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More About Capaci<strong>to</strong>rs and Induc<strong>to</strong>rs<br />

399<br />

Figure 15-13<br />

General-purpose<br />

<strong>to</strong>ne genera<strong>to</strong>r.<br />

12 V<br />

10 <br />

10 k<br />

0.1 F<br />

+<br />

8<br />

k<br />

2N3906<br />

56 k<br />

2N3904<br />

P1<br />

50 k<br />

Figure 15-14<br />

Electronic siren.<br />

S1<br />

12 V<br />

15 k<br />

R1<br />

22 k<br />

50 k<br />

+<br />

C1<br />

22 F<br />

R2<br />

39 k<br />

Q1<br />

2N3904<br />

2N3906<br />

8 k<br />

0.05 F<br />

causing the pitch of the oscillations <strong>to</strong> increase. When S1 is released, C1<br />

begins <strong>to</strong> slowly discharge through R2 and the Q1 base, causing the<br />

pitch <strong>to</strong> decrease. The overall effect is that of a siren.<br />

To make the operation au<strong>to</strong>matic, S1 can be removed, and the <strong>to</strong>p of<br />

R1 can be connected <strong>to</strong> one of the low-frequency, op amp square-wave

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