Voltage Rating Tester for Zener Diode

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Voltage Rating Tester for Zener Diode Circuit Diagram

Notes:
Using a single 555 Timer IC and a small transformer to generate a high voltage, this circuit will test zener diodes of voltage ratings up to 50VDC. The 555 timer is used in the astable mode, the output at pin3 drives a small audio transformer such as the LT700. This has a primary impedance of 1K and a secondary impedance of 8 ohms. Used in reverse the unloaded ac voltage is around 120volts ac. This is rectified by the 1N4004 diode and smoothed by the 2.2u capacitor which MUST be rated at 150 VDC. The zener under test is measured with a multimeter set to DC volts as shown. The load current switch enables the zener to be tested at 1 or 2mA DC. The rectified DC load, but a good zener should maintain the reading on the volt meter.

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Wireless mains voltage tester

Description.
This circuit can be used to test whether mains voltage is present or not without having electric contact with mains line. The CMOS IC CD4033 is the heart of this circuit. The CD4033 consists of a 5 stage decade Johnson counter and an output decoder for converting the Johnson code to a 7 segment decoded output for driving 7 segment LED display. A 10cm long insulated copper wire connected to the clock pin (pin1) of the IC serves as the sensor. The sensor wire has to be placed in the vicinity of the mains wire to be tested. When there is no voltage in the mains line, no voltage will be induced in the sensor wire and the display will show a random digit. When there is voltage in the mains line, a small voltage will be induced in the sensor wire due to electromagnetic induction and this voltage is sufficient enough to clock the CMOS IC CD4033. Now the display will count from zero to nine and repeat.

Circuit diagram.

Notes.

• The circuit can be assembled on a Vero board.
• Use 9V PP3 battery for powering the circuit.
• Use a 10cm insulated wire as the sensor.
• The IC must be mounted on a holder.
• Switch S1 can be a miniature ON/OFF switch.

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High voltage Power supply Circuit Diagram

High voltage Power supply Circuit Diagram. A 6 V battery can provide 100-150 Vdc center-tapped at a high internal impedance (not dangerous though it can inflict an unpleasant jolt). A 6.3 V transformer is connected in reverse with a transistor used in a Hartley oscillator configuration. The frequency of operation may be controlled by varying the value of the 10 ohm resistor.The 10 µ¥ capacitor must have a working voltage of at least 250 Vdc .

 High voltage Power supply Circuit Diagram

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Low Voltage Alarm Circuit Schematic With explanation

This low voltage circuit can be used to monitor batteries and other volatile sources of current for problems. The circuit sounds an alarm and lights an LED, but can be interfaced to any number of other circuits for many different uses.

Parts

Part Total Qty. Description Substitutions R1, R3 2 1K 1/4W Resistor R2 1 5K Pot U1 1 LM339 Op Amp IC D1 1 1N5233B Zener Diode D2 1 LED BZ1 1 Piezo Buzzer MISC 1 Board, wire, socket for IC

Notes

1. The circuit will operate from 9V to 12V.
2. Adjust R2 until the alarm goes off at the correct voltage.s

Source : aaroncake.net/

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High Voltage 3 Watt Audio Power Amplifier

The LM4954 is an audio power amplifier primarily designed for demanding applications in mobile phones and other portable communication device applications. It is capable of delivering 2.4 Watts of continuous average power to an 8 BTL load with less than 1% THD+N from a 7V_DC power supply. Boomer audio power amplifiers are designed specifically to provide high quality output power with a minimal number of external components. The LM4954 does not require output coupling capacitors or bootstrap capacitors, and therefore is ideally suited for lower-power portable applications where minimal space and power consumption are primary requirements.

High Voltage 3 Watt Audio Power Amplifier Circuit Diagram

The LM4954 features a low-power consumption global shutdown mode which is achieved by driving the shutdown pin with logic low. Additionally, the LM4954 features an internal thermal shutdown protection mechanism.

The LM4954 contains advanced pop & click circuitry which eliminates noises that would otherwise occur during turn-on and turn-off transitions.

The LM4954 is unity-gain stable and can be configured by external gain-setting resistors.

Key Specification:

Wide Power Supply Voltage Range	2.7 <= VDD <= 9V
Output Power: VDD = 7V, 1% THD+N	2.4W (typ)
Quiescent power supply current	3mA (typ)
PSRR: VDD = 5V and 3V at 217Hz	80dB (typ)
Shutdown power supply current	0.01µA (typ)

Features:

No output coupling capacitors, snubber networks or bootstrap capacitors required

Unity gain stable

Externally configurable gain

Ultra low current active low shutdown mode

BTL output can drive capacitive loads up to 100pF

"Click and pop" suppression circuitry

2.7V - 9.0V operation

Available in space-saving microSMD package

Applications

Mobile Phones

PDAs

Source: http://www.ecircuitslab.com/2011/06/high-voltage-3-watt-audio-power.html

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