PIRA 9B30.00 FUNCTION GENERATORS

DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
9B30.00Function Generators
9B30.10audio frequency oscillatorA-27A tube with a resonant RLC circuit oscillating in the audio range. A bank on capacitors with separate keys makes an organ. Diagram.
9B30.10audio oscillatorS-68A tube era audio oscillator. Circuit.
9B30.11noise generatorsAJP 32(7),vSchematic for a thyatron noise source. Listen and show white noise on a scope, insert a tunable adjustable width resonant circuit and show sinusoid as Q increases, some interference demonstrations.
9B30.12square wave generatorAJP 44(1),110A five component TTL square wave generator with a range of 0.1 to 50 kHz.
9B30.13digital waveform synthesizerAJP 44(7),710A simple ten step waveform digitizer made from three chips.
9B30.14plucked string oscillatorA-28Modify the audio oscillator in A27 to be a damped oscillator that sounds like a plucked string.
9B30.15gating amplifier for tone burstsAJP 49(3),275This circuit gates bursts of periodic signals to simulate Fourier analysis of a single pulse on a wave analyzer.
9B30.16harmonic oscillator circuitAJP 46(10),1080An op-amp based harmonic oscillator capable of demonstrating the interaction between the initial transient and steady-state motion.
9B30.17freq-scanning for wave analyzerAJP 35(8),vA frequency scanning device and output coupler for use with the HP 300A wave analyzer. Circuits given.
9B30.20low-frequency current sourceAJP 33(11),965A mirror on a pendulum directs light onto a photovoltaic cell giving a oscillating output.
9B30.20very low frequency oscillatorAJP 45(12),1234Circuit for a .25 to 2.5 Hz oscillator based on the Intersil 8038 IC.
9B30.20ultra low frequency oscillatorAJP 43(1),113Mechanically rotate a Polaroid between a light source and photodetector pickup covered with another Polaroid
9B30.20very low frequency oscillatorA-24A tube circuit for generating very low frequency sine waves for ac circuit demos. Diagram.
9B30.20very low frequency alternatorA-23Plates connected to a 12 v battery rotating in a salt water bath give ac at the frequency of rotation for use with slow circuits. Diagram.
9B30.20Welch turntable oscillatorS-1fA slow oscillator made from two turntables.
9B30.30RC phase shift oscillator33-2.7A single tube RC phase shift oscillator. Diagram.
9B30.40spark discharge oscillator - paralleA-30A circuit for generating high frequency damped oscillations by spark discharge with parallel resistance.
9B30.4010 MHz oscillatorA-32Directions for making a 10 MHz oscillator.
9B30.40UHF oscillatorA-36Using "modern" tubes to generate UHF oscillations.
9B30.40modulation of HFA-40The plate of the oscillator in A-36 is modulated at an audio frequency. Diagram.
9B30.40spark discharge oscillator - seriesA-29A circuit for generating high frequency damped oscillations by spark discharge and a series resonant circuit.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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