PRECISION DIGITAL AC POWER CONTROLLER
Triacs and SCRs are extensively used in modern electronic power controllers—in which power is controlled by means of phase-angle variation of the conduction period....
Handy Zener Diode Tester
Here is a handy zener diode tester which tests zener diodes with breakdown voltages extending up to 120 volts. The main advantage of this...
SMART PHONE LIGHT
The circuit shown here is used to switch on a lamp when the telephone rings, provided that the ambient light is insufficient.
The circuit can...
CLAP REMOTE
An infra-red or wireless remote control has the disadvantage that the small, handy, remote (transmitter) is often misplaced. The sound operated switch has the...
CD-ROM DRIVE AS DIGITAL AUDIO CD-PLAYER
ACD-ROM drive can be used as a stand-alone unit for playing digital audio CDs without interfacing with a computer. The stereo output of CD...
Build a Crystal-Controlled 12 MHz AM Transmitter Without LC Tuning
The main feature of this transmitter is that it is free from the LC (inductor, capacitor) tuned circuit and operates on a fixed frequency...
SOLID STATE AUTO POWER-OFF ON MAINS FAILURE
A good number of circuits which turn off the power to the load on mains failure have already appeared in EFY. This circuit is...
Build an Automatic Fan Speed Controller with 555
During summer nights, the temperature is initially quite high. As time passes, the temperature starts dropping. Also, after a person falls asleep, the metabolic...
FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS USING PC
PROBIR GOYAL
Here is a simple technique for measuring frequencies over quite a wide frequency range and with acceptable accuracy limits using a PC. It...
Dual Priority Encoder Circuit Using
Anormal priority encoder encodes only the highest-order data line. But in many situations, not only the highest but the second-highest priority information is also...
