Rain Detector | Project 18/20 | Maxitronix 20in1 | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video we do the 18th project from the Maxitronix Sensor Robot 20 (20in1) Electronics Project Lab Kit: Rain Detector.

We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to see the 1.6 kHz square wave from our astable multivibrator.

We use the UNI-T UTi260B Thermal Imager to watch the thermal effects of the circuit. We see both the 1K resistors in the astable multivibrator get warm, but only the activated side of the bistable multivibrator gets warm.

We use the Fluke 17B+ Digital Multimeter to buzz out the circuit looking for mistakes.

We use the Riden RD6006 Bench Power Supply to provide 9V for our circuit. I make a mistake and connect it the wrong way around to begin with!

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Burglar Alarm | Project 11/20 | Maxitronix 20in1 | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video I do the 11th project from the Maxitronix 20in1 (the Sensor Robot 20): Burglar Alarm.

This project uses the reed switch to trigger a bistable multivibrator that controls an alarm. The bistable multivibrator can be reset with the key. An astable multivibrator is used to generate the tone for the audible alarm.

In this project we get some more experience with transistors and how they can be used in various types of multivibrator circuit. Under the thermal camera we can see some of the transistors warming up as they conduct electricity. With the oscilloscope we can see the periodic waveform used to generate the alarm tone.

Note: while I was making this video I needed to make some banana plug to hook clip cables (so that I could test the reed switch). I made a video of my making those cables which you can see here: Electronics Project #9: Making Banana Plug to Hook Clip Cables | In The Lab With Jay Jay.



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