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Auto Sound Systems One Piece at a Time

Those who are in the market for auto sound systems are probably well aware of the many decisions that need to be made throughout the process. Gone are the days when you went in, pointed to a box and walked out with all the pieces, parts, and components you would ever need for a really kickin' sound. The truth of the matter is that there are many pieces and parts that work together in order to create the ultimate sound system and everyone seems to have different requirements, styles, tastes, and budgets to work with. Because of this, many manufacturers of auto sound systems have wised up to the fact that some people will buy the components they need to create the sound system of their dreams piece by piece as budgets allow. This is actually a very intelligent way for customers on a budget to buy the sound system they are hoping to some day have. As a result you will find that speakers, amplifiers, sub woofers, and the actual stereo are often sold separately and at very reasonable pr...

Wiring a Stratocaster for Two Volumes and One Tone

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My friend Adam was recently upgrading an Epiphone Strat copy (which we’ll be covering in the next blog post) and asked if I could help him with a somewhat unorthodox wiring idea. So, continuing on somewhat from the previous post about the Stratocaster 5-way switch, today we’re going to look at how to wire up a Strat so that it has two volume controls and one tone control. To quote Adam: "I want to rewire my Strat so that I have two volume controls and only one tone control. I want the knob nearest the strings to control the volume for the bridge and middle pickups, the middle knob to control the volume for the neck pick up and the knob furthest away from the strings to be a master tone control. " I couldn’t find much on Google about anyone else doing this, at least not without using a super switch, but I was pretty sure it could be done. So this is what I came up with. Click on the image to enlarge it. Here’s how it works: In the bridge position , pin 1 (bridge) is connecte...

15 V 1 A Regulated Power Supply

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Here is very Simple build power supply Electronic Circuit Project of   15-V 1-A Regulated Power Supply circuit.   The supply receives - 20 V from the rectifier/filter which is fed to the collector of the Darlington pnp pass transistor, a TIP105. The base drive to the TIP105 is supplied through resistor R5. The base of the TIP105 is driven from Vz terminal at pin 9, which is the anode of a 6.2-V zener diode that connects to the emitter of the uA723 output control transistor. 15-V 1-A Regulated Power Supply Circuit Diagram: The method of providing the positive feedback required for foldback action is shown. This technique introduces positive feedback by increased current flow through resistors R1 and R2 under short-circuit conditions. This forward biases the base-emitter junction of the 2N2907 sensing transistor, which reduces base drive to the TIP105. 

Simple Class A Headphone Amplifier Circuit Project

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This is simple audio or Amplifier circuit project. This circuit is derived from the Portable Headphone Amplifier featuring an NPN/PNP compound pair emitter follower output stage. An improved output driving capability is gained by making this a push-pull Class-A arrangement. Output power can reach 427mW RMS into a 32 Ohm load at a fixed standing current of 100mA. The single voltage gain stage allows the easy implementation of a shunt-feedback circuitry giving excellent frequency stability. Class-A Headphone Amplifier Circuit diagram The above mentioned shunt-feedback configuration also allows the easy addition of frequency dependent networks in order to obtain an useful, unobtrusive, switchable Tilt control (optional). When SW1 is set in the first position a gentle, shelving bass lift and treble cut is obtained. The central position of SW1 allows a flat frequency response, whereas the third position of this switch enables a shelving treble lift and bass cut. Note: Before setting quies...

Build a Wideband UHF Amplifier Circuit Diagram

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This is the simple wide band UHF amplifier with high-performance fetes . The amplifier circuit is designed for 225 MHz center frequency, 1 dB bandwidth of 50 MHz, low input VSWR in a 75-ohm system, and 24 dB gain Three stages of U310 FETs are used in a straight forward design. Wide-band UHF Amplifier Circuit Diagram

Class A MOSFET Amplifier 2SK1058

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This is simple class A MOSFET amplifier 2SK1058 used in the circuit. It is easy to do, you should use a 24V supply volt at high current. using amplifier with Class A tube preamp based on 12AU7. It produces the purest sound. I have no idea of ​​the levels of distortion, but has a very fine and delicate texture quality. With only one watt speaker output should be used efficiently. Lower is better than expected and the stage design of the units of my 12 "base 63L 3-way speakers with ease.

A Short Wave Regenerative Receiver

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Sensitivity and selectivity are the major concerns of a short wave enthusiast when he looks up for a receiver. Commercial communications models with superhet circuitry surely satisfy his requirements, but these are expensive. He would rather go for a homebrewed radio, being a regenerative receiver an affordable choice. I'm also a short wave listener and for some time I used my family's MW and SW tube radio, Philips brand. Then I switched to a Sony ICF-7600 with ceramic filters in the IF stages. High selectivity was attained with this radio receiver. A Short Wave Regenerative Receiver Circuit Diagram  I then discovered how much fun it was to build radios in my spare time, having tested a variety of designs available in books and on the web. Finally, I managed to make my own designs. One of them is shown in Fig. 1. It is a nice performer and will tune from the 22 meter international broadcasting band down to the 11 meter band. It is best that the 100 pF variable capacitor be a ve...

A Doorbell for the Deaf

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This circuit provides a delayed visual indication when a door bell switch is pressed. In addition, a DPDT switch can be moved from within the house which will light a lamp in the door bell switch. The lamp can illuminate the words "Please Wait" for anyone with walking difficulties. A Doorbell for the Deaf Circuit Diagram : Notes : The circuit uses standard 2 wire doorbell cable or loudspeaker wire. In parallel with the doorbell switch, S1, is a 1N4001 diode and a 12 volt 60mA bulb. The bulb is optional, it may be useful for anyone who is slow to answer the door, all you need to do is flick a switch inside the house, and the bulb will illuminate a label saying Please Wait inside the doorbell switch or close to it. The double pole double throw switch sends the doorbell supply to the lamp, the 22 ohm resistor is there to reduce current flow, should the doorbell switch, S1 be pressed while the lamp is on. The resistor needs to be rated 10 watts, the 0.5 Amp fuse protects aga...

80mph on a bicycle!

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For cycling enthusiast Tom Donhou, there has only ever been one mission. To ride as fast as he possibly can on two wheels. In a bid to prove what can be achieved through backyard engineering, he has custom-built a bike which reached speeds of up to 80mph. A London-based bicycle frame builder by trade, Donhou invented a 104-tooth chainring to achieve the goal. And in another tribute to British engineering, he wanted to use a car to block the wind to reduce wind traction. The current land speed record for a bike (not bycycle) is 167mph which was set by Fred Rompelberg using a dragster in the Salt Flats.[via]

Build a Switch Mode Power Supply

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The SMPS described here is suit-able for high-wattage stereos and other similar equipment. The circuit employs two high-voltage power transistors (BU208D) which have built-in re-verse-connected di-odes across their collectors and emitters. It can supply about 250-watt out-put. The circuit uses a ferrite core transformer of 14mm width, 20mm height, and 42mm length of E-E cores. An air gap of 0.5 mm is required between E-E junction. Good insulation using plastic-insulating sheets (Mylar) is to be maintained between each layer of winding.  Switch Mode Power Supply Circuit Diagram The number of primary turns required is 90 with 26 SWG wire. The secondary winding employs 17 SWG wire (for 4A load current). Each turn of the secondary develops approximately 2 volts. The reader can decide about the output volt-age and the corresponding secondary turns, which would work out to be half the desired secondary voltage. The volt-age rating of capacitors C7 and C8 should be at least twice the seco...

Build a Wire Break Alarm With Delay Circuit Diagram

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Here is a simple circuit of wire-break alarm that activates after a delay of 15 to 30 seconds. When the thin-wire loop running across the entrance door is broken, the alarm sounds after a delay of 15 to 30 seconds, the time period set through VR1. Thus the occupants get sufficient time to lock the room from the outside and catch the thief.  The circuit uses CD4060, which is a 14-stage ripple-carry binary counter/divider and oscillator. It is wired as a timer here and does not need input pulse for trigger. CD4060 gets activated as soon as the power supply is switched on. Output O13 of CD4060 goes high after the lapse of preset delay set through VR1. Transistor SL100 (T2) is wired as a switch to power the timer section built around CD4060. When the wire loop is closed, transistor T2 does not conduct. So power to the timer circuit is not available and the piezobuzzer does not sound.  Wire-Break Alarm With Delay Circuit Schematic On the other hand, when the wire loop is broken by ...

A Bipolar Regenerative Receiver

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Contrary to what some radio experimenters think, a bipolar regenerative design can be made to work efficiently. The major concern is the low input impedance of the detector-amplifier bipolar stage. Nevertheless, it can be easily compensated with positive feedback or regeneration. A sufficient amount of regeneration can make tuning astonishingly sharp. Another concern is the quality of the detected audio. This, to my knowledge, is subjective. The quality of sound coming out from an earphone can be rated good or fair by two different people. I would suggest that you decide by yourself. So, come on and try the following schematic for the 530 kHz to 1650 kHz AM Broadcasting Band. A Bipolar Regenerative Receiver Circuit Diagram Please notice that the 475 pF variable capacitor tunes in the stations whereas the 200 pF variable capacitor controls regeneration. The latter is known as the throttle capacitor. L2 is the tickler coil. In order to regeneration to take place, L1 and L2 must be correc...

Building a radio station

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Requires us to make things systematically and efficiently, because time is very valuable to us, then some of the advances in technology has been applied in various fields, including education, because this is where all the technological advances developed.Lots of technology is rapidly expanding in our country today. With technology growing by leaps and bounds this is what will make the work more systematic and efficient.Based on our technological advances and his friends create a system are related to the Electronics course, we propose the same faculty to develop a community tool. We got a second job in four semesters, which makes the FM transmitter. Departing from hobby assembling electronic items, we try to assemble a mini-power transmitter that can emit a short signal of approximately 100 meters with power (power) 5 watts. This is a pilot who later became 12 watts. With 12 watts of power, radio broadcasts to reach a village.  1.2 Formulation of ProblemProblems are handled from t...

Build a Solar Energy Powered an iPhone Battery Charger

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This is a very easy build a solar Solar Energy Powered an iPhone Battery Charger setup by setup. The professionalject was once termed as Mighty Minty Boost as it used to be developed to function as iPod/iPhone costr with sun power. Aside from being small, it has a big battery capacity of three.7V at 2000mAh and it settle fors input energy from three.7V to 7V. As exhibitn within the images below, it will probably turn out to be a compact USB energy provide when the sun cell is eliminated after charging. The Velcro is used to stable the Mighty Minty Boost inside of a backpack or messenger bag after unplugging the solar cell. For quicker charging, a larger solar cell will additionally be connected to the bag. Enough power may also be generated to absolutely cost an iPhone in about 5.5 hours and an iPod Touch in four hours using a reasonably higher sun cell with 6V at 250mAh. The charger will robotically swap to trickle charging when the cell reaches full charge. The charging present ...

Save Your Ears A Noise Meter Circuit

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‘Hello… HELLO! Are you deaf? Do you have disco ears?’ If people ask you this and you’re still well below 80 , you may be suffering from hearing loss, which can come from (prolonged) listening to very loud music. You won’t notice how bad it is until it’s too late, and after that you won’t be able to hear your favorite music the way it really is – so an expensive sound system is no longer a sound investment. To avoid all this, use the i-trixx sound meter to save your ears (and your neighbor's ears!). With just a handful of components, you can build a simple but effective sound level meter for your sound system. This sort of circuit is also called a VU meter. The abbreviation ‘VU’ stands for ‘volume unit’, which is used to express the average value of a music signal over a short time. The VU meter described here is what is called a ‘passive’ type. This means it does not need a separate power supply, since the power is provided by the input signal. This makes it easy to use: just conne...

Electronic Fuse Employs A Relay Circuit Diagram

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The hobby circuit below uses an unusual method to generate about 12,000 volts with about 5uA of current. Two SCRs form two pulse generator circuits. The two SCRs discharge a 0.047uF a 400v capacitor through a xenon lamp trigger coil at 120 times a second. Electronic Fuse Employs A Relay Circuit Diagram The high voltage pulses produced at the secondary of the trigger coil are rectified using two 6KV damper diodes. The voltage doubler circuit at the secondary of the trigger coil charges up two high voltage disc capacitors up to about 12KV. Although this circuit can’t produce a lot of current be very careful with it. A 12KV spark can jump about 0.75 of an inch so the electronic circuit needs to be carefully wired with lots of space between components. Source by : Streampowers