IC 4018 is a 16-pin CMOS presettable divide-by-N counter, also known as a binary counter. It is commonly used in digital electronics for frequency division and timing applications. Description The IC 4018 family includes 5 Johnson-Counter stages, buffered Q outputs from each stage, and counter preset control gating. There are CLOCK, RESET, DATA, PRESET ENABLE, […]
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4 Efficient PWM Amplifier Circuits Explained
Audio amplifiers which are designed to amplify an analogue audio signal through pulse width modulation or PWM processing and with adjustable duty cycle is known by many names including digital amplifier, Class-D amplifier, switched amplifier and PWM amplifier. (Article Contributed by: Ritu khanna) Because it can perform at high efficiencies, a Class-D amplifier has become […]
Freezerless Refrigerator Circuit Diagram Explained
Existing frost free double door refrigerators function with the help of defrost timer and defrost heater for automatic defrosting. The objective of my circuit is to convert the existing refrigerator to one, without freezer (freezerless) Written and Submitted By: Subramanian. C.N. My circuit modifies the existing circuit of my refrigerator, by replacing the existing defrost […]
4 Automatic Day Night Switch Circuits Explained
The 4 simple light activated day night switch circuits explained here can all be used for controlling a load, normally a 220V lamp, in response to the varying levels of the surrounding ambient light. The circuit can be used as a commercial automatic street light control system, as a domestic porch light or corridor light […]
IC 7805, 7812, 7824 Pinout Connection Explained
In this post I have explained how to connect common 78XX voltage regulator ICs such as 7805, 7812, 7824 etc for getting fixed regulated output voltages at 5 V, 12 V, or 24 V outputs respectively. The input voltage must be at least 3 V higher than the desired output voltage. For example, if a […]
Simple Colpitts Oscillator Circuits Explained
In this post I have explained how LC oscillator circuits functions and we will be constructing one of the popular LC based oscillator – Colpitts oscillator. What are Oscillators Electronic oscillators are used in most of our daily used electronic gadgets ranging from digital clock to high end core i7 processor. Oscillators are heart of […]