| Ordinary proximity detectors use infrared sensors which respond to the warmth of the human body. But there’s a simpler way: we can use ambie...
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| One thing that’s still always very irritating with model train setups is that the locomotive or carriage lights often flicker with the train...
| The circuit described here uses a PIC microcontroller to take over the complete control of the lighting and gearbox in a model lorry. It can...
| Completely ‘self-supporting’ garden lamps using solar cells as their energy source are gradually becoming more and more common. How do they...
| By now, loyal readers probably expect that every year around the holiday season, Elektor Electronics will come up with a playful circuit tha...
| It is not widely known that a new type of lamp was introduced in the 1980s: the induction lamp. The design of this lamp, which has no...
| The consumer unit (or ‘electricity meter’) cupboard in some older houses is a badly lit place. If the bell transformer is also located i...
| Before the computer age, it required quite a number of assistants to control the stage lighting in a theatre. Today, however, even here...
| A simple switching clock which keeps one light on in the evening hours when you are not at home is no Ionger taken seriously as a burg...
| Few of you will be impressed by the fact that this circiut tuns on a light if you press a switch. The thing is, however, that the light goes...