Electrical Engineering Asked on October 29, 2021
I’m trying to make this circuit but I’m unable to understand what the inverted triangle is and how to connect them all together.
Here is the schematic, what does the inverted triangle represent?
And how can I build this circuit, can I use wires to solder to the capacitors, diodes and resistors? Will it reduce it’s effectiveness?
I have Capacitors with 102pF, 103pF and 104pF, among the ones I have, which are suitable for this circuit?
I was asked to connect a thin copper wire of 12 inches as antenna, I’m planning on soldering one such wire to one 103pF capacitor and other end of this capacitor to 1n34a diode(D1) and other end of the D1 to another capacitor(C2), and another end of 103pF capacitor to 1n34a diode(D2) and this one’s end to D1, below the C2, between both wires of C2, I’ll solder 10k resistor, and to these ends I’ll solder wires which I can insert in multimeter.
Am I doing this right? Will adding wires reduce it’s effectiveness?
You can build the circuit on a piece of perfboard, or you can build it by just soldering the components together.
I wouldn't make any bets on the frequency range of the radio signals you can receive, or the sensitivity of the device.
Answered by JRE on October 29, 2021
The inverted triangle symbol represents 'signal ground'.
A signal ground serves as a return path for signals and power and also serves as a common reference for incoming and outgoing signals.
In the circuit being referred, it is the common terminating point for D1, C2 and the 10kΩ resistor.
The components may be soldered, 'point-to-point' on a perforated board, using short leads. A PCB may also be used.
Capacitor values are marked on them using the 3-digit value code. For a capacitor marked '102', the first significant digit is '1', the second significant digit '0' and the number of zeroes that follow '2'. The value of a capacitor marked '102' would be 1000pF or 0.001μF.
The two 0.001μF capacitors, you are to use, would be marked '102'.
Answered by vu2nan on October 29, 2021
I'm just getting started myself, but I think the inverted triangle (the one at the bottom?) is Signal Ground (not power ground). But what you connect this to I'm not sure. I've read about using a metal cold water pipe in your building, or a long metal rod driven into the actual ground.
I'm not sure about the rest, sorry. However, be careful not to overheat the diodes. Apparently it's a good idea to use alligator clips or the like as a heatsink to protect them when you solder.
Good luck!
Answered by Tobias James on October 29, 2021
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