[BC] Simple question

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In a message dated 04/02/2007 7:50:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
rickbras at airmail.net writes:

> Thanks Willie.  I haven't played with one of those little timer chips in a
>  while.  If all else fails I guess I could hide a small timer circuit beside
>  the relay.
>  Rick

Why not just tuck it inside the cabinet? I'm sure there's PLENTY of room. ;)
Then you can use a standard relay, with the 555 ckt & a driver transistor
to power the relay. You could get the power from one of the 6v filament 
supplies. A voltage-doubler ckt would give you at least 12-15v, which should
work quite nicely. Since it's not for a B'cast station, you can easily get 
away
with shortcuts. I know I would. ;) Forget the motor. Mount it for looks, but
use the 555 for the actual control ckt. :)

Of course, the 1 min timer isn't too bad, since it's only when first 
powered-up.

Willie...






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