When you connect the signal from this oscillator to
an oscilloscope, it makes a pattern that looks like
the teeth of a saw (as shown below).
The shape of this wave comes from the slow
charging of the 0.1
μ
F capacitor through the control
and the 100k
Ω
resistor, and the capacitor’s quick
discharge through the PNP and NPN transistors.
The voltage divider - the 470
Ω
and 100
Ω
resistors -
provides about 1.6 volts to the transistors. The
current flowing into the 0.1
μ
F capacitor from the 9V
supply (through the control and the 100k
Ω
resistor)
causes the charge of the capacitor to slowly
increase. When the charge of the capacitor exceeds
the voltage of the voltage divider (1.6V), the
transistors turn on and provide a path for the 0.1
μ
F
capacitor to discharge quickly. Now, the transistors
turn off again, and the capacitor begins to slowly
charge to repeat the cycle.
You can change the oscillator frequency by
changing the values of the components in the timer
circuit - the control, the 100k
Ω
resistor and the
0.1
μ
F capacitor. Try a 47k
Ω
resistor or a 220k
Ω
resistor in place of the 100k
Ω
resistor, and try
several different capacitors. If you connect one of
the electrolytic capacitors, be sure that you use the
proper polarity (+ and –).
Notes:
EXPERIMENT #125: SAWTOOTH WAVE OSCILLATOR
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Schematic
Wiring Sequence:
o
73-81-27-119
o
28-89
o
71-74-47-40
o
41-46
o
42-43-90-109
o
124-44-48-110-72-EARPHONE
o
45-82-EARPHONE
o
121-122
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