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Ha hA hA HA---What!
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You always tell me to look at data sheets!
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So is an IR reciever like a transistor? You supply its specified voltage/current on the positive side and when it recieves ir light it outputs that voltage on its neg side?
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Another question:
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Are you asking me a no-brainer or is it a serious question? I'm not actually sure. I think they do just not as well?? We can still use it at night so the question still stands.
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I got another transistor question (not like the other stuff had much to do with them)
Here's the situation:
--Istalled a sterio system in my boat. Speakers are in the back facing forward-makes it nice for when the boat is parked so me can have beach music.
--Just got new deck for boat with included remote. Deck faces rear of boat-towards speakers. Remember speakers face the beach.
I want the (IR) remote to be able to work from the beach when we're not in the boat. I just need to bend the beam around the corner.
I want to use an ir reciever and emmitter LED.
Do I hook the positive of the reciever to a transistor and hook a 3v supply to it and have that go to a emitter? Negs are all grounded together?
Probably not that easy huh?
Basically i want the reciever to sit up on the dash (think of a car) and the emitter to be pointing at the deck.
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More questions!!
I figured out a better way of doing it all. I'm using the fog light system with basically 2 relays in parallel.
I tested the coil side of the relay socket and found it to be 12.8V and it maxed out my meter on amps it blinked on 14 then was 10A and beeped.
The wires going to the switch are only 22 maybe 20 awg.
This doesnt sound right.
The button it self is a pushbutton but it does not click on/off - its momentary as far as i can tell.
Is this some sort of logic circuit or something that when the putton it pushed it tells a circuit to send to the relay and the little fog light indicator in the gage panel?
The reason i asked this was to see if I could just splice a switch in the button wires but I guess not?? Will have to go from relay (can't get to wires)
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::) That's exactly what I did...on my head-feet at the headrest with a trouble light!
Here's a small problem-I went to measure the voltage and current accross the fuse and I first made sure I was right by removing it and I turn on the lights and they worked! :o Then I thought they controlled whatever it is that makes the needles move on the gages (just a motor now?)...Well the car wouldnt even start..just turn over...maybe i read the diagram wrong or I think it could be a security thing. You know how new cars are. With the chips in the keys and all.
So you guys say there would only be a very small voltage but at a high current?
I get so confused between volts, amps, and watts. I still don't understand watts at all--just music power!!!!!
Can't wait till my "properties of electricity" class next year so it all makes sence.
Untill I find a certain wire or fuse or relay I can work with this is held up.
I could however remove the fog light relay and put in my own with new wires. Then I already have the switch. No foggers tho. I could even have 2 relays and a switch to go between them!
O well thanks guys!
Better go work on my electric ignition system for the 4th of july. -
Is there a way to not use a 10K pot? The site I use for parts does't have 10K!
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After I put in the 3 numbers and hit the thing it says invalid download?!
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Ahhhh why is this soooo hard to understand!!! I really don't know a purpose either but it's just fun.
OK so I have things such as neons under my dash. Whenever I turn on my parking/headlights the interior illumination comes on. Right? The numbers on your speedo light up and everything- all cars are that way.
I want the neons to turn on too.
So then for example when i shut the car off everything will turn off for me instead of putting in a seperate switch.
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OK I will be basic and I need you to be also:
I have a fuse that has a 7.5 on it.
Electricity presumably travels through it when certain lights within the vehicle light.
I want a relay to click on when these lights come on.
I can't draw too much power or put too high of a resistance on that circuit (with the fuse) or the lights won't work porperly.
Does that make sence?
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The fuse is a 7.5A and I want to be able to create a whole new switchable circuit using a relay so it can handle high loads. I need as little draw on the 7.5A control circuit as possible. New 12V feeds are availiable.
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I'm only 16 so try to deal with my only basic understandings and sometimes dumb questions.
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How does the 3rd pin on a cooling fan work to control the speed?
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Um....I don't know??
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Here's my project:
I have 2 circuit boards from an old remmote control car. It was the type where you control both wheels individually. Forward and backward for each.
So there are 4 wires going to 2 motors (which I cut off) the voltage reverses for forward and backward. What I'm going to do it conect it to 4 relays and use diodes to determin whch of the 4 it turns on. (So basically the same wire may be positive or negative because it splits and has diodes. Not sure of the amps but it runs on 9V.
I haven't decided on how to power the 9V be cause I'm using the relays to control 120VAC and other stuff (less than that) I may use a small amp (so it's cheaper) transformer. -
I just have a quick diode question.
All I want to do is only let a 9VDC current flow in one direction!! What kind of diode do I use?? I dont need to amplify or anything special. Rectify? Zener? Switching? I really don't know the difference.
If you want to write a whole essay about diodes feel free but please post a short answer first. I'm ordering stuff now.
Sorry for the dumb question
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What does open air mean?
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So will the first one work at all with that short in there?
Both the pages that had these, which were published (to the web) in different years, said if you got close (not touch) it would work. Hmmmm? They both are for connecting the circuit to a metal object such as a doorknob. -
Note: I'm completely ignoring the speaker/led portion of the circuit.
I just been looking around at different sensors and I found these two circuits.
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How large of an area can a touch lamp sensor control?
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I want to put a new sterio and speakers in my boat.
Simple help with transistors!!
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It's that time of year again. Back to the electronic firework firing box project.
Was making some improvements to my older model and have a little transistor question.
I have a wire that will go positive with around 12V under certain conditions (when a que is being tested) I have a 12V LED assembly (before i knew how to use resistors) and a 12V buzzer that are suppose to light up/sound. In series the buzzer doesnt work well due to the resistor in the LED.
Parallel won't work will it?
Ok so if I connect a transistor to it like this, will it work?:
the negative side of the led to the base
A 12V supply (not within this circuit) to the collector and
the positive of the buzzer to the emitter
To me this would work but no one has really yet told me if I have the correct understanding--just everything wrong with making an IR signal go around a corner!! (should not be that hard!!)
thnx