822Views10Replies
How can I make this buzzer buzz? It makes a small "ping"
I got this buzzer from a surplus shop and I hooked up wires but only makes a small ping when I touch the wires to a battery terminal, How can I make it buzz?
I got this buzzer from a surplus shop and I hooked up wires but only makes a small ping when I touch the wires to a battery terminal, How can I make it buzz?
Comments
Best Answer 10 years ago
. It may require AC
. Some buzzers have a switch that makes and breaks as the diaphragm moves. It may need to be adjusted.
10 years ago
i have a very similar one from a smoke detector and i wired it to a plug and plugged it into an 120 volt outlet and it worked
10 years ago
Thanks for the help, but I don't have a 555 timer so any other ideas?
Answer 10 years ago
Yeah, find an astable circuit such as this one and stick your buzzer to the outputs. You probably want to lower the capacitance of the circuit I gave you to make it faster.
Answer 10 years ago
Thanks and where is the output there, sorry I'm not very good at this
Answer 10 years ago
In that circuit, connect the positive side of your buzzer straight to a power supply, and the negative to where the leds are (just take them and the 1K resistors out)
10 years ago
Nacho, do you know of an easy way to get low voltage AC then?
Thanks
Answer 10 years ago
. It doesn't have to be a sinusoidal AC wave - a square, triangle, saw, &c wave will make noise. A 555, as mentioned by others, should do the trick quite well.
10 years ago
It's possibly not a buzzer but just the Piezio element - Needs an oscillator - 555 is a good call.
10 years ago
Make a 555 timer circuit set to a fairly high frequency and connect it to your buzzer