Coil Winder Circuit Board Design
This project included the schematic and PCB layout of a coil winding machine circuit board. It uses Arduino Nano microcontroller, to count the number of turns and it can be used to replace manual coil winding process.... show more24 Comments
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Tesla Coil Comeback
A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891. It is used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high frequency alternating-current electricity. Tesla experimented with a number of different configurations consisting of two, or sometimes three, coupled resonant electric circuits.... show more1 Comment
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Realistic Brown Battle Mech
Nice — you can do a clean pulse + latch using a single quad Schmitt-NAND chip: 74HC132 (or 74LVC132 for 3.3 V systems). The HC132 contains four 2-input NAND gates with Schmitt inputs so you can both clean a noisy SYN480R DATA line and build an SR latch (NAND SR is active-LOW) inside one package. Only a few passives and a driver transistor are needed. Below is a ready-to-build recipe (parts, wiring, explanation, tuning tips, and an ASCII schematic) — no extra logic ICs required. Parts (per latch) 1 × 74HC132 (quad 2-input NAND with Schmitt inputs). If your system is 3.3 V use 74LVC132 / 74HC132 rated for 3.3 V. Rin = 47 kΩ (input series) Cfilter = 10 nF (input RC to ground) — tweak for debounce/clean time Rpulldown = 100 kΩ (pull-down at input node, optional) Rpullup = 100 kΩ (pull-up for active-LOW R input so reset is idle HIGH) Rbase = 10 kΩ, Q = 2N2222 (NPN) or small N-MOSFET (2N7002) to drive your load Diode for relay flyback (1N4001) if you drive a coil Optional small cap 0.1 µF decoupling at VCC of IC Concept / how it works (short) Use Gate1 (G1) of 74HC132 as a Schmitt inverter by tying its two inputs together and feeding a small RC filter from SYN480R.DATA. This removes HF noise and provides a clean logic transition. Because it's a NAND with tied inputs its function becomes an inverter with Schmitt behavior. Use G2 & G3 as the cross-coupled NAND pair forming an SR latch (active-LOW inputs S̄ and R̄). A low on S̄ sets Q = HIGH. A low on R̄ resets Q = LOW. Wire the cleaned/inverted output of G1 to S̄. A valid received pulse (DATA high) produces a clean LOW on S̄ (because G1 inverts), setting the latch reliably even if the pulse is brief. R̄ is your reset input (pushbutton, HT12D VT, MCU line, etc.) — idle pulled HIGH. Q drives an NPN/MOSFET to switch your load (relay, LED, etc.). Recommended wiring (pin mapping, assume one chip; use datasheet pin numbers) I’ll refer to the 4 gates as G1, G2, G3, G4. Use G4 optionally for additional conditioning or to build a toggler later. SYN480R.DATA --- Rin (47k) ---+--- Node A ---||--- Cfilter (10nF) --- GND | Rpulldown (100k) --- GND (optional, keeps node low) Node A -> both inputs of G1 (tie inputs A and B of Gate1 together) G1 output -> S̄ (S_bar) (input1 of Gate2) Gate2 (G2): inputs = S̄ and Q̄ -> output = Q Gate3 (G3): inputs = R̄ and Q -> output = Q̄ R̄ --- Rpullup (100k) --- VCC (reset is idle HIGH; pull low to reset) (optional) R̄ can be wired to a reset pushbutton to GND or to an MCU pin Q -> Rbase (10k) -> base of 2N2222 (emitter GND; collector to one side of relay coil) Other side of relay coil -> +V (appropriate coil voltage) Diode across coil If you prefer MOSFET low side switching: Q -> gate resistor 100Ω -> gate of 2N7002 2N7002 source -> GND ; drain -> relay coil low side... show more1 Star
Tesla Coil Comeback jd9J
A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891. It is used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high frequency alternating-current electricity. Tesla experimented with a number of different configurations consisting of two, or sometimes three, coupled resonant electric circuits.... show more3 Comments
Tesla Coil Comeback 3p9d
A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891. It is used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high frequency alternating-current electricity. Tesla experimented with a number of different configurations consisting of two, or sometimes three, coupled resonant electric circuits.... show more1 Comment
Chronograph
This is a 2 stage IR sensor circuit intended to be used as a ballistic speedometer/chronograph for my Coilgun. I based it off a common design for IR proximity sensors. There are 2 output pins to a microcontroller, and +/-pins for 2 IR receivers, 2 IR emitters, and 2 green LEDs to show when the stage is active. When the beam is broken the voltage on the microcontroller output pins will change, allowing me to code proper coil stage firing timing. The potentiometers are for tuning the sensitivity.... show more22 Comments
Yummy Gray Esper Photo Analyser
Light Detection: The LDR detects the ambient light level. When it is dark, the resistance of the LDR is high, resulting in a higher voltage at the inverting input (pin 2) of the op-amp. Comparison: The op-amp compares the voltage at pin 2 with the reference voltage set at pin 3 by the potentiometer (R3). If the voltage at pin 2 is higher than the reference voltage at pin 3 (indicating darkness), the op-amp output goes high. Transistor Activation: The high output from the op-amp turns on the transistor (Q1) by providing base current through R4. Relay Activation: When Q1 is turned on, current flows through the relay coil, energizing it and closing the relay contacts. Lamp Operation: The closed relay contacts complete the AC circuit, allowing current to flow and turning on the lamp (LA1). Light Detection (Daytime): When it is light, the resistance of the LDR decreases, resulting in a lower voltage at pin 2 of the op-amp. If this voltage is lower than the reference voltage at pin 3, the op-amp output goes low, turning off Q1, de-energizing the relay, and turning off the lampWelcome to your new project. Imagine what you can build here.... show more2 Comments
PCB E-dolly
36 V Contactor Coil Driver with Safe Kill Loop, 3.3 V Logic, SPI IMU, 24 V/5 A Buck, and ESP32 IO12-Driven E-Stop MOSFET via Series PH2.0 Safety Connectors #E_STOP #MOSFET #PH2.0 #SAFETY... show moreFine Orange Interocitor
True 4-Layer 2 oz Copper Scanner Head PCB with 28 Luddite_Coil_8mm Multilayer 8 mm OD Square Spiral Coils in a 2×14 Grid, 12 mm×18 mm Pitch, Individual MOSFET Drivers and Flyback Diodes per Coil, Bottom Layer Kept Component-Free #Luddite_Coil_8mm #2x14Grid #4Layer2Oz #CoilArray... show moreFast Silver Flubber
Create a schematic diagram of an electric fence controller using the NE556 dual timer IC. The circuit must include all components with clear electronic symbols (resistors, capacitors, transistors, diode, relay) connected by lines as in a real circuit diagram. Specifications: 1. Power supply: - Vcc = +12V connected to pin 14 of the NE556. - Pin 1 of the NE556 to ground. 2. Timer A (active 10 seconds): - Pin 2 (Trigger A) receives a pulse from transistor Q2 (contact detector). - Pin 6 (Threshold A) connected to Pin 7 (Discharge A). - R1 = 1 MΩ between Pin 7 and +12V. - C1 = 10 µF between Pin 6 and ground. - Pin 3 (Out A) goes through a 4.7 kΩ resistor to the base of Q1 (BC547 NPN transistor). - Pin 3 also connected via a 100 nF capacitor to Pin 13 (Trigger B of Timer B). 3. Timer B (rest 10 seconds): - Pin 9 (Discharge B) and Pin 8 (Threshold B) connected together. - R2 = 1 MΩ between Pin 9 and +12V. - C2 = 10 µF between Pin 8 and ground. - Pin 12 (Out B) can be optionally used to block retrigger of Timer A. 4. Relay driver stage: - Q1 = BC547 NPN transistor. - Base connected through 4.7 kΩ resistor to Pin 3 (Out A). - Emitter to ground. - Collector connected to one side of the relay coil. - Other side of relay coil connected to +12V. - A diode 1N4007 placed in parallel with the relay coil (cathode to +12V, anode to collector of Q1). - Relay contacts switch the +12V supply to the electric fence energizer. 5. Contact detector: - Shunt resistor ≈0.1 Ω placed in series with the fence output. - Q2 = BC547 NPN transistor, base connected to the shunt, emitter to ground, collector to Pin 2 (Trigger A). - When current flows through the shunt, Q2 provides a trigger pulse to Timer A. Please draw the schematic in a standard style with components connected by straight lines, not in block diagrams. Show clear pin numbers of the NE556 and all external components.... show more40mmSqaure13.56MHzAntenna 2.41uH
2.41uH Inductor @ targeted 13.56MHz NFC Inductor Played around in the [ST coil calculator](https://eds.st.com/antenna/#/) assumption: dielectric constant of 4.5 trace thickness of 35um (1oz/sqft) results: 40x40mm 300um trace width 410um spacing 5 turns #NFC #coil #inductor #pcbinductor... show moreFront Magenta T-800
this is a half bridge MOSFET ESC for WYE wound BDLC. you connect VCC to common point (COM) of the BDLC. The three phase wires from the motor to Fase A, Fase B, Fase C. depending on which one of the MOSFETS is open (controlled via a microcontroller, connected to PB1, PB2, PB3), current passes through the respective coil of the motor, rotating it a bit.... show moreSRR1260A-331K
330µH Shielded Drum Core, Wirewound Inductor 1.15A 580mOhm Max Nonstandard #commonpartslibrary #inductor #coil... show more