Laurier's Handy Dandy Little Circuits:DCM

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I have designed two models to choose from . One which I will call the WORKBENCH and the other the PORTABLE .
The basic design is exactly the same in both but the layout is different as shown . I have listed the differences in their appropriate window.

Work Bench Model is designed to be used with a side vertical mounted switch to allow very short leads to capacitors and other components to minimize noise and stray oscillation.
It also provide as an option PC layout for a regulated supply source.

On the left is the PCB tracing .
On the right is the PC Tracing with components overlay and suggested switch mounting .

In both models the red tracing is on the components side and when using the PCB or the point to point wiring it is easy to install jumpers made of # 26-30 size bare wire under the sockets before installing the sockets then solder the pins in place. Once the jumpers under the sockets are installed , all that remains to wire on the components side is Positive supply bus which should be done once all the sockets are installed .

The Portable model shown on the right was designed so that the switch can be mounted directly on the PCB or hand wired board .
The switch is shown mounted on the components side .
A low battery voltage monitor circuit was added .

The switch on the Portable model can be installed on the foil side BUT remember to reverse the order of the switched component .

Both of my prototypes were point to point wired on perforated board using #26 bare wire duplicating exactly the PCB layout . Naturally I always use sockects .
Once this is done it is a simple matter to use a Ohmeter and check all wiring connections on the sockets pins , any error will be readily detected . I then apply power and check for any current that would indicate a short ,remove power ,insert the IC's one by one ,apply and remove power after each IC's while monitoring for excessive current .
Both circuit models can be easily secured to the wall or cover of the enclosure by the switch mounting screw nut .
For the Workbench circuit , I used a 12 volts plug-in supply for the work bench model through the on-board installed 9 volt regulator and used an ON/OFF miniature toggle switch and added a push button for the X10 range.
A six "AA" battery pack is used for supply to the Portable circuit and a normally open push button switch is used to turn it on and make measurements. An LED was installed on the case and wired to the Battery Monitor circuit . A miniature toggle switch is used for the 10x range.

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