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ing them. The Jaycar kits have preassembled transformers and transducers.
As instructed I adjusted the voltage
to 5V prior to installing the fuse and
IC2. Then when I apply power, the
fuse blows. I’ve made all the usual
siliconchip.com.au
checks regarding soldering and shorts
and it all looks OK. That said, one of
the units does appear to work, ie, the
power LED is on but I don’t hear any
pulses over AM radio. Do you have any
ideas please? (S. C., via email).
• If the transducer is placed on a flat
hard surface, it tends to move when
the frequency reaches resonance. That
will give some indication that the
transducer is being driven by the working unit. Do not touch the transducer
terminals during this test, otherwise
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