Simple B C with Automatic Switch off Circuit Diagram
This is a Simple Battery Charger with Automatic Switch-off Circuit Diagram . This lovely charger automatically switches off when your rechargeable batteries reach the full charge.The circuit comprises a bistable multivibrator wired around timer IC 555. The bistable output is fed to an ammeter (via diode D1) and pot meter VR1 before it goes to three Ni-Cd batteries that are to be charged. Battery Charger with Automatic Switch-off Circuit Diagram Normally, the full charge potential of an Ni-Cd cell is 1.2V. Trigger the bistable by pressing switch S1 and adjust potmeter VR1 for 60mA current through the ammeter. Now remove the ammeter and connect a jumper wire between its points ‘a’ and ‘b.’ Connect the positive output terminal of the batteries to the emitter of pnp transistor T1. The base of transistor T1 is held at 2.9V by adjusting potmeter VR2. The output of transistor T1 is inverted twice by npn transistors T2 and T3. Thus when the batteries are fully charged to 3×1.2V=3.6V, a voltag...