"David Nebenzahl" schreef in bericht
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(famous last words, "simple circuit" ...)

OK, so I'm trying to come up with a simple (maybe even elegant) solution
to a simple problem. Have an idea I want to run by y'all.

Function: person has a motion-detector light installed in their home.
They want a buzzer/bell/annunciator of some kind to go off *momentarily*
whenever the light is activated.

Here's my idea for the circuit:
http://www.geocities.com/bonezphoto/...e-shotBell.gif

First of all, please don't laugh at this. I am *not* a double-E or in any
way an electronics expert. Also keep in mind that this is the farthest
thing from a mil-spec application. It's just for fun; no life support
medical devices will depend on it.

I'd like to know the following:

1. Will this circuit even work?
1a. Will it work but end up destroying one or more components?
2. Is there a simpler way of accomplishing this task?
3. If it'll work, what are the right component values?

Explanation:

D1 is a half-wave rectifier. C2 filters the DC to produce more-or-less
ripple-free current. C1 provides the momentary "on" signal, by charging,
then "shutting down" when charged (sized according to RC time constant to
provide the desired "on" time). R2 and R3 form a voltage divider to supply
the appropriate base voltage to Q1. R1 acts as a voltage divider in series
with the load to supply the appropriate output voltage. (I chose 24 volts
DC arbitrarily; it might be less, probably not more.)

Component sizing:

R1 would obviously have to be large enough (in terms of power capacity) to
handle the load. The load would probably have a minimal current draw. And
since it would only be "on" momentarily, R1 could probably be a bit
undersized without worrying about damage.

Q1 would also need to be large enough to handle the load. I'm thinking a
common TO-220 type might work fine.

R2 & R3 could be small 1/8 watters.

OK, have at it. Rip 'er apart!


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It will not work at all and it'll take half a course in electronics to
explain why. I'm too tired to write that course.

petrus bitbyter