This project is a pulse-tone oscillator with an
adjustable frequency that can obtain a wide range of
notes. With practice, you can play tunes on it that
sound like an electronic organ.
To play a tune, adjust the control to the proper note
and press the key. Readjust the control for the next
note and press the key again.
When you close the key the first time, the base
current flows around the loop formed by the battery,
the 10k
Ω
resistor, the 50k
Ω
resistor, the transistor
base and emitter, and the key.
The base current causes the collector current to
flow around the loop formed by the 3V supply, the
lower half of the transformer winding, the transistor
collector and emitter, and the key.
The current flowing in the transformer causes a
current to flow around the loop formed by the top
transformer winding, the 0.05
μ
F capacitor, the
transistor base and emitter, the key, the battery and
back to the transformer’s center terminal (terminal
2). This current quickly (in less than 0.0001
seconds) charges the 0.05
μ
F to about 4V or so with
a polarity negative on the transformer side and
positive on the transistor base lead side. Output
activates the speaker only while the current flows in
the transformer.
The charging of the 0.05
μ
F capacitor stops when
the induced voltage from the top half of the
transformer winding stops. Then, the capacitor
begins to charge again. As soon as the discharge
begins, the capacitor voltage becomes higher than
the battery voltage. The reverse polarity voltage is
applied to the base and the transistor turns off. Now,
all transistor junctions act as open circuits. The
capacitor discharges around the loop formed by the
top transformer winding, the 10k
Ω
resistor, and the
50k
Ω
resistor. When you reduce the control setting,
the discharge is faster, so the process is repeated at
a faster rate causing a higher frequency. As soon as
the 0.05
μ
F capacitor discharges to slightly below
the 3V of the battery, this cycle repeats.
Notes:
EXPERIMENT #121: PULSE OSCILLATOR TONE GENERATOR
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Schematic
Wiring Sequence:
o
1-29
o
2-30
o
3-108-110
o
4-82-120
o
27-40-107
o
28-81
o
5-41-109
o
42-137
o
119-138
Содержание EP-130
Страница 11: ... 11 I ENTERTAINMENT CIRCUITS ...
Страница 26: ... 26 II BASIC SEMICONDUCTOR AND COMPONENTS CIRCUITS ...
Страница 36: ... 36 III LED DIGITAL DISPLAY CIRCUITS ...
Страница 41: ... 41 IV A TOUR THROUGH DIGITAL CIRCUITS ...
Страница 49: ... 49 V MORE ADVENTURES WITH DIGITAL CIRCUITS ...
Страница 64: ... 64 VI THE WORLD OF TRANSISTOR TRANSISTOR LOGIC ...
Страница 77: ... 77 VII APPLICATION CIRCUITS BASED ON THE OSCILLATOR ...
Страница 88: ... 88 VIII BASIC OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS ...
Страница 116: ... 116 IX MORE ADVENTURES WITH OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS ...
Страница 129: ... 129 X COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS ...
Страница 136: ... 136 XI TESTING AND MEASURING CIRCUITS ...