CIRCUIT IDEAS

AUTOMATIC HEAT DETECTOR IVEDI

lay is in energised state. LED1, con-
nected in series with 68-ohm resistor
R1 across resistor R4, glows when the
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SUKANT KUMAR BEHARA S.C. siren is on.
To test the working of the cir-

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his circuit uses a complementary Pin Designation Sound Effect cuit, bring a burning matchstick
pair comprising npn metallic SEL1 SEL2 close to transistor T1 (BC109),
transistor T1 (BC109) and pnp No Connection No Connection Police Siren which causes the resistance of its
germanium transistor T2 (AC188) to de- +3V No Connection Fire Engine Siren emitter-collector junction to go low
tect heat (due to outbreak of fire, etc) Ground No Connection Ambulance Siren due to a rise in temperature and it
in the vicinity and energise a siren. The Do not care +3V Machine Gun starts conducting. Simultaneously,
collector of transistor T1 is connected transistor T2
to the base of transistor T2, while the also conducts be-
collector of transistor T2 is connected cause its base is
to relay RL1. connected to the
The second part of the circuit com- collector of tran-
prises popular IC UM3561 (a siren and sistor T1. As a
machine-gun sound generator IC), which result, relay RL1
can produce the sound of a fire-brigade energises and
siren. Pin numbers 5 and 6 of the IC switches on the
are connected to the +3V supply when siren circuit to
the relay is in energised state, whereas produce loud
pin 2 is grounded. A resistor (R2) con- sound of a fire-
nected across pins 7 and 8 is used to fix brigade siren.
the frequency of the inbuilt oscillator. Lab note.
The output is available from pin 3. We have added a
Two transistors BC147 (T3) and sound from UM3561. Resistor R4 in se- table to enable readers to obtain all pos-
BEL187 (T4) are connected in ries with a 3V zener is used to provide sible sound effects by returning pins 1
Darlington configuration to amplify the the 3V supply to UM3561 when the re- and 2 as suggested in the table.

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