Electronic Candle Blow Out LED or bulb switch off with a puff Funny gadget - 3V Battery supply Circuit diagram: ge co He re Parts: RL 10K 1/40 Resistor R2 AN 1/4) Resistor 23 1K 1/al Resistor Ral 4K? 1/4) Resistor (See Notes} RS GOK 1/40 Resistor (See Notes) Re. TOOR 1/4 Resistor (See Noces) ch 00pF 63V Cecanic Capacitor 2, lOnF 25V Electrolytic Capacitor ca, ToonF 63V Polyester or Ceramic Capacitor DL 4uaiaa_75V 150A Diode D2 TED (my suicable type) a. BCSSOC 45V 100MA Low noise High gain NPW Transistor 02, 30337 45V 800uA NPM Transistor 03, 30327 45V 800MA PUP Transistor area, Miniotuce electret microphone 1, SPST Pushbutton Switch BL 8V Battery (2 x 1.5V A, AAA Cells in series etc.)Comments: This design was developed by request of a correspondent having made a sort of LED candle and needing to switch off the LED with a puff. ‘This simple, easy to uile gadget can be useful as a prop far Hallaween and christmas soason, shows and the lika 2 & 93 form a self-latching pair that start operating when P1 is pushed: in this way the LED (or bulb) will illuminate steadily. When someone emits a strong puff in the vicinity of the small electrat micrapnare, the resulting signal will oe greatly amplified by cL and a rather long pasitive pulso (shaped by Di and C2) will rasot tho self latching parr through, the Emitter of 02 Tha very low Cand unusual) valu2 of CL acts as @ simple high-pass filter, in order to prevent that normal speech ar enviranmental noice shut off the device. cbvicusly, such a simplo fiter carnat ke very discriminating, therafore, not only a streng puff will racet tho circuit but also loud shout, blow, clap or stroke, Notes: © 4 small bulb cen be used in plece of the LED. In this case @ 3 ~ 3.5¥, 0.7W (200mA) Incancescent bulb can be Used satisfactorily. Therefore, 02, RS and Re must be omitted, the bulb wired in placa of PS and P4 value changad to 165. © Using a bulb instead of the LED, © 1.5V battery supply cauld also be used. 4 1.SV, 0.34 incandescent bulb wil work, but R¢ must be replaced by a 470 Ohm Trimmer, Adjustec to allaw 2 reliable circuit aperatian © Ploase nate that the circuit will draw a small current evan when the LED ar bulb are ff, This current is about 1.2mA for the LED versian of the circuit, 1.SmA for the 3 bulb version end ime for the 4.5V bulb version. Therefore, in some circumstances, the accition of a pawer on-off switch cauld be necessary