellaneous: Buzzer: PB-272 Test probes (2 Nos.) 1.5V Battery (2)

DESRIPTION

Electronic circuits are built by connecting components together. This connection might be direct, as when you twist the leads of two components together. Or it might be using a length of wire or via a trace on a circuit board. In any case, it is essential that some points are connected together, and equally essential that some other points are NOT connected together. A continuity tester enables you to quickly check whether points intended to be connected are really so, and that points intended to be isolated are also really so. Such a check is usually performed on a circuit board before any components have been loaded into it. The technician's instrument of choice, the multimeter, is not really suited for a quick check. It gives you a reading, which then has to be interpreted. However, some meters do have a "continuity" position with a beeper for this purpose. To overcome this obstacle, we have employed a simple continuity tester circuit. The circuit uses a buzzer to give out an audible sound whenever there is a short circuit. (3)

The circuit diagram shows that the tester is a simple design consisting only of a two transistor astable multiviberator. When the two test points are connected, the two transistors conduct alternately causing a square wave voltage to appear across the buzzer, at a frequency of a few kilohertz. The tone produced by the buzzer indicates the connection. The circuit operates from a supply of only 1.5volts and draws no more than 1mili amperes of current. Because of the small load, the battery will have a long life. The circuit is so small that the complete circuit and the battery can be fitted into a plastic tube to make it portable. With little practice you should be able to judge the condition of the circuit under test by hearing the frequency of the output tone and should be able to make a difference between a short, continuity and some unwanted resistance in the line. An audible alarm also means that you dont have to shift your vision from the circuit under test to the continuity tester again and again.

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