Xenon Flash Tube Driver

  • Rajkumar Sharma
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  • SKU: EL143599
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This is a Xenon Flash tube driver board and consists of a high voltage AC to DC converter circuit, a DC storage capacitor, a trigger circuit that will fire the xenon lamp, an Optocoupler to control the flashes etc. The circuit requires 220VAC and trigger pulse which should be between 3V to 5V. The input trigger pulse is optically isolated and can be interfaced with Arduino or other circuits. The circuit works well with a 2Hz to 10Hz trigger frequency.

Note: The board operates at lethal voltages and has bulk capacitors that store significant charge, even when disconnected from the power source. Accidental contact can lead to lab equipment damage, personnel injury, or may be fatal. Please be exceptionally careful when probing and handling this board. Always observe normal laboratory precautions.

The project can be tested with simple Arduino code which is available as download. Connect the D4 pin to trigger input and enjoy the magic of the flash tube.

Features

  • Supply 220V AC
  • Flash Frequency 2-10Hz
  • Trigger Input 3V to 5V DC
  • Trigger Input Optically Isolated
  • 4 x 4 mm PCB Mounting Holes
  • PCB Dimensions 73.66 x 43.18 mm

Connections

  • CN1: Pin 1 220V AC Live, Pin 2 GND
  • CN2: Pin 1 5V Trigger Input, Pin 2 GND (Flash Trigger Input 3V to 5V)
  • CN3: Pin 1 Flash Tube Anode, Pin 2 Flash Tube Trigger, Pin 3 Flash Tube Cathode

Schematic

Parts List

NO.QNTY.REF.DESCMANUFACTURERSUPPLIERSUPPLIER PART NO
11CN12 PIN SCREW TERMINAL PITCH 5.08MMPHOENIXDIGIKEY277-1247-ND
21CN22 PIN MALE HEADER PITCH 2.54MMWURTHDIGIKEY732-5315-ND
31C122uF/450V ELECTROLYTICRUBYCONDIGIKEY1189-2936-ND
41C20.1uF/275VX2ACKEMETDIGIKEY399-9651-ND
54D1,D2,D3,D41N4007 DIODE THTDIOTEC SEMIDIGIKEY4878-1N4007TR-ND
61LP1SCREW TERMINAL PITCH 7.62MMPHOENIXDIGIKEY277-5954-ND
71Q1BT136 TO220NXPDIGIKEY2156-BT136X-600F,127-ND
81R11K 5%, 10W RESISTOR THTVITROHMDIGIKEY3964-KHS10AJB-AX-1KAA-ND
92R2,R5100K 5% 1/4W THTYAGEODIGIKEY
101R3180E 5% 1/4W THTYAGEODIGIKEY
111R4470E 5% 1/4W THTYAGEODIGIKEY
121R6DNP
131TR1TRIGGER COIL-FOR XENON TUBEEXCELITAS TECHNOLOGYDIGIKEYZS1324-24VLUL1(H)-ND
141U1MOC3021ONSEMIDIGIKEYMOC3021MFS-ND
151SOCKET6 PIN DIP SOCKETASSAMANNDIGIKEY123-AR06-HZL-TT-ND
161XENON TUBE U SHAPEMOFLASHRS COMP660-1117

Connections

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Video

BT136 Datasheet

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