Although incandescent bulbs are bound to disappear, when used in lighting, we still have cases where they are used. The simple control we describe causes a neon lamp to flash on the switch when the lamp is off, making it easier to locate in the dark.

The circuit is very simple and the part of two powers can be removed if the reader wants a simpler version.

In figure 1 we have the circuit of the device.

 

Figure 1 - Circuit breaker complete circuit
Figure 1 - Circuit breaker complete circuit

 

The mounting on a common double switch is shown in figure 2.

 

Figure 2 - Mounting the device
Figure 2 - Mounting the device

 

The capacitor is 100 V or more polyester and the 1/8 W resistor with any tolerance.

The neon lamp is common and the diode 1N4004 if the network is 110 V and 1N4007 if the network is 220 V.

 

D1 - 1N4004 or 1N4007 - see text

NE-1 - Common neon lamp

R1 - 3M3 ohm - resistor - orange, orange, green

C1- 100 nF - polyester capacitor

 

Several:

Wires, welding, etc.

 

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