White LEDs have become so common nowadays that even school kids today know how to use them for making simple LED projects. LEDs are typically used for illuminating purposes, the discussed circuit is also intended for similar applications. The post talks about how to wire LEDs and battery to make a simple DIY LED flashlight. […]
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How to Build a 100 Watt, Pure Sine Wave Inverter
The circuit provided in this article shows you a simple way of building a useful liitle inverter that’s easy to build and yet provides the features of a pure sine wave inverter. The circuit can be easily modified for getting higher outputs. Introduction Let’s begin the discussion about how to build a 120 Volt, 100 […]
Adjustable Timer Circuit Using IC 555
IC 555 adjustable timer explained here can be adjusted from any time delay 1 second to 3 hours for operating any load through a relay control The produced time delay is fully adjustable and the user has the freedom to set the time period as desired. There are many ways of making simple timer circuits […]
5 Easy 1 Watt LED Driver Circuits
In this post I have explained about a few easy to build, compact 1 watt LED bulb circuits. The first circuit is SMPS based, the second design uses a capacitive power supply, while the remaining concepts show how to used a DC source to illuminate a 1 watt LED. Warning: Many of the circuits I […]
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 […]
How to Make a Simple 200 VA, Homemade Power Inverter Circuit – Square Wave Concept
An efficiency of around 85 % and a power output of more than 200 watts is what you will get from the present design of a power inverter (home built). Complete circuit schematic and building procedure explained herein. Introduction You might have come across many articles regarding power inverters, however you might be still confused […]