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Protect Your Home with Laserbeams!

Protect Your Home with Laserbeams!
Here is an easy to make and powerful laser alarm system that can protect your entire home, indoors or out! My inspiration for this project came from Brad Graham & Kathy McGowan. Watch the video for details and the Test Results. You'll be impressed. I hope you enjoy this Instructable.

 
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Step 1What you need...

What you need...
1. 2 small project boxes
2. 1 1000uF 35v Capacitor
3. 1 5K Variable Resistor
4. Photocell
5. IC Board
6. 9v battery and clip
7. 1 N3904 Transistor
8. Toggle switch
9. Small mirrors
10. HandiTak
11. 12v DC Piezo Siren - 102dB
12. Aixiz 650nm 5mw 12X30mm laser
13. Aixiz 3.2v AC Adapter
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Apr 21, 2012. 2:15 AMisonu says:
any body tried this .does it works
Jan 3, 2012. 4:38 PMpep2798 says:
it all works but is backwards like when i shine light on photocell it makes the buzzer louder please help me

Dec 17, 2011. 11:42 PMmanikantak136 says:
sir,
iam interested in making laser security system,so can u please send
me the steps and the things to use in making it.please send it to my
email (manikantak136@gmail.com)
thankyou.....!
Sep 30, 2011. 5:50 PMamioten1 says:
is it possible to instead use an indicator light instead of a speaker
Nov 30, 2011. 6:22 AMsputhran says:
but it then if ur far from the machine i can u know that intruder came
Apr 7, 2011. 4:48 AMlazarzoltan says:
from where can i get the photocell peoples?????
Sep 30, 2011. 9:51 PMamioten1 says:
buy it from e-bay
Sep 21, 2011. 11:03 PMnporter2 says:
hi

could someone please post a schematic for a 12v dc 1A power supply to 4.5v 45mA laser with a 'normally closed' output on it.

cheers
Sep 1, 2011. 3:56 AMlazarzoltan says:
Hell!
I can use other transistor?
Jul 15, 2011. 6:51 AMpizza1993 says:
Hello everyone!I just want to built a similar protect system but i face off some difficulties.I built this (http://lookfwd.doit4me.gr/ge99149/electronics/alarm/alarm.gif) circuit for laser receiver and this siren(http://www.eleccircuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/asiren.png) but when the beam look the laser diode the output is 1.36v and when the beam is interrupted the output goes to 3v which isnt enough to drive the 12v siren.
Any Idea?

Thank you in advance!
Sep 25, 2010. 10:28 AMdasimpson1981 says:
a normal realy wouldent stay on you would need a latching realy that keeps the realy on when triggerd
Jun 29, 2011. 5:24 AMmaremil143 says:
I mean , CAN i ask you.. for the circuit diagram or connection
of all the given..?
Jun 29, 2011. 6:32 AMdasimpson1981 says:
hope this helps
Jun 29, 2011. 4:57 AMmaremil143 says:
PROTECT YOUR HOME WITH LASER !
that's the title MR. DASIMPSON
TNX..
Jun 29, 2011. 4:55 AMmaremil143 says:
Ahh MR. DASIMPSON1981.... CAN i ask you.. for the circuit diagram or connection
of the given..? i saw that on youtube..
Jun 29, 2011. 4:59 AMmaremil143 says:
Ahh MR. DASIMPSON1981.... CAN i ask you.. for the circuit diagram or connection
of the given..? i saw that on youtube..
Jun 29, 2011. 4:57 AMmaremil143 says:
PROTECT YOUR HOME WITH LASER !
that's the title MR. DASIMPSON
TNX..
May 9, 2011. 7:47 AMabalachandran says:
My brother says the circuit is wrong, is he wright and if he is can someone send me wright circuit plzzzzzzzz . This is my email amruthj10@gmail.com.
May 6, 2011. 11:56 PMumar abbas says:
hey can i use this variable resistor....
May 1, 2011. 12:39 AMumar abbas says:
plz help me ....... when i connect the circuit it didn't works .... i change my materials two time still its not working ... also i make it on printed circuit board but still not working ... hope for any help
Apr 23, 2011. 10:04 PMengineer mohammed saber says:
this is the correct skematic just swap the led for a realy or buzzer

if you wont the circuit to detect darkness instead swap the ldr and variable resistor places
Apr 4, 2011. 10:31 AMxqw says:
plz tell how cn v adjst the resistor
Apr 3, 2011. 4:43 AMloganemacf says:
For a MUCH better schematic, check out cinnamon424's video on youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejdgshO0k8g
Sep 25, 2010. 10:20 AMdasimpson1981 says:
this is the correct skematic just swap the led for a realy or buzzer

if you wont the circuit to detect darkness instead swap the ldr and variable resistor places
Mar 26, 2011. 10:13 AMsteaming punk says:
hi, your skematic works well with led or buzzer for example but doesent activate relay for some reason, somebody noted that its AC and for that the realy doesent work. i tried to convert it to DC with four diods but this didnt help either. can somebody please help ?
Mar 26, 2011. 10:41 AMdasimpson1981 says:
have you checked to see if the realy can be triggerd on 9 volts
Mar 26, 2011. 11:09 AMsteaming punk says:
works fine with 9 volts, actually works even from 5 volts
Mar 26, 2011. 11:16 AMdasimpson1981 says:
this was the other circuit i found
Mar 26, 2011. 12:35 PMsteaming punk says:
oh, i just tested out this skematic and it worked fine :), used 5k ohm pot and 2n3904 transistor, thanks alot for that
Mar 26, 2011. 3:13 PMdasimpson1981 says:
no problem always glad to help
Mar 26, 2011. 11:12 AMdasimpson1981 says:
ok also wat current is used to hold the really open maybe the electro magnet needs more current then the transistor can supply
Mar 26, 2011. 12:26 PMsteaming punk says:
this might be the problem, it says 1A on it but i dont know if its min or max current for this relay to be functional
Dec 8, 2010. 7:02 PMrandomness72.5 says:
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Dec 9, 2010. 4:40 AMdasimpson1981 says:
yeah the box with the arrow is the variable resistor the arrow would be the middle connection on the variable resistor they are 3 terminals use on of the outer ones and the middle one
Nov 6, 2009. 2:21 AMbo0mbo0mpao says:
what is that BLUE thingy at the back of the photocell? the rectangular one? what is that?
Nov 27, 2009. 3:59 AMakinich says:
that is the variable resistor
Mar 13, 2011. 11:17 AMTheWaddleWaaddle says:
YES IT IS!!!!
Feb 14, 2010. 4:50 AMhasow says:
Hi people, I have tried to make the circuit but it doesn't work i'm not that good witch schematics, can someone help me please. i have linked all the parts like this:
Mar 11, 2011. 7:40 PMEngineeringShock says:
The Schematic makes no sense. It is suggesting that there is always 9v tied to the base of the transistor. This will not only hurt the transistor, as there is no protective resistor, bit it renders the entire photo resistor divider circuit useless.
Feb 6, 2011. 8:53 AMlazarzoltan says:
is no good
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