This project demonstrates how a metal detector
works. When the coil comes close to the metal, the
oscillator changes the frequency; then, you know
there is something close by that is made of metal.
This type of metal detector has been used to locate
lost treasures, buried pipes, hidden land mines, and
so on. During war time, these have been used to
save many lives by locating mines and booby traps
set out by the enemy.
This circuit is a low distortion oscillator that draws
only one milliamp from the 9V supply. Using low
power allows the nearby metal to have maximum
effect on oscillation frequency.
Use a small transistor radio tuned to a weak AM
broadcast station as the detector. Tune the oscillator
until you hear a low-frequency beat note. This beat
note is the difference between the signal of a
broadcast station and this oscillator. Do not bring the
radio any closer than necessary. The best position is
where the levels of the two signals are about equal.
This gives maximum sensitivity.
Try using keys, plastic objects, coins, and so on, as
sample objects. Of course, a real metal detector
does not have a small ferrite coil like this. It usually
uses an air-core coil shielded with an aluminum
electrostatic shield called a Faraday electrostatic
shield.
If the oscillator does not oscillate no matter what you
do, try reversing the wire connections on terminals 9
and 10. If this fixes the problem, reverse the wire
connections underneath the board so you can use
the proper terminals for this and other similar
projects.
Notes:
EXPERIMENT #128: METAL DETECTOR
Schematic
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Wiring Sequence:
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6-11-85-47
o
8-12-119
o
9-109
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10-79-86-46
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48-72
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71-80-110-124
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121-122
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 ...