POUR TRANSISTOR

WATER-TRANSISTOR

The heat of summer. The sky is cloudless. Without irrigation the garden can not be saved. In this case, it is good to use a plant that waters itself. The device is an electronic relay on the transistor VT1, the base and the emitter of which is connected to the plates of conductive material stuck in the ground at a distance of 3 — 3.5 cm from each other. Because raw land has a low resistance, it can be considered that the base of the transistor is directly connected to its emitter (the transistor is closed). But as soon as the soil begins to dry, a semiconductor device is opened, and actuates electromagnetic relay K1 and its contact pair completing a circuit of the actuator of the electromagnet, lifting the flap of the water tank irrigation.

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BED FOR GROWTH

BED FOR GROWTH

Children, like mushrooms, grow by leaps and bounds: only yesterday everything was just right, and today, and the shoes are too tight, and the sleeves are short, and the cap is small. However, it is noticeable not only in clothing but also in furniture. So I made up a baby bed, which would have increased the growth of the child. The trick is to split the frame and folding backrest: thanks to them, an ordinary crib with mesh transforms gradually into a couch for a teenager. Despite this versatility, the design is extremely simple and easy to manufacture not even a very experienced master.

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YOUNGER BROTHER “OF VLADIMIR”

YOUNGER BROTHER Mini-tractor must admit, I’ve built without any drawings (except the sketches of parts that he had ordered Turner), so to speak, to the eye, intuitive, having all components and assemblies as compact as possible and easier for the tractor. Then, the accumulation of operating experience, many times altered it. But more on that below. Built because I needed a mechanical servant, able to perform almost all the agricultural work on the plot. Such “abilities”, in my opinion, has tractor T-25 vladimirets. He was the inspiration when building my mini. Hence the nickname — “little brother.”

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AGAIN – DOWEL

DOWELRepair of apartments are usually not restricted to pure cosmetics. Frequently time some alterations, additional equipment: build utility cabinets, replacement of cornices, hanging shelves, mirrors, hangers. And this inevitably confronts us with the eternal problem: how it is fastened to the walls? Everyone has experienced domogala my favorite techniques: someone drilling holes with a drill with pobeditovym a drill, others prefer carbide punch and hammer. Well, if you need to attach something to a thin wall – for example, the current incabin boxes or cupboards? Industry in this case offers nothing to the house master. For ordinary walls, you often need something more reliable than sagaydaka over time, the wooden plug or plastic plug.

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STEP INTO A NEW CLASS

STEP INTO A NEW CLASSFor the last four years on the initiative of the heads of model aircraft clubs in the town of Zheleznodorozhny in the Moscow region competitions school students in the new class of resinator indoors. If you compare these models with others, participating in competitions, for example, a glider and a helicopter “Fly”, the proposed resonatory more complex. Therefore, it can be recommended for the manufacture of the guys visiting the club for the second year.

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THE TRANSDUCER PROTECTOR

GAUGE PROTECTOR

Motion detectors (DD) based on the Fresnel lens and pyroelectric detectors can be used not only for its intended purpose – to turn the light on or as part of a burglar alarm installed in the room. Cars – this is perhaps the most promising area of application ideas for portable motion sensors. With the constant growth in the number of cars owned by the population, the proposal to actively use there DD can be interesting to a wide circle of people. And here’s why…

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ERASER-“ELECTRONIC”

ERASER

Almost every family today is an Amateur digital camera, from simple “soap box”, no special adjustments (so to the uninitiated, the sellers say that “the exposure is set automatically”) to medium cameras (semi-professional) class, with the possibilities of optical and electronic settings (and stabilization) in a wide range. Of course, this is not a professional camera, but they still allow you to switch from automatic mode to “manual”, and with backlight function against “red eye”, the camera status indication camera installation for the selected frame (for a comprehensive shooting several scenes in a single frame), multiple manual and automatic zoom, and more.

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