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CHARLES WENZELVR4
3V
PARTS LAYOUT BOTTOM VIEW
LIGHTNING
DETECTOR
©2013
LENNIE ZINK
CHARLES WENZELVR4
3V
IN110mH
C110pF
C2(104)
BE C
Q1MPSA63
R2330K
R35K1
R1330K
C4(102)
D11N914
B
E
C
Q22N4401R6
27K
R5100K
D21N914
B
E
C
Q32N4403
R81K
C510mF
B
E
C
Q42N4401
R91K
R733K
C610mF
The clock movement was taken out. Ablue LED was installed in the shaft inplace of the clock hands.
VR4100K
I had a clock of which the clockmovement would run about 2 months,but the pendulum would run a year.Instead of discarding it, I thought itwould make an unusual display forCharles Wenzel’s New LightningDetector. Hence this project.
The detector will have to be left on allthe time, therefore, the largest batterythat will fit in the clock will be used. Csize was a tight fit. I doubled up on thecircle of LEDs-this may be over kill.
The antenna needs to be selfcontained and this clock provided away to conceal it.
The only problem with it is that I stilllook at it to see what time it is!
It’s not a clock. It’s a:
Perhaps someone else will add adetector to a clock that works! I planto. I have an ugly clock stored in thebasement. It’s Lightning Detector bait!
CLOCK LIGHTNING DETECTOR
NEW 3V LIGHTNING DETECTOR
R1330K
R2330K
R35K1
R5100K
VR4100K
R627K
R733K
R81K
R91K
C110pF
ANTENNA2-3 FEET
C20.1mF
L110mH
Q1MPSA63
Q32N4403
Q22N4401
C4(102)
C510mF
C610mF
D11N914 D2
1N914
Q42N4401
21 ULTRABRIGHT
LEDs3.2FV
WENZEL
3V
NEW LIGHTNING DETECTORX-CLOCK VERSION
©2013Lennie Zink
HOBBYHOBBY
ELECTRONICS, INC.ELECTRONICS, INC.
CHARLES
WENZEL
CHARLES
WENZELLIG
HTN
ING DETECT
OR
LIG
HTN
ING DETECT
OR
DECORATIVE PENDULUM PCB.TIN-IT™ WAS USED TO GIVE
IT A SILVERISH FINISH
PRINTED ON PHOTOPAPER AND ATTACHEDWITH SPRAY ADHESIVE
©2013Lennie Zink
BLUELIGHTNINGDETECTOR
LED
DECORATIVELIGHTNING BOLT PCB
©2013Lennie Zink
14 AWG WIRE ANTENNA
LIGHTNINGLEDS C BATTERY
HOLDERYET TO BEINSTALLED
GLASS
ANTENNALEAD WIRE
MASSIVE HOTCUTTING JOB
TO CLEAR LEDS,WIRE, AND BATTERIES
LIGHTNINGDETECTOR
C BATTERYHOLDER
GLUE
RED TAPE WILLBE REMOVED
WIRE BENT UPTO RECEIVE
ANTENNA LEAD
CLOCKMOVEMENTREMOVED
©2013Lennie Zink
The finished project works great!
The flash can’t be missed with allthose LEDs.
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