Experiment 4

DC Bridges
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4.2 Procedure
Part A: Basic Wheatstone bridge control circuit test

Construct the circuit shown with R1 = R2 = R3 = 510 , Rb= 33 , Rc= 200

, E1=5 V, E2=3 V.
Adjust the resistor Rd until the bridge is balanced (Vab= 0), then increase it
in 20 increments up to 810 . Record the voltage Vab and the collectors
current Ic.
Rd ()

r=Rd-510
()

Vab (V)

Ic (mA)

Plot Vab vs. resistance changes r , and Ic vs. r

Part B: Basic Wheatstone bridge

control circuit design
Measure the photo-conductive cells
resistance
Resistance in light ()
Resistance in dark ()

Using the measurements above, design a circuit that controls a LED, so

that the LED is
ON
when it is dark.
Vab
vs.
Ic vs.
R1= R2= R3 ()

Test the designed circuit, describe what you did.

Conclusions