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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Build Power Amplifier LM3876 Simply and Powerfull Power Amplifier

The chip on which the amplifier is based, a Type LM3876, is a member of the Overture family from National Semiconductor, All members of this family are pin-compatible and mutually interchangeable. They are typified by an internal protection (called SPIKE). In practice, the diftection ference between them is the power output. The series was described on the basis of the LM3886 in an earlier issue*.

The PCB has been designed so what it can accommodate the LM3876 (50W) as well as the LM3886 (150W). Because of this, pin5 of the IC on the board is connected to the positive supply line. This connection is not needed for the LM3876, since its pin5 is not (internally) connected (NC).

The IC is located at the side of the board to facilitate fitting it to a heat sink as shown in the photograph.

An important aspect for optimum performance is the decoupling of the unregulated supply lines by C 7-10. All earth connections go to a single terminal on the board.

Air-cored inductor L1 consists of 13 turns of 1mm dia. enamelled copper wire with an inner diameter of 10mm. The completed inductor is pushed over R7 and its terminals soldered to those of the resistor.

All electrolytic capacitors must be mounted upright. The amplifier can be muted with a single-pole switch connected to the MUTE input (pin8). This function is enabled when the switch is open. If muting is not required, solder a wire bridge across the mute terminals on the board.

Boucherot network R6-C6 is not normally required in this application, but provision has been made for it for use in other applications.

According to the manufacturers, both chips are optimalized for a load of 8 Ohm. The output power is lower when a 4 Ohm load is used or when the supply voltage is reduced. When a 4 Ohm load is used, the SPIKE protection becomes active when the supply voltage is about 27V, resulting a in a reduction of the power output to 10W. This means that it is not advisable to use loudspeaker with an impedance <8 ohm.

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Part listResistor:
R1, R3 = 1 k
R2, R4, R5 = 18k
R6 = see text
R7 = 10R, 5 Watt
R8, R9 = 22k

Capacitors:
C1 = 2.2 uF
C2 = 220 uF, 160 V
C3 = 22 uF, 40 V
C4 = 47 pF
C5 = 100 uF, 40 V
C6 = see text
C7, C8 = 100 nF
C9, C10 = 1000 uF, 40 V

Inductors:
L1 = 0.7 uH - see text

Integrated circuits:
IC1 = LM3876T

Miscellaneous:
Heat sink for IC1 <1.5 k w-1
Single-pole switch - see text



Schematic and PCB Layout LM3876
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Build a Bass Treble Tone Control Circuit Diagram

How build a Bass-Treble Tone Control Circuit Diagram . The LM1036 is a DC controlled tone (bass/treble), volume and balance circuit for stereo applications in car radio, TV and audio systems. An additional control input allows loudness compensation to be simply effected. Four control inputs provide control of the bass, treble, balance and volume functions through application of DC voltages from a remote control system or, alternatively, from four potentiometers which may be biased from a zener regulated supply provided on the circuit. Each tone response is defined by a single capacitor chosen to give the desired characteristic.

 Build a Bass-Treble Tone Control Circuit Diagram


Features:
  • Wide supply voltage range, 9V to 16V
  • Large volume control range, 75 dB typical
  • Tone control, ±15 dB typical
  • Channel separation, 75 dB typical
  • Low distortion, 0.06% typical for an input level of 0.3 Vrms
  • High signal to noise, 80 dB typical for an input level of 0.3 Vrms
  • Few external components required
Note:
Vcc can be anything between 9V to 16V and the output capacitors are
10uF/25V electrolytic.

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Friday, June 6, 2014

Build a Fog Lamp Switch Circuit Diagram

This is a simple Fog Lamp Switch Circuit Diagram. This circuit recommended to have a rear fog light on a trailer with the additional requirement that, when the trailer is coupled to the car, the rear fog light of the towing car has to be off. The circuit shown here is eminently suitable for this application. The circuit is placed near the rear fog light of the car. The 12-V connection to the lamp has to be interrupted and is instead connected to relay contacts 30 and 87A (K1, K3). When the rear fog light is turned on it will continue to operate normally.

 Fog Lamp Switch Circuit Diagram

Fog Lamp Switch Circuit Diagram


If a trailer with fog light is now connected to the trailer connector (7- or 13-way, K2), a current will flow through L1. L1 is a coil with about 8 turns, wound around reed contact S1. S1 will close because of the current through L1, which in turn energizes relay Re1 and the rear fog light of the car is switched off. The fog light of the trailer is on, obviously. The size of L1 depends on reed contact S1. The fog lamp is 21 W, so at 12 V there is a current of 1.75 A. L1 is sized for a current between 1.0 and 1.5 A, so that it is certain that the contact closes. The wire size has to be about 0.8 mm. The relay Re1 is an automotive relay that is capable of switching the lamp current. The voltage drop across L1 is negligible.  
 
Author : J. Geene Copyright :Elektor Electronics 2008
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Friday, December 20, 2013

Build a Positive input Negative output Charge pump Circuit Diagram

How to Build a Positive input Negative output Charge pump Circuit Diagram. A simple means of generating a low-power voltage supply of opposite polarity from the main supply. Self oscillating driver produces pulses at a repetition frequency of 100 kHz. 

When the VMOS device is off, capacitor C is charged to the positive supply. When the VMOS transistor switches on, C delivers a negative voltage through the series diode to the output. The zener serves as a dissipative regulator.

Positive input Negative output Charge pump Circuit Diagram

 Positive input Negative output Charge pump Circuit Diagram

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