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One Transistor Code Lock: Circuit Diagram

This one transistor electronic code lock circuit uses a transistor as a switch to activate a relay based on the on/off combination of 10 switches, with 5 switches connected to the transistor base and 5 to ground. When the correct unique combination of switches is engaged, the transistor activates the relay to power an external device. The simple design demonstrates how a transistor can be used for locking applications without compromising performance.

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One Transistor Code Lock: Circuit Diagram

This one transistor electronic code lock circuit uses a transistor as a switch to activate a relay based on the on/off combination of 10 switches, with 5 switches connected to the transistor base and 5 to ground. When the correct unique combination of switches is engaged, the transistor activates the relay to power an external device. The simple design demonstrates how a transistor can be used for locking applications without compromising performance.

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One transistor code lock

This is of course the simplest electronic code lock circuit one can make. The circuit
uses one transistor, a relay and few passive components. The simplicity does not
have any influence on the performance and this circuit works really fine.

The circuit is nothing but a simple transistor switch with a relay at its collector as
load. Five switches (S0 to S4) arranged in series with the current limiting resistor
R2 is connected across the base of the transistor and positive supply rail. Another
five switches (S5 to S9) arranged in parallel is connected across the base of the
transistor and ground. The transistor Q1 will be ON and relay will be activated only
if all the switches S0 to S4 are ON and S5 to S9 are OFF. Arrange these switches in a
shuffled manner on the panel and that it. The relay will be ON only if the switches S0
to S9 are either OFF or ON in the correct combination. The device to be controlled
using the lock circuit can be connected through the relay terminals. Transformer T1,
bridge D1, capacitor C1 forms the power supply section of the circuit. Diode D2 is a
freewheeling diode. Resistor R1 ensures that the transistor Q1 is OFF when there is
no connection between its base and positive supply rail.

Circuit diagram.
Notes.
• This circuit can be assembled on a Vero board.
• Switch S1 is the lock’s power switch.
• The no of switches can be increased to make it hard to guess the
combination.
• Transistor 2N2222 is not very critical here. Any low or medium power
NPN transistor will do the job.

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