A few of the interesting and useful hobby electronic circuit diagrams already published in this blog have been selected and compiled here for your quick reference and understanding. What is a Hobby Circuit? A hobby circuit is an electronic circuit project specially designed to suit new hobbyists. These circuits are mostly small and easy to […]
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Simple Circuits using IC 7400 NAND Gates
In this article I will elucidate many assorted circuit ideas built using NAND gates from ICs such as IC 7400, IC 7413, IC 4011, and IC 4093 etc. IC 7400, IC 7413 Specifications The I.C.s 7400 and the 7413 are 14 -pin DIL ICs, or “14 pin Dual In Line Integrated Circuits”, where pin 14 […]
10 Simple IC 555 Monostable Circuits Explored
In this post I have explained how IC 555 can be used for making 10 different types of monostable multivibrator circuits, such as one-shot type, debounce preventor, retriggerable type, touch switch monostable circuit and many more. A monotsable multivibrator circuit is a configuration in which, a short momentary pulse at the input of the circuit […]
Simple IC 4017 Circuits
The IC 4017 is a versatile counter divider IC which can be applied for making many different interesting electronic circuits. In this post I have explained about a few useful yet simple 4017 IC circuits and projects, assorted and compiled from this blog. How to Understand IC 4017 Pinouts Before we delve into the many […]
12 Simple IC 4093 Circuits and Projects Explained
The 4093 is a 14-pin package containing four positive-logic, 2-input NAND Schmitt trigger gates as shown in the following figure. It is possible to operate the four NAND gates separately or collectively. The individual logic gates of the IC 4093 works in the following manner. As you can see each gate has two inputs (A […]
Simple Diode Circuits Explained
In this post I have explained how to use rectifier diodes for building some practical and useful electronic circuits. A diode is the most basic semiconductor electronic component, which is built with a single pn semiconductor junction. It has only two terminals, which are referred to as the anode and the cathode. Diodes can be […]