How reliable such devices are in real life? The most extreme, yet typical use case: a constantly opened N MOSFET (i.e. it should be closed only...

How reliable such devices are in real life? The most extreme, yet typical use case: a constantly opened N MOSFET (i.e. it should be closed only during exceptional scenarios), which implies constantly energized LED inside the coupler. For many^2 years. Is it an obvious no-go? One alternative is a transformer-coupled full wave rectifier driven by an oscillator I already have. Seems to be bul...

Speaking of SPICE, here's a nice little circuit: https://www.seventransistorlabs.com/Images/BakerDarlington.png I discovered the oscillator on...

Speaking of SPICE, here's a nice little circuit: https://www.seventransistorlabs.com/Images/BakerDarlington.png I discovered the oscillator on the left, when attempting to build a Darlington transistor pair with a Baker clamp. (In practice, R10 comes from a logic voltage input, and R2 is a load, often inductive. R14 is optional, but exacerbates the oscillation, making it reproducible.)...

I have a Remote Control unit I made years ago for toggling various lights, hi-fi, TV, etc. I have a few spare buttons so I'm using one as a 'Shed...

I have a Remote Control unit I made years ago for toggling various lights, hi-fi, TV, etc. I have a few spare buttons so I'm using one as a 'Shed Signal' so that SWMBO can summon me indoors occasionally. The simple oscillator circuit, feeding a miniature speaker, has its own DC power supply in the shed (workshop) and its 0V line is earthed. So is the 0V line of the RC unit in the lo

Could some electronics guru please shed some light on this ? Consider the following set up. I have an oscillator running at 25 MHz, driving a...

Could some electronics guru please shed some light on this ? Consider the following set up. I have an oscillator running at 25 MHz, driving a 10 pF parallel plate capacitor. The capacitor is made of two single layer copper clad plates of appropriate dimensions, separated by 1.2 mm of FR4. The capacitive reactance at this frequency is about 32 Ohms. What test can I perform to check t...

I designed a circuit. It is a PWM thing, four outputs not super high current. Open drain. We got an oscillator, thing to make a triangle wave...

I designed a circuit. It is a PWM thing, four outputs not super high current. Open drain. We got an oscillator, thing to make a triangle wave for the PWM, four comparators for the out put, and no filtering at all and in fact that is EXACTLY what is needed. About 40 components, three dual OP AMPs, four power MOSFETs, the rest elcheapo resistors n shit. I got more time

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http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiSvsnY9-_bAhVDja0KHXHnALoQFggpMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphysics.oregonstate.edu%2F~giebultt%2FCOURSES%2Fph412%2FReading%2Foscillators-1p.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2ID2iftO5An0jNHiC1lYRm On page 5 of that they have a phase shift oscillator. I would like to use one in my, well, whatever.

For most of my projects I use either a 14.7456 MHz crystal (57600*256) = or=20 20.000 MHz (for USB 96 MHz 24*f/5). The 20 MHz crystal I am using...

For most of my projects I use either a 14.7456 MHz crystal (57600*256) = or=20 20.000 MHz (for USB 96 MHz 24*f/5). The 20 MHz crystal I am using = specifies=20 a 20 pF parallel load, but my boards have 12 pF capacitors. I just = noticed=20 this and I think the value had been selected for a previous brand of=20 crystal, but the oscillator frequencies measure pretty close to the = ideal=20 ...

My new nightlight has a cds cell feeding a comparator with a time constant, so it doesn't turn on immediately when the cell is covered. ...

My new nightlight has a cds cell feeding a comparator with a time constant, so it doesn't turn on immediately when the cell is covered. Only problem is that if you put it too close to something, you get a relaxation oscillator: http://youtu.be/er44GoUs5Wc -- ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://www.piaohong.tk/newsgroup

Could some electronics guru please shed some light on this ? How is the carrier wave for high frequency wireless communication transmitters...

Could some electronics guru please shed some light on this ? How is the carrier wave for high frequency wireless communication transmitters generated ? Specifically, any oscillator would need negative impedance device, e.g., a bipolar transistor to sustain the oscillations. So, what transistors would be used in e.g., a GSM transmitter with a carrier frequency of 1.8 GHz Thanks in ...

I tried building a single transistor LED flasher like this...

I tried building a single transistor LED flasher like this : http://cappels.org/dproj/simplest_LED_flasher/Simplest_LED_Flasher_Circuit.html I didn't have the recommended 2n2222 - I tried with a BC548, 2n2369 and 2n3055 - None of them work. I'm using a trimpot set to 2 kiloohms and a 470 microfarad capacitor. Instead of a 100 ohm resistor I put 3 superbright LEDs in series. I get 1.2 v...

Tried to find the circuit diagram of my old Doppler ultrasonic radar experiments, not found. Had to have the parts somewhere, BINGO. No idea...

Tried to find the circuit diagram of my old Doppler ultrasonic radar experiments, not found. Had to have the parts somewhere, BINGO. No idea how to connect that old coil from a Philips acoustic remote (transducers are from remotes too), Measured inductances, see circuit diagram on paper in background, build a simple 1 transistor oscillator with most likely connections, worked first time: ht...

Hi, all, we had a bank holiday here, nicely positioned close to the weekend and I took the free time to play with my multi-IF3601 low noise...

Hi, all, we had a bank holiday here, nicely positioned close to the weekend and I took the free time to play with my multi-IF3601 low noise amplifier. That was not so funny because it features a negative input impedance over most frequencies, so with a suitable inductance on the input it makes a stable oscillator. Some observations: - Zin is negative also with the feedback loop cu...

Making a small hand tool and want to condense part count to min.. I need a +/- 5 volt rail, also I need a fast running +/- square pulse and the...

Making a small hand tool and want to condense part count to min.. I need a +/- 5 volt rail, also I need a fast running +/- square pulse and the inverter section at the collector of Q1 supplies +/- 5 volts, which is perfect. I take one op-amp out of four and made the standard relaxation oscillator for the square wave, ~20Khz. it starts off with 0 volts at the Vee but the inverter will bring...

I have a cheap torch (US: flashlight) which has three AAA cells in series powering nine white LEDs in parallel, nothing else that I can see. ...

I have a cheap torch (US: flashlight) which has three AAA cells in series powering nine white LEDs in parallel, nothing else that I can see. I guess the current is limited by the battery impedance. One LED is off, four are on, three flashing at about 15Hz and one flashes every few seconds. I suppose when on, the current draw is sufficient to drop the battery voltage, the three LEDs...

Could some electronics guru please help ? Suppose a high frequency(approx. 30 - 40 Mhz) oscillator connected across a aimple 1 cm x 1 cm plate...

Could some electronics guru please help ? Suppose a high frequency(approx. 30 - 40 Mhz) oscillator connected across a aimple 1 cm x 1 cm plate area parallel plate capacitor, with a 1 mm thick dielectric plate in between, material FR4. Now how do I detect that indeed the signals are being transmitted between the plates, given that a capacitor is a short to AC. Also, if I connect a sim...

Greetings, I wish to use two PIC16F628A processors in a particular circuit I'm putting together. They will each have a different clock...

Greetings, I wish to use two PIC16F628A processors in a particular circuit I'm putting together. They will each have a different clock oscillator frequency, and only one PIC will ever need to operate at any particular time. Some of the I/O lines in the circuit are common to both processors so I'd like to ask the PIC experts in this NG if, when held in the Reset condition, it...

On A.B.S.E I've posted the schematic of a solar Led garden light in the hope someone can name the type of oscillator. Thanks.

On A.B.S.E I've posted the schematic of a solar Led garden light in the hope someone can name the type of oscillator. Thanks.

I have an antique clock which I have retrofitted with an oscillator circuit= to make it very accurate. I did not use a sensor, nor did I modify...

I have an antique clock which I have retrofitted with an oscillator circuit= to make it very accurate. I did not use a sensor, nor did I modify the clo= ck's mechanism or its iron pendulum bob in any way. There is absolutely no = circuit or sensor which measures the clock. Yet it works. How did I do it? Any ideas? (I think it's novel, but it is so obvious, I am open to hearing differentl...

Ok, simple circuit: Schmitt inverter, 10K resistor from output to input, 1000pF capacitor from input to ground. Vh set to about 20% of Vhigh....

Ok, simple circuit: Schmitt inverter, 10K resistor from output to input, 1000pF capacitor from input to ground. Vh set to about 20% of Vhigh. Should happily oscillate but I get the error message "Time step too small". Also there is a noted dip in voltage down to about 80%, something which should even be possible with a digital behavioral device. What gives? How can I fix that and make i...

Hi all, We need a low jitter clock generator ( 3v3 or 1v8 CMOS output single ended ), 20Mhz (+-few percent...) and most important a low...

Hi all, We need a low jitter clock generator ( 3v3 or 1v8 CMOS output single ended ), 20Mhz (+-few percent...) and most important a low jitter on this output (few ps). Any ideas are welcomed. Habib.