555 IC’s Hysteresis for Dark Activated Relay

In the relay’s  point of view, dark activated means the relay will be activated when the  light intensity fall below a certain threshold.   Without hysteresis, the relay will be activated and deactivated if the sensed brightness fall under or rise above a single point of darkness level. With hysteresis, the darkness level for activating and deactivating the relay will be […]

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Logarithmic Amplifier Using MC1556 Op-Amp

The circuit below is a logarithmic amplifier using an MC1556 op amp. The 10K pot is an offset adjustment.  Here is  a schematic diagram of one classic example of  general purpose  logarithmic converter circuit employing LM1556 op-amp: The popularity of logarithmic amplifier is decreasing as the microprocessor and microcontroller chips are  getting lower and lower in price. Long time ago, […]

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Mixer or Sewing Machine Motor Speed Control

It will be effective to use simple half wave motor speed control with small universal  ac/dc motors. Two amps RMS is the maximum current capability. The control gives excellent torque characteristics to the motor because speed dependent feedback is provided, even at low rotation speeds. By closing switch S1, thus bypassing the SCR, we can achieve normal operation at maximum […]

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LM378 24 V DC Proportional Motor Speed Control

National LM378 amplifier is used as a basis for economical proportional motor speed controller. This integrated circuit is able to deliver 700 mA continuous current for such DC motor applications such as antenna rotors or motor controlled valves.  The basic of proportional control is as simple as amplifying the error signal to produce an action in such direction that minimize […]

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Chromel Alumel Thermocouple Current Loop Transmitter

The schematic diagram below show signal conditioning circuit for remote current loop temperature transmitter. This thermocouple temperature transmitter is loop powered, means it doesn’t need its own power supply since the supply is provided by the current loop receiver. Thermocouple is basically a junction of two different metallic material that measures the temperature difference. This thermocouple signal conditioner circuit is […]

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