Introduction:​

This circuit will help you to guard your precious documents as

well as jewellery from intruders or theft. All you need is just to
place this circuit in front of the locker or below the mat so when
any unknown person come and walk over the switch, the circuit
will trigger and sound of alarm comes. The main benefit of the
circuit is that these can be implied in two places at a time as
two different switches produces two different sounds​.

Circuit Diagram of Security Alarm:

Security Alarm Circuit

Diagram

Circuit Components:

● Resistor
● R1, R2 (100K) – 2
● R3 (1.2K) – 1
● R4 (47E) – 1
● T1 (BC547) – 1
● T2 (BC558) – 1
● D1, D2 (1N4007) – 2
● C1 (. 1uf) – 1
● S1, S2 – 2
● Speaker – 1
1. Resistor: ​Resistors​ ​are the passive device with two terminals. They are mainly
used in the circuit to restrict the flow of current across any of the circuits. The
current flow from the resistor is directly proportional to the voltage that is given
across the terminals of the resistor. In the market resistors are mainly available
in two broad categories:
 1. Fixed resistor​– ​ It actually means that the resistor whose value cannot be
change and remain what its mark on it.
2. Variable Resistor- It means that the value of resistance can vary within
the range marked over it. For e.g. If the value of 5k is marked on it then it
implies that the value of the resistor can vary from 0-5k.
● The value of the resistor can be calculated either with the help of
multimeter or with the help of color code over the resistor.
Diodes ​– It is a device with two terminals and have a asymmetric attribute
which means that it permit the flow of current in one of the directions while the
flow of high resistance is from another direction. Hence in it flow of current is in
one way only and block the other way for the current flow. The two terminals in
diode named as anode and cathode. AC current can be converted into DC with
the help of diode unidirectional behaviour.
Transistor ​– transistor is a three terminal electronic device used to amplify
weak input signals. A transistor consist of two PN junction diode connected
back to back. Transistor are of different type such as bipolar junction transistor,
Field effect transistor and photo transistor. They are mostly used in electrical
appliances due their smaller size and light weight. In addition they posses less
power hence have greater efficiency.
Speake​r- it is a transducer which creates sound in reaction of the electrical
auditory signal given in the input.
Capacitor​– Electric charges are being stored by these two terminal
components which is passive by nature. A dielectric medium is used which is
used to separate two conductors. It started at the time when the potential
variation occurs in the conductors polarizes the dipole ions to hold the charge
in the medium which is dielectric. There are two varieties of capacitor available
in the market –
Polarized capacitor- Capacitor marked with – and + sign. They are mainly
used to hold the charge. And before troubleshooting these capacitors
carefully discharge them as they hold charges there is a risk of shock.
Non polarized capacitor – Capacitors which do not have any polarity
marked over it. They are mainly used to remove the noises appeared
while converting AC into DC.
Working of Security Alarm Circuit:

S1 and S2 are the two switches that are used in the circuit so that both can be put in
two different places i.e. one of them can put in front of the locker while another one
can be placed on the front door. When the switch S1 is pressed diode D1 which is
linked with it starts conducting as the transistor T1 and T2, which is attached with the
resistor begin its conduction. For the oscillation purpose Transistor T1 and T2 gets a
positive feedback which is provided by capacitor C1. The presence of any intruder is
indicated by the low tone frequency which is generated when switch S1 is pressed.

Same kind of condition occurs when switch S2 is pressed. Diode D2 which is linked
with the switch S2 begin its conduction and offers power supply the transistor T1 and
T2, which is in the waking state and as a result sound comes from the speaker
attached to it. But in this instance a high frequency tone comes out which is a sign
that there is some intruder present around the locker. The sound that came from the
speaker can only be stopped by cut off the power suppl

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What are the advantages and disadvantages

of burglar alarms?
This article is appropriate for preppers because they often have gold, silver, and
other valuables in their homes. This article also will discuss ​burglary​ as a ​personal
safety​ issue. This discussion is important because, if burglars break into houses
while the occupants are ​home​, there could be dangerous confrontations. Even if they
burglarize homes while the occupants are away, the occupants never again will feel
as safe in their homes. Since Baltimore has a ​high​ ​burglary​ rate, this personal safety
issue is especially appropriate for Baltimore residents.

There are many good reasons for preppers to install ​burglar​ alarms in their homes to
protect their valuables and to improve the personal safety of themselves and their
families. Examples of the advantages include:
1. Saving up to 20% on homeowner’s insurance.
2. Being alerted to immediately mobilize home defenses against a burglary.
3. Being comforted by knowing that a home with a burglar ​alarm​ is 2 to 3 times ​less
likely​ to be burglarized.
4. Being reassured by the fact that silent burglar alarms can help the police to catch
some burglars during their burglaries.
Burglar alarms, however, can have disadvantages such as their:
1. Failure to work when the power grid goes down and the burglar alarm back up
batteries run down.
2. False alarms that bring unnecessary police responses which eventually can result
in fines.
3. Alarms being heard too often, along with car alarms, and eventually being ignored
by residents in densely urbanized settings.
4. Alarms not being heard by neighbors in lightly populated rural settings where
police responses are so slow that burglars can be gone before the police arrive.
5. Expensive installation and monthly user fees with multi-year contract obligations.
6. Expensive repair, upgrade, and upkeep costs, if occupants buy their own burglar
alarm systems.
7. Vulnerability to sophisticated burglars who know how to disable them.
8. Tendency to cause some occupants to become too confident with the efficacy of
their burglar alarms and to neglect ​other measures​ to protect their homes.
Burglar alarms can be as simple as bells hung on doors or as complicated and
expensive as monitored burglar alarms with ​guaranteed responses​ from armed
alarm company security officers. What ​type​ of burglar alarms have you installed, if
any? What are your reasons for installing them or for not installing them? What have
been your experiences with burglar alarms? Please comment below.