bigal_scorpio
Active Member
Hi to all.
Further to a previous post where I asked if a tranny was correct I have built another copy of the chirp generator, and yet again it doesn't work.
I replaced the 2n3904 on the drawing with its coplimentary 2n3906 hoping this would solve the problem as advised on the forum, as the drawing stated a 2n3904 in the text but showed a pnp tranny in the drawing.
The problem I have is that the output to the piezo beeper is only giving very quiet clicks, and i mean quiet, you need to concentrate to hear them at all.
I know the sounder is ok ( its from a fire alarm system, one of the kind with dip switches that can be changed to give sirens etc ) as when I tested it and set it on continuous I was nearly deaf by the time I'd done. It draws 9.5mA on full volume at 12v dc.
The pics are the best I can get and the wires from the board are as follows -
Red = 12v +
Yellow = Ground
Bell wire goes to siren ( it has a line along one side so I know which is pos)
Anyway if anyone has any suggestions I would be forever grateful and absolutely overjoyed if I ever get this little devil working.
Thanks for looking.......Al
Further to a previous post where I asked if a tranny was correct I have built another copy of the chirp generator, and yet again it doesn't work.
I replaced the 2n3904 on the drawing with its coplimentary 2n3906 hoping this would solve the problem as advised on the forum, as the drawing stated a 2n3904 in the text but showed a pnp tranny in the drawing.
The problem I have is that the output to the piezo beeper is only giving very quiet clicks, and i mean quiet, you need to concentrate to hear them at all.
I know the sounder is ok ( its from a fire alarm system, one of the kind with dip switches that can be changed to give sirens etc ) as when I tested it and set it on continuous I was nearly deaf by the time I'd done. It draws 9.5mA on full volume at 12v dc.
The pics are the best I can get and the wires from the board are as follows -
Red = 12v +
Yellow = Ground
Bell wire goes to siren ( it has a line along one side so I know which is pos)
Anyway if anyone has any suggestions I would be forever grateful and absolutely overjoyed if I ever get this little devil working.
Thanks for looking.......Al
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