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All in One Tester Circuit

All in one multi-tester is quite expensive which may not affordable for every electronics beginners. Now, here is s cheap all in one
tester circuit that can be used to test the condition of almost all the electronics component from basic resistor to advance ICs. The
circuit all in one tester is used to detect polarity, continuity, logic sate and also activity of multivibrator.

Description of All in One Tester Circuit


The circuit of all in one tester is so simple that it can also understand by beginners. The circuit of all in one tester contains two
transistor and very few other passive components. Transistor T1 and T2 is used here as switch, driving the one half of bicolor LED each
in order to give result of the test.
Initially, the circuit is in off mode, when switch SW 1 is pressed, transistor T1 stops conducting due to lack of forward bias. At the same
time transistor T2 takes base bias voltage from the battery through resistor R 1 and conducts. This allows the red half of bicolor LED1 to
illuminate.

Transistor T1 conducts when the positive voltage through resistor R3 is given to base of transistor T1 and light up the green half of
LED1. In conduction of transistor T1 transistor T2 turns off and vice-versa.

Thus from the description, we know that the functioning of the circuit thus depends on the signal obtained at the base of transistor T 1.
The table below gives the testing procedure for various components with the expected indication or result.

Bi-Color LED Status for Various Tests

Component/test Test Procedure LED1 Status Result Note

Continuity Red and black probes to the test Green ‘on’ Continuity
points

Red ‘on’ No continuity

Polarity Red probe to the positive of the Green ‘on’ Positive Circuit should
circuit and black probe to the test be ‘on’
point
Red ‘on’ Negative or no
power

Logic Red probe to the circuit’s positive Green ‘on’ High Circuit should
and black probe to the output Red ‘on’ Low be ‘on’

IC Red probe to the circuit’s positive Green ‘on’ High Circuit should
and black probe to the output be ‘on’

Red ‘on’ Low

Multivibrator IC 555 Red probe to the circuit’s positive Color changes IC oscillating Circuit should
and black probe to the output from red to be ‘on’
yellow to green
clinically

Red ‘on’ No oscillation

Electrolytic Capacitor Red probe to the positive and black Green gradually Capacitor good Capacitor
to the negative lead turns red should be
discharged

Red ‘on’ Capacitor faulty

Diode (LED/Photodiode/IR Red probe to the anode and black Green ‘on’ Good 1 killo-ohm
diode) probe to the cathode resistor should
be connected
to the anode of
Red probe to the cathode and black Red ‘on’ Good LEDs
probe to the anode
In both conditions Color remains the Open /short
same (either
green or red)

Resistor (1 ohm to 500 Kilo Red and black probes to the ends of Green ‘on’ Good
ohms) the resistor

Red ‘on’ Faulty

Transistor Red probe to the base of the Green ‘on’ and Transistor Circuit should
transistor and the black probe first again green ‘on’ conducts be ‘on’
to the collector and then to the
emitter

Black probe to the base of the Green ‘on’ and Transistor


transistor and red probe first to the then red ‘on’ doesn’t conduct
collector and then to the emitter

PARTS LIST OF ALL IN ONE TESTER CIRCUIT


Resistor (all ¼-watt, ± 5% Carbon)

R1 = 1.8 KΩ

R2 = 1.5 KΩ
R3 = 4.7 KΩ

Capacitor

C1 = 1 µF, 16V (Electrolytic Capacitor)

Semiconductors

T1, T2 = BC548 (General Purpose NPN Transistor)

D1 = 1N4001 (General Purpose Rectifier Diode)

LED1 = Bi-color LED

Miscellaneous

B1 = 9V battery

SW1 = on/off switch

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