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DC LAMPDIMMER(E,P)
Thiscircuitcanbe usedto controltheamountof currentin an incandescent
lamp andalsoa DC motor.lf youchangethe amountof currentthrougha
lampyou changeits brightness. And if youchangethe amountof current
througha DCmotoryouchangeitsspeed.lnputvoltagecanrangefrom6 to
12 voltsandcurrentdrainin the outputis up to 2A.Youcan alsousethis
circuitin the outputof a 6V or 12Vfixedpowersupply,converting it intoa
variable 0 to 6 voltor 0 to 12voltsupply.
Thepowertransistorshouldbe mountedon a heatsink.Thecircuitcan be
fixedon the
withthetransistor
housedina smallplasticboxandtheheatsink
outside.
Thecircuitcanbe usedto controlbrightness of a car'spanellampsandin
robotics to controlDCmotorspeedalonga widerangeof values.Also,sev-
eralexperiments currentflowcontrolcan be performed
involving usingthis
circuit.
Thecircuitactsas a variableresistoror rheostatwiththe principal
current
andthe
flowingthroughthetransistor control currentflowingthroughthe po-
Currentthroughthepotentiometer
tentiometer. is onlya fewmilliamperes.
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PartsList - DCLampDimmer
Q1 - 2N3055 SiliconNPNpowertransistor
P1 - 4,700ohm potentiometer
R1 - 470ohm,2W,.5"/"resistor
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F1 - 5A fuse
ldeasto Explore
Tolearnmoreaboutthecircuitor to getbetterperformance:
o Youcan usea PNPpowertransistor, inputpolarization.
inverting
ExplainwhythiscircuitcanonlycontrolDCcurrents.
o A Darlington canbe usedto reducecurrentflowthrough
transistor
the potentiometer.
Replace P1witha 100,000ohmcommonpotenti-
ometerand Rl witha 10,000ohm,1/4wattresistorwhenusinga
powertransistor.
Darlington TlPl10canbe usedin thiscase.
o Whatis a rheostat?
Scienceanduncommon
applications:
o Youcan usethiscircuitto controlbrightnessof microscopelight
A 6V lampcanbe usedfor thattaskandthiscircuitwillbe
sources.
wiredbetweenthe lampand a 6V powersupply.The 6V regulated
powersupplydescribed
in thisbookis idealforthisapplication.
o Experiments in electrolysis canbe current-flow
andelectroplating
by usingthiscircuit.
controlled
a Thiscircuitcan be usedto controlsmallmotorsin roboticsor in
physics
experiments.
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