220V live wire-in-wall scanner
description
This little circuit will help you to scan the line of a 220V
live wire in the wall. The FET gate is connected to a capacitive
metal sensor (which is usually a simple metal plate). When you
hold the sensor close to the wall, the LED
will indicate the current flow around where it detects the wire.
Works on 9VDC.
Schematic diagram
component |
value |
R1 |
15M |
R2 |
1.8k |
R3 |
1M |
R4 |
470 |
P |
10k |
D1 |
1N4148 |
D2 |
1N4148 |
|
component |
value |
C1 |
2.2u |
C2 |
100n |
C3 |
22u |
T1 |
BF244 |
T2 |
BC182B |
T3 |
BC182B |
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