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How Oxygen Sensors Work

21 November 2008

The oxygen sensor is an important component in your car’s engine management system. It monitors the oxygen content in the car’s exhaust, to indicate whether the mixture is too lean or too rich. Here’s a quick rundown on how the two basic types work.

Wideband Air-Fuel Mixture Display Unit

19 November 2008

This Wideband Oxygen Sensor Display can show your car's air-fuel ratio as you drive. It's designed to monitor a wideband oxygen sensor and its associated wideband controller but could be used to monitor a narrowband oxygen sensor instead. Alternatively, it can be used for monitoring other types of engine sensors.

Robot-Operated Clarinet

17 November 2008

12V Speed Controller/Lamp Dimmer

15 November 2008

This handy circuit can be used as a speed controller for a 12V motor rated up to 5A (continuous) or as a dimmer for a 12V halogen or standard incandescent lamp rated up to 50W. It varies the power to the load (motor or lamp) using pulse width modulation (PWM) at a pulse frequency of around 220Hz.

Playing With The AirNav RadarBox

13 November 2008

Ever wanted to be an air traffic controller? This will let you experience it all - from the comfort of your PC!

Cent-a-meter Owl: Watching Your Power Consumption

29 October 2008

USB Clock With LCD Readout, Pt.1

27 October 2008

This LCD USB Clock connects to your PC's USB port. It synchronises its time with your PC - and ultimately an internet time server - when your PC is on to maintain accurate time-keeping. It can also operate on its own using battery back-up and has user-selectable display modes.

Exposing PC Boards In A Modified Microwave Oven

25 October 2008

I decided to build the UV exposure box for photo-sensitive PC boards, as published in the November 2007 SILICON CHIP. The first thought I had was to use the timer module in an old microwave oven, instead of building the timer design used in the project. Then I thought: "Why not use the whole oven?"

Versatile Special Function Timer

23 October 2008

This automatic timer has a wide range of applications whereby a timing cycle is initiated in response to a trigger signal. There are quite a few uses for it in a car or you could use it on a model railway layout, in a home security system or whatever.

Circuit Notebook

19 October 2008

Interesting circuit ideas which we have checked but not built and tested. Contributions from readers are welcome and will be paid for at standard rates.

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