TONE-RINGING GENERATOR

The circuit in Fig. 5 is a simple tone-ringing generator or ringing

oscillator that has many applications. For instance, it can be used
as an alarm for electronic devices or toys and other input-voltage-
level-sensing circuits.
The 741 op-amp is wired as a band pass filter, but when a pulse
of at least 5-volts peak shocks its input, the band pass filter
becomes a ringing oscillator. Capacitors C2 and C3 and resistor R2
determine the fixed frequency and duration of the ringing signal.
The 1500-ohm potentiometer, R3, can be used to vary the period of
the ringing frequency. Transistors Q1 and Q2 are added to increase
the power output of the op-amp to drive an 8-ohm speaker. With the
values shown, the selectivity, or Q, of the filter is about 10 at a
nominal frequency of 100 Hz.
Nice simple design, Craig, I am sure hobbyists can find many
uses for this type of circuit.
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Fig. 5. This simple tone-ringing generator circuit can he used in many applications requiring a
voltage level-sensing alarm indication. The 741 single op-amp can be replaced with an NTE 941M
or a Thomson SK3514 op-amp.