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hello is der sumbody know how the circuit flow in this fire alarm?and also all d conditions on how the circuit behaves??? i got this circuit @ **broken link removed**
Circuit Operation:
Timer IC NE555 (IC1) is wired as an astable multivibrator oscillating in audio frequency band. Switching transistors Q1 and Q2 drive multivibrator IC1. The output of IC1 is connected to NPN transistor Q3, which drives the loudspeaker (SPKR) to generate sound. The frequency of IC1 depends on the values of resistors R6, R7 and capacitor C2. When Thermistor TH1 becomes hot, it provides a low-resistance path to extend positive voltage to the base of transistor Q1 via diode D2 and resistor R3. Capacitor C1 charges up to the positive voltage and increases the ‘on’ time of alarm. The higher the value of capacitor C1, the higher the forward voltage applied to the base of transistor Q1. Since the collector of transistor Q1 is connected to the base of transistor Q2, transistor Q2 provides positive voltage to reset pin 4 of IC1. R5 is used such that IC1 remains inactive in the absence of positive voltage. D2 stops discharging of capacitor C1 when the Thermistor connected to the positive supply cools down and provides a high-resistance (10k) path. It also stops the conduction of Q1. To prevent the Thermistor from melting, wrap it up in mica tape. The circuit works off a 6V-12V regulated power supply. D1 is used to indicate that power to the circuit is switched on.
hello is der sumbody know how the circuit flow in this fire alarm?and also all d conditions on how the circuit behaves???
What part of the provided explanation are you not understanding?
Ron
Nicely, it just sits there using up power.how dis circuit behaves when there is no fire?
It might be a good occasion to point out that this circuit should not be used as a home safety device to alert in case of a fire. I think by the time this device gets activated and sounds the alarm, all occupants of a house will have died of asphyxiation caused by the smoke.
Mike
very good point !! nothing beats proper smoke alarms
Dave
Smoke alarms are only useful if a proper smoke venting system is installed!
That circuit just senses overtemperature - and that's what the thread is about.
Boncuk
no he's talking about a fire alarm ... read the subject lineand depending on how the OP intends to detect a fire ( increase in temp) means that a smoke alarm will probably give a much earlier warning
smoke alarms work in any situation where smoke is generated ... vented or not !! dont you have them in your own home ? you should
my alarm often warns me of my poor cooking and great charcoalling abilities
D
Boncuk,
I understand your point, not sure you understood mine.
I was just pointing out that using the fire alarm (temperature sensing) as the only home safety device is dangerous because fire burns and smoke kills and the bad part is the smoke comes a long time before the temperature sensing device will sens any temperature rise.
Unless of course if the smoke comes from the device itself but then again you would get no alarm and lots of smoke.
Mike
So why bother with a smoke detector if the OP wants a fire alarm based on temperature measurement?
Not every hobbyist can afford a smoke detector and that's certainly a point to think about as well.
good grief!!! complete and operating smoke detectors are only $10 !! D