Fun Projects 41 Chapter
Fun Projects 41 Chapter
Fun Projects 41 Chapter
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LIGHT-ALARM
EXPERIMENTAL
of a simplebutetfective
Thiscircuitconsists alarmwhichuses
light-activated
onlya halfdozencomponents. A lightfallingon the LDRturnson the SCR. I
Thelampwillremainonuntilthepoweris otfor 51 is usedto resetthecircuit. I
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p1 adjustssensitivity Togetbetterperformance
to theapplication.
according
theLDRcanbe housedin an opaquetubewitha convergent lens.
sincethereis a voltagedropof
A 6-voltlampcanbe usedwithoutproblems
about2 voltswhenin theONstate.
Theschematic diagram asyoucanreset
is shownlnFigure1.51 is optional,
thecircuitbyturningoffthe powersupply.
Components usinga terminal
layout, strip,isshownin Figure2.Thelampcan
byan LEDin serieswitha 470ohmresistoror abuzzer.You
be repfac'ed also
replacing
cancontrolan audiooscillator, the lampwithit.
from50to 250mA
Any6Vlampranging
Thelampisn'ta criticalcomponent.
canbe used.
TheLDRis a common GdSphotoresistor.The ona
SCRneedn'tbemounted
as thecurrentis verylow.
heatsink
PartsList- Experimental
Light'Alarm
SCR -TlC106Silicon Rectifier
Controlled
LDR- seetext
LDR - Gommon
P1 - 1,000,000
ohmPotentiometer
Xl lamP- seetext
- 6V incandescent
S1 - SPSTmomentary
switch
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To learnmoreaboutthe circuitor to get betterperformance:
o ReplaceX1 witha 6V relayto controlexternalloads.Wirea 1N914
kick from
diodein parallelwith the relaycoil to preventhigh-voltage
damaging theSCR.You canalsocontrolsmallaudiooscillatorsor other
devices.
alarm.
o Changepositionof the LDRwith P1 to get a dark-activated
work'
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o ExplainhowLDRs(LightDependent
Willthe circuitoperateas
o Replacethe LDRwitha phototransistor.
you want?
Scienceprojects:
o This circuitcan be used to monitortraps or eventsthat involve
objector animalmovements.
o SeveralLDRscan be wiredin parallelto monitormorethan one
alarm,when P1 switches
placeat the sametime.In a dark-activated
withtheLDR,morethanoneLDRcanalsobe used.But,inthis
position
case,you mustwirethe LDRsin series.
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