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Audio-Controlled Relay Circuit Guide

This circuit uses an audio signal to control a relay. A transistor amplifies the audio signal, which must be between 1-5 Vpp, to power the relay and connect points A and B. The sensitivity and operating frequency range depends on the capacitor C1 value. A small audio transformer should be used to operate the relay with the low-impedance output of an audio amplifier. The circuit can be used to explore audio-controlled devices and applications like sound-activated switches.

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Audio-Controlled Relay Circuit Guide

This circuit uses an audio signal to control a relay. A transistor amplifies the audio signal, which must be between 1-5 Vpp, to power the relay and connect points A and B. The sensitivity and operating frequency range depends on the capacitor C1 value. A small audio transformer should be used to operate the relay with the low-impedance output of an audio amplifier. The circuit can be used to explore audio-controlled devices and applications like sound-activated switches.

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Thisaudiocontrolled andis interest-
relayhasa largenumberof applications
ingto theexperimenter
whowishesto explore
theworkinguniverse of relays
andaudioor soundcontrolledcircuits.
Anaudiosignalintheamplituderangebetween1Vppand5 Vpptriggersthe I

relay,powering pointsA andB.


on thedevice,wiredbetween I

Relayvalueis determinedbypowersupplyvoltage. Fora 12voltpowersup-


plyyoumustusea 12voltrelay.Gurrentdraindepends uponthepowersup-
plyvoltageandalsotherelayused.Usinga12Yx 38 mA(RadioShack275-
248'1relay,
thecurrentdrainis lowenoughto allowtheuseof common cellsin
the powersupply.
Cl canrangebetween 0.01and1.0uF,anddeterminesthesensitivityof the
circuitin theaudiorange.Largevaluesgivemoresensitivity
at lowfrequen-
cies.
Thiscircuithasa high-impedance
inputandneedsa strongaudiosignalto
operate.
FigureI showstheschematic diagramoftheAudioSwitch. thatthe
Observe
heartof thecircuitis a commongeneral-purpose
NPNtransistor
thatactsas
a DCamplifier.
ln Figure2we showlayoutof componentsforthisproject.
Thecomponents
canbesoldered ona terminal
stripusedaschassis.The terminal
stripcanbe
flxedon a woodenboard.
of thepolarized
Position suchasthediodes,powersupplyand
components,
C2,mustbe observed.
capacitor
To usethisaudiorelayyou haveto wirepontsA andB to the outputof an
audioamplifier (minimumpowerrequiredis 5 watts)andadjustthevolume
controlfor bestoperation.
A smalltransistor
outputtransformer therelaywith
shouldbeusedto operate
low-impedance suchastheonesfromtheoutputof audioamplifiers.
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R,dependsontheoutputpowerof theamplifier
andis givenbelow:

OutputPower
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0 to 1 watt
1 to 10watts 47 ohms,1/4watt

10to 25 watts 100ohms,'ll4watI

25 to 50 watts 220ohms,ll2watt

PartsList - Audio Switch


Q1 - 8C548general-purpose
NPNsilicontransistor

D1 - 1N914general-purpose
silicondiode

D2 - 1N4002siliconrectifierdiode

Kl - 6V or 12V relay- see text

R1 - 10,000ohm,1/4W,5%resistor

Cl - metalfilm or ceramiccapacitor- see text

C2 - 100 uF,12 WVDCelectrolytic


capacitor

81 - 6V or 12Vcells,powersupplyor battery

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Tolearnmoreaboutthecircuitanddevicesor to getbetterperformance:
o ReplaceQl witha Darlington
transistor(suchas a BCS17)and
resistorR1 with100,000
ohms.Thecircuitwillincrease
in sensitivity.
o ExplainhowC1functions
in thiscircuit.
Scienceanddifferent
applications:
o Connect thecircuitto anaudioamplifier
output,witha mioophone
pluggedto theamplifier input.You'll
havea sound-operated switch.
o Thiscircuitwitha microphoneandan audioamplifier canbe used
to closea trapwith soundactivationor to activatea recordingwith
sounds.
Youcan alsouse it to photograph an explosion
or the crashof an
objectbytriggering
a flashwiththe produced
sound.
o The audiooutputof a multimediasystemin a computercan be
usedto controlexternal
deviceswiththiscircuit.

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