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How to build a DC-->AC converter using resistors capacitors and diodes (no inductors)
I have been trying to learn electronics (I am familiar with the principles, just have no experience designing complex circuits to fulfill purposes), so I went to RadioShack, got myself:
breadboard
assorted TO-92 transistors (pnp and npn)
resistors
diodes
capacitors
LEDs
D-battery holder (so my power source is 2 D batteries in series--1.5V each, 3V total)
They did not have inductors. I have been trying to make a DC-AC converter for a few days and I finally give up. I just cannot understand some of the diagrams on the wikipedia article on inverters.
I really do not care what frequency it oscillates at at this point (although slow enough that I could see a light flicker would be nice) or what waveform comes out (I would prefer a sine wave, but I recall being able to smooth out a square wave with a capacitor.)
Could someone recommend a simple design using my equally simple components. Or if the only way to do it is with some complicated design--please explain how it works.
Thank you
I have been trying to learn electronics (I am familiar with the principles, just have no experience designing complex circuits to fulfill purposes), so I went to RadioShack, got myself:
breadboard
assorted TO-92 transistors (pnp and npn)
resistors
diodes
capacitors
LEDs
D-battery holder (so my power source is 2 D batteries in series--1.5V each, 3V total)
They did not have inductors. I have been trying to make a DC-AC converter for a few days and I finally give up. I just cannot understand some of the diagrams on the wikipedia article on inverters.
I really do not care what frequency it oscillates at at this point (although slow enough that I could see a light flicker would be nice) or what waveform comes out (I would prefer a sine wave, but I recall being able to smooth out a square wave with a capacitor.)
Could someone recommend a simple design using my equally simple components. Or if the only way to do it is with some complicated design--please explain how it works.
Thank you