Friday, September 26, 2014

Simple Guitar Fuzz Circuit

Guitar Fuzz Circuit:  The input signal is amplified by the two transistors. The distorted output is then clipped by the two diodes and the high frequency noise is filtered from the circuit via the 500pF capacitor. The 1 M not adjusts the intensity...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Colour Sensor

Colour Sensor Circuit diagram is an interesting project for hobbyists. The circuit can sense eight colours, i.e. blue,green and red (primary colours); magenta, yellow and cyan (secondary colours); and black and white. The circuit is based on the fundamentals...
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Programming The Propeller IC

Parallax, well known for its successful Basic Stamp IC, has recently introduced the Propeller: a new microcontroller with a certain difference. It packs no less than eight 32-bit processors (referred to as COGs in Propeller jargon) into a single...
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Dual Power Supply 78xx 79xx

Many times the hobbyist wants to have a simple, dual power supply for a project. Existing powersupplies may be too big either in power output or physical size. Just a simple Dual Power Supply is required.For most non-critical applications the best and...
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FM Stereo Transmitter

Youll find that this is a very easy project to build. It will transmit good quality sound in the FM band ( 88 - 108 mhz ). One inportant item is that the IC chip operates on 3 volts DC. The chip will get destroyed if it is operated on any voltage...
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A Simple MD Catridge Preamplifier

Phonographs are gradually becoming a rarity. Most of them have had to yield to more advanced systems, such as CD players and recorders or (portable) MiniDisc player/recorders. This trend is recognized by manufacturers of audio installations, which means...
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Suitable AC DC Circuit Diagram

This circuit is simple, but very useful as well as simple and inexpensive. Its use is simple, when the positive (red) is connected to a positive voltage DC and the black lead on the negative, the red LED lights. Reversing polarities the Green LED lights....
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Outdoor Lighting Controller

When you step out of your brightly-lit house  into the darkness, it takes a while for your  vision to adjust. A solution to this problem  is this outdoor light with automatic switch-off. As a bonus, it will also make it a little bit ...
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Fire Alarm Circuit Diagram

The Fire Alarm circuit presented here is very simple, a diode reverse-biased germanium is used as a heat sensor low cost. In this project you can use two or three diodes connected in parallel at different locations in case of fire any of the diodes can...
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Signal Tracer

The main part of this circuit is the LM386 amplifier chip. It also uses a transistor input to buffer the input signal and provide extra gain for the LM386. The little unit has helped me out on numerous occasions when trouble shooting any amplifier...
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Simple LCD Module in 4 bit Mode

In many projects use is made of alphanumeric LCDs that are driven internally by Hitachi’s industry-standard HD44780 controller. These displays can be driven either in 4-bit or 8-bit mode. In the first case only the high nibble (D4 to D7) of the display’s...
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Portable Microphone Preamplifier

High headroom input circuitry, 9V Battery operationThis circuit is mainly intended to provide common home stereo amplifiers with a microphone input. The battery supply is a good compromise: in this manner the input circuit is free from mains low frequency...
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SP LED Scanner

Here may be a easy LED chaser simulating a scanner through the rear and forth light-weight result. It used high bright White LEDs to grant the chaser result. The circuit uses an oscillator to provide quick pulses and a decade counter to drive the LEDs.IC1...
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Simple 8 Random Flashing LEDs

This project flashes eight LEDs in an apparently random manner. It uses a 4060 combined counter and display driver IC which is designed for driving 7-segment LED displays. Circuit diagram : Simple 8 Random Flashing LEDsThe sequence is not really...
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Strong Headphone Amplifier

Some lovers of High Fidelity headphone listening prefer the use of battery powered headphone amplifiers, not only for portable units but also for home "table" applications. This design is intended to fulfill their needs. An improved output driving...
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Feather Touch Switches For Main

An ordinary AC switchboard contains separate switches for switching ‘on’/’off’ electric bulbs, tube lights, fans, etc. A very simple, interesting circuit presented here describes a feather-touch switchboard which may be used for switching ‘on’/‘off’...
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Voltage Monitor Circuit Diagram

This is a very simple circuit which can be modified to the users needs. Its operation is simple, when the input voltage is 0, the LED (LO). The LED turns off when the voltage increases to the level determined by R2.Voltage Monitor Circuit Diag...
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Temperature Candle Using LED

LED based projects require a lot of skill and hence only experienced circuit designers try out these circuits. But there are also a few circuits in this genre that can be done by amateur electronic hobbyists. The temperature candle is one such circuit....
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Megaphone Circuit Diagram

This is a very simple loudspeaker amplifier which uses as an IC LM386, which is one of the most versatile amplifiers exists. The LM386, an operational amplifier receives the signal of MIC1 is a microphone which amplifies it and sends it to SPKR1 which...
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