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    The smoke detector circuit uses a bulb, light detecting resistor (LDR), and other components to detect smoke. When smoke passes between the bulb and LDR, it decreases the light falling on the LDR and increases its resistance. This triggers a bipolar junction transistor which activates a power amplifier, turning on a buzzer to alert of smoke detection. The sensitivity can be adjusted by varying the distance between the bulb and LDR.

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    Smoke Detector Circuit

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    The smoke detector circuit uses a bulb, light detecting resistor (LDR), and other components to detect smoke. When smoke passes between the bulb and LDR, it decreases the light falling on the LDR and increases its resistance. This triggers a bipolar junction transistor which activates a power amplifier, turning on a buzzer to alert of smoke detection. The sensitivity can be adjusted by varying the distance between the bulb and LDR.

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    Smoke Detector Circuit

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    Bhushan Nikumbh
    The smoke detector circuit uses a bulb, light detecting resistor (LDR), and other components to detect smoke. When smoke passes between the bulb and LDR, it decreases the light falling on the LDR and increases its resistance. This triggers a bipolar junction transistor which activates a power amplifier, turning on a buzzer to alert of smoke detection. The sensitivity can be adjusted by varying the distance between the bulb and LDR.

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    Brief description of:

    A Smoke Detector Circuit

    Components:

    A Bulb, Light Detecting Resistor, a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), Variable and non-
    variable resistors, capacitors, a power amplifier, a buzzer, etc.

    Description:

    The circuit relies on the smoke that is produced in the event of a fire. When the smoke passes
    between a bulb and a Light Detecting Resistor (LDR), the amount of light falling on the LDR
    decreases. This causes an increase in the resistance of LDR.

    In case of smoke, the light falling on the LDR is reduced. This causes a decrease in the
    resistance of LDR and an increase in the flow of current. The increased current is sensed by the
    base of BJT, and hence, the BJT triggers the power amplifier which responsible of turn on the
    buzzer.

    Note: variation in distance between the bulb and the LDR varies the sensitivity of the circuit.

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