A few of the interesting and useful hobby electronic circuit diagrams already published in this blog have been selected and compiled here for your quick reference and understanding. What is a Hobby Circuit? A hobby circuit is an electronic circuit project specially designed to suit new hobbyists. These circuits are mostly small and easy to […]
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NiMH Battery Charger Circuit
A single state-of-the-art chip, a transistor and a few other inexpensive passive components are the only materials required for making this outstanding, self regulating, over charge controlled, automatic NiMH battery charger circuit. Let’s study the whole operation explained in the article. Main Features: How the Charger Circuit Works Referring to the diagram we see a […]
9 Simple Metal Detector Circuits Explained
In this post I have explained 9 simple metal detector circuits using LC tuned concept, magnetic absorption concept, and the beat frequency oscillator (BFO) concept. The BFO technique is considered to be the most accurate and reliable methods of detecting metals. 1) Metal Detector Circuit Using a Single UJT The first metal detector circuit shown […]
Proximity Detector IC CS209A Pinouts – Datasheet Explained
In this post I have explained the main specifications and pinout functions of the IC CS209A along with other technical aspecst of the chip. Introduction The device CS209A is a bipolar monolithic IC specifically designed for metal detecting circuit applications. The IC fundamentally has a built-in oscillator stage, a couple of current regulator stages, a […]
3 Simple Frequency Counter Circuits Discussed
In this post we are going learn how to construct 3 different frequency counter circuits using ordinary components and ICs which will showcase the measured frequency on 7 segment displays. The first circuit which uses 4026 ICs can measure frequencies up to 1 MHz and the circuit is user calibrated. We will Learn About: Block […]
Simple Ignition Code Lock Circuit for Automobile Protection
This extremely simple code lock switch circuit can be used for locking a vehicle’s ignition by typing a hidden code over the given micro switch keypads. So now you can use this simple code lock ignition circuit for probably securing your car from a possible theft. Alternatively the circuit may be used for any application […]