
JI
MIC
Fig. 1.
A low -cost commercial
transistor amplifier saves a lot of
wiring. Besides its
use
in
noise control, the circuit can
also be
used
as an audio baby
sitter, or as a sound
- powered
burglar alarm.
100K
LEVEL
r
IN
COM
AMP
8f.
GN + - 16f.
S
POR
C0M
R2
2.7K
TO
ALARM
CIRCUIT
NO
--
BI1
-DIO
OFF
(EITHER) RELAY
PARTS LIST
AMP-4-transistor, 3 -watt
amplifier
(L
m
ette
99T9132, Burstein- Appleby 49.9210,
or
simi-
lar)
B1 -6 -volt
battery
for
power
supply)
C1- 50 -µF, 6-volt electrolytic capacitor
D1,
D2-1N34 diode, or similar
I1-
Microphone connector to
suit
microphone
K1-
Low
-current, double
-pole,
double
-throw re-
lay
(see
text)
Q1- Transistor
(GE
-8
or
similar)
Q2 -Lni %unction
transistor 2X2160
ing" period,
the alarm continues,
inter-
mittently,
until
the din subsides. The
alarm
signal does
not feed
back
into
the
circuit.
Construction.
The
physical
layout is
not critical and
almost any arrangement
can be
used. As shown
in
the photo-
graphs,
the
author used a
metal
contain-
er that
happened to
be handy. Perf
-board
construction
is
used
to assemble the
elec-
tronics
while
LEVEL
control
RI,
switch
S1, alarm-
circuit
socket SO/,
and the
microphone
connector J1 are mounted
on
the front panel.
If it is
desired
to
hear
the
audio
output, a
speaker
connector
can also
be
mounted
on
the front panel.
Check
the
circuit of the commercially
made
audio amplifier
module to see
if
the common
output terminal
is connected
to the
battery
positive
lead.
If this con-
nection
exists, it
must be broken so
that
the
secondary of the output
transformer
is isolated
from the
remainder of
the
R1- 100,000 -ohm
potentiometer
R2-
2700
-ohm, ; -watt resistor
R3-47- ohm, / oatt
resistor
R4- 10,000 -ohm,
5_ -watt
resistor
R5- 100,000
-ohm
miniature
potentiometer (see
text)
R6
-390
-ohm, r,/,-watt resistor
Sol- Socket
for
alarm
SCR1-
Silicas controlled rectifier (GE
C106B1)
S1- Two -pole,
three-
position
switch
,llisc. -Perf board, metal enclosure, four
AA
-type
penlight
cells with holders,
crystal microphone,
siren,
knobs, shielded
wire, etc.
amplifier.
The
printed
circuit foil
can be
cut
with a razor
blade
or a very
sharp
knife,
making
sure
that
you
don't cut
any other
leads
or chip or
break
the PC
board.
If you
happen
to
have
an
amplifier
whose
ratings
are
less
than those
speci-
fied in the Parts
List
and
it
has
an out-
put transformer, you
can use it
if
you
connect large -value
capacitors
to
each
side of the transformer primary
and
raise
the value of
R3
to
about
1000
ohms.
In
this way, the audio signal
can reach
the
remainder of
the
circuit
but the
d.c.
will
do
no harm.
Once the perf board circuit
is
built
and
the
front
-panel components
are
mounted, wire the circuit
in
accordance
with
Fig.
1.
With the audio
amplifier
energized
and the alarm circuit off,
cur-
rent drain
is about
15
mA. Although
bat-
teries
were used
in the prototype,
a
6 -volt
d.c. power supply can
be
used.
Use
the
microphone suggested for the
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