This article is part of our Electronic Course - Basic Electronics and Electronic Course - Power Electronics (*) where the reader can find additional information about the operation of diodes and rectifier circuits. In ART3971, we also have an explanation of how semiconductor diodes work.
This is another article that we provide on our site which deals with the operation of Triode for Alternating Current, TRIAC. Other articles can be found with slightly different approaches. The difference is the time they were written and also in the type of audience to be reached.
Piezoelectric transducers used in buzzer or even tweeters can function as excellent high impedance microphones. In this article we show how to mount a small FM transmitter using one of these buzzers as a microphone. The circuit has a range of 50 to 200 meters.
This article describes both a project and a very interesting remote listening experience. With the aid of an amplifier and a headset, we describe how to transmit sounds through walls. These sounds can either be a recording of a CD or the sounds picked up by a hidden microphone.
An option for those who do not have an electret microphone of the type that is used in most small transmitter designs is to use another type of microphone that can even be obtained from scrap material. In order to help such readers and even provide some savings in assembly, we have described an FM transmitter that, instead of using the common electret microphone, employs a small speaker or even a low-impedance headset in its place.
A very interesting assembly based on a high voltage circuit is the Jacob's Ladder. This is a circuit that generates rising or alternating rays by jumping between parallel wires giving the impression that they form a fire or electric ladder. It is a device of great visual (and also sonorous) effect when presented at fairs. The Jacob Ladder project we present uses few components, among them the little-known SIDAC.
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