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HO Model Train Lighthouse Flasher
designed by David Johnson, P.E. |
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HO train sets often have authentic
looking scale model homes and buildings. The hobby circuit below can be
mounted inside a model lighthouse. The electronic circuit drives a single LED
lamp in such a way that it produces light which simulates the rotating light from a
lighthouse beacon. It uses a dual low power op Amp IC. |
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The first device forms a classic oscillator circuit
whose output is both a triangle waveform signal and a square wave signal. The
triangle signal is routed to a current regulator circuit, which converts the
triangle voltage signal to a triangle current signal through the lighthouse LED.
The square wave signal is first sent through a capacitor then to a power FET
transistor. This produces a high current pulse through the LED, with the right
timing to produce a strobe effect. The result is a LED, which gradually grows
brighter, then flashes even brighter before dimming again. This should produce a
light, which simulates a rotating lighthouse light. |
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Click on Drawing Below to view PDF version of Schematic |
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