Monday, April 1, 2013
Make This Powerful 200 200 watts Car Stereo Amplifier Circuit
Yes we are discussing the state-of-the-art thick film hybrid IC STK4050II, by SANYO.
The IC is specifically designed for amplifying music at an astounding rate of 200 watt power.
The involvement of minimal number of components especially makes this device perfectly suitable for the many hobbyists who aspire not only making a powerful amplifier at home but also for enjoying its application.
The IC is able to effectively drive sub-woofers and therefore also becomes ideally suitable as a car stereo amplifier.
See Pics and Specs HERE
The salient features of the IC STK4050II includes the following:
Compact streamlined package resulting a sleek looking amplifier design.
Simple heatsinking clamping facility with large surface area, for better heat dispersal, resulting in an enhanced output capability.
The internal circuitry of the IC entertains a constant current operation which helps reduce switch-ON and switch-OFF "thump" noise in the speaker.
Maximum Operating Parameters of the IC
Huge maximum power supply rating at +/- 95 volts resulting powerful outputs at lower currents.
Typical operating voltage may be around +/- 66 volts.
Speakers used at the output of the circuit should be ideally a 8 Ohm type.
Operating Characteristics are:
Quiescent current is internally set at 100mA for voltages upto Vcc +/-80 volts.
Output power with the above conditions will be around 200 watts.
Total harmonic distortion will not exceed 0.4% at frequencies between 20Hz and 20kHz.
Frequency response of the IC is also very high, between 20Hz and 50kHz.
The circuit diagram below shows a neat little amplifier circuit, two of them may be built for obtaining stereo outputs.
The configuration is very simple, mostly all the complexities are solely handled by the chip itself.
The input consists of a regular low pass filter components for rejecting high frequency interferences.
Other features like automatic gain control, offset control and stability control, everything is effectively tackled by the shown design.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Car Alarm Sound Booster

Friday, March 22, 2013
Car Headlights Timer Circuit
Pushbutton activated, Very simple circuitry
This device is a simple timer, allowing to keep on the headlights of your vehicle for about 1min. and 30sec., e.g. when accessing some dark place, without the necessity of coming back to switch-off the lights. Pushing on P1 allows C1 charging to full 12V battery supply. Therefore Q1 is driven hard-on, driving in turn Q2 and its Relay load. The headlights are thus activated by means of the Relay contact wired in parallel to the vehicles headlights switch. RL1 remains activated until C1 is almost fully discharged, i.e. When its voltage falls below about 0.7V. The timing delay of the circuit depends by C1 and R1 values and was set to about 1min. and 30sec.
In practice, due to electrolytic capacitors wide tolerance value, this delay will vary from about 1min. and 30sec. to 1min. and 50sec. An interesting variation is to use the inside lamp as a command source for the timer. In this way, when the door is opened C1 is charged, but it will start to discharge only when the door will be closed, substituting pushbutton operation. To enable the circuit acting in this way, simply connect the cathode of a 1N4002 diode to R1-C1 junction and the anode to the "live" lead of the inside lamp. This lead can be singled-out using a voltmeter, as it is the lead where a 12V voltage can be measured in respect to the vehicle frame when the lamp is on.
Circuit diagram:
Car Headlights Timer Circuit Diagram
Parts:
R1 = 4.7K - 1/4W Resistor
R2 = 1K - 1/4W Resistors
R3 = 1K - 1/4W Resistors
C1 = 100µF - 25V Electrolytic Capacitor (See Notes)
D1 = 1N4002 - 100V 1A Diode
Q1 = BC547 - 45V 100mA NPN Transistor
Q2 = BC327 - 45V 800mA PNP Transistor
P1 = SPST Pushbutton
RL1 = Relay with SPDT 10A min. switch
Coil Voltage 12V. Coil resistance 150-600 Ohms
Notes:
- The Relay contact must be rated at 10A or more.
- Time-delays obtained trying different tolerance electrolytic capacitors for C1:
- 100µF = 130" to 150"
- 47µF = 045" to 105"
- 220µF = 315" to 415"
Source : www.extremecircuits.net
Sunday, March 17, 2013
150W Car Power Amplifier Circuit Diagram

When the amplifier is installed ashamed in the suitcase, we shall allegation a changeabout works stop. The LA47536 possesses a activity bend by in it pin4. This anguish crave a babyish astriction aloft to 2V in alpha up the amplifier. Transistor Q1 and Q2 makes the activity of walking stop for distance. Aback the authoritarian activates the larboard indicator, either afire the ashamed fires or columnist on the ballast , lamps rear bake alive Q2 who he akin bogus to drive Q1 who applies a astriction > 2V on it pin4. Overview
LA47536 Four-Channel 45 W BTL Car Audio Adeptness Amplifier
The LA47536 is a 4-channel BTL adeptness amplifier IC developed for use in car audio systems. The accomplishment date features
- A accurate adulatory analysis that uses V-PNP transistors on the aeriform accessory and NPN transistors on the low accessory to board aeriform adeptness and superb audio quality.
- The LA47536 includes about all the functions adapted for car audio use, including a standby switch, a muting function, and ceremony advocacy circuit. It additionally provides a self-diagnosis activity (output annual detection). (Sanyo)
Functional Description
1. Standby Changeabout Activity (pin 4)
The pin 4 alpha voltage is set to be 2 VBE. Aback Vst is 2.0V or higher, the amplifier will be on, and aback Vst, is 0.7V or lower, the amplifier will be off. Note that pin 4 requires an operating accustomed of at diminutive 40uA.
2. Muting Function
The IC is set to the aeriform accessory by ambient pin 22 to the amphitheatre potential. In this state, the audio accomplishment is muted. The time affiliated with which the muting activity operates is set by an conflicting RC circuit, and this time affiliated influences the pop blubbering that occurs aback the amplifier is affronted on or off.
The muting on and off times due to the recommended conflicting basal belief (R=10k, C=3.3uF) are as follows.
Muting on time: 50ms
Muting off time: 20ms
3. Self-Diagnosis Activity (Speaker aficionado prevention)
During constant accessory operation, the LA47536 detects, internally, whether or not an abnormal amplifier accomplishment annual has occurred, and outputs this arresting from pin 25. Applications can ahead advocate aficionado and added problems by accepting the adjustment microcontroller ascertain this pin 25 accomplishment arresting and advantage either the standby accessory or the adeptness supply. (An abnormal accomplishment annual may be acquired by, for example, accredit capacitor arising current.) The pin 25 arresting is affronted off by ambient pin 1 to the amphitheatre potential.
4. Oscillator Stability
In some cases, base oscillations may be induced by the PCB layout. This accent can be abandoned by abacus the accoutrement listed below. Note that the optimal capacitor bulk allegation be complete by testing in the complete army accessory in the end product. Connect a capacitor and resistor (0.1uF and 2.2) in alternation amidst ceremony accomplishment pin and ground.
5. Audio Affection (Low band)
The affluence characteristics in the low frequencies can be bigger by accurate the capacitance of the accredit capacitors variable. The recommended capacitance is 2.2uF and smaller.
6. Advocacy Circuits
Do not amphitheatre the outputs with the STBY voltage at about 1.4V. Also, do not changeabout the IC off in the aground accessory with a time affiliated provided for the STBY voltage.
7. Pop Noise
Although the LA47536 includes an pop blubbering blockage circuit, pop blubbering can be arrangement akin added by appliance the muting activity as well. Activate the muting activity at the above time as adeptness is applied. Then, afterwards the accomplishment DC abeyant has stabilized, changeabout off the muting function. Aback arbor the amplifier off, ancient changeabout on the muting activity and afresh changeabout off the adeptness supply. These two methods are able at aspersing pop noise.