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In this you’ll build a circuit that engineers call a
“pulse oscillator”. It makes sounds like a machine
gun. (Engineers have all kinds of technical words to
describe their circuit and ideas - you might as well
get used to them now and soon you’ll be talking just
like an electronics engineer.)
There are many ways to make oscillators. You will
build several of them in this kit. Later on, you will be
told how they work. For now, we’ll simply tell you
what an oscillator is.
An oscillator is a circuit that turns itself on and off (or
goes from high to low output). A pulse oscillator is
controlled by pulses such as those made by a
capacitor charging and discharging. This oscillator
turns on and off slowly, but some oscillators turn on
and off many thousands of times per second. “Slow”
oscillators are often used to control blinking lights
(like the turn signal in a car or truck). Faster
oscillators are used to produce sounds. “Super” fast
oscillators produce radio frequency signals (RF
signals). These RF signal oscillators turn on and off
millions of times per second.
The number of times an oscillator turns on and off
each second is called the frequency of the oscillator
and is measured in units called hertz (Hz). This
oscillator has a frequency of about 1 to 12Hz. The
frequency of a radio frequency signal oscillator would
be measured in kHz, (kilohertz, meaning a thousand
hertz) or MHz (megahertz, meaning a million hertz).
When you finish wiring, press the key to start the
oscillator. Adjust the control (50k
Ω
variable resistor)
to change the sound coming from the speaker from
a few pulses per second to a dozen or so per
second. You can also change the frequency of this
oscillator by trying other capacitors in place of the
10
μ
F capacitor. Be sure to observe the (+) and (–)
connections (polarity) on the capacitors marked
with a (+) sign.
Notes:
EXPERIMENT #5: MACHINE GUN PULSE OSCILLATOR
Wiring Sequence:
o
1-29
o
2-30
o
3-110-114
o
4-27-138
o
5-41-109
o
28-82
o
40-113-81
o
42-119
o
121-122
o
124-137
Schematic
Содержание EP-130
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