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In article <17u3gbINNfuv@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (Jim Haynes) writes:
>
>I've got this circuit which consists of
>   8:1000 ohm input transformer feeding
>   DIP bridge rectifier feeding
>   base-emitter junction of a transistor.
>The idea is to connect the 8-ohm input to the output of a radio or
>tape recorder and turn on the transistor when there is some signal.

Any capacitor filtering the output of the rectifier?

Also, I would have used a MOSFET (like the IRF511) rather than a transistor.
I suspect you are just barely getting enough energy to turn the transistor
"on".


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