Found in an EDN from the 90s, this circuit uses an electret microphone. The output can be used to activate a relay. Integrated circuits are from that time, uncommon today.
This simple amplifier stage with a transistor has a linear response from 25 Hz to 120 kHz. The...
In the circuit in the figure, when a pulse of light falls on the LDR, the circuit arms with the...
This circuit makes use of a sensitive 5 mA reed-relay to be driven directly by a phototransistor. The...