cut Phone Line Detector diagram Tags - Circuit Schematic Diagram https://circuitscheme.com/tag/cut-phone-line-detector-diagram Electroni Schematic and PCB Design Tue, 01 Sep 2020 03:01:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://circuitscheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-ecd-32x32.jpg cut Phone Line Detector diagram Tags - Circuit Schematic Diagram https://circuitscheme.com/tag/cut-phone-line-detector-diagram 32 32 129959653 Cut Phone Line Detector https://circuitscheme.com/cut-phone-line-detector.html https://circuitscheme.com/cut-phone-line-detector.html#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2020 03:01:49 +0000 http://circuitscheme.com/?p=945 This cut phone line detector circuit is used to detect whether your phone line is active or not. Components List: R1,R2,R3 = 22M Ohms R4 = 2.2M Ohms C1 = 0.47uF/250V Mylar caps D1 = 1N914, […]

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Cut Phone Line Detector

Components List:
R1,R2,R3 = 22M Ohms
R4 = 2.2M Ohms
C1 = 0.47uF/250V Mylar caps
D1 = 1N914, NTE519, or other small signal diode
Q1 = 2N3904, NTE123AP
Q2 = 2N3906, NTE159
Q3 = IRF510, NTE2382,? MosFet

This kind of circuit speaks for itself. While the phone line is okay, Q1 works as a short that has a extremely high resistance/ohms value via R1, R2, and R3 for a total close to 66 MegaOhm, so it is very high. When the phone line is cut (open), it triggers the MosFet (Q3) via transistor Q2 to drive the load. Replacements are acceptable, not one of the parts are crucial.

The ‘LOAD’ can be anything you like. A lamp, relay, motor, tape-recorder, stereo, security system, or anything else.

Remember that telephone providers do not like to have anything ‘directly’ connected to their wire connections for apparent reasons, so work with this circuit at your own risk. If you want to experiment with it safely, work with an Opto-Isolator or something…

Circuit designed by Tony van Roon

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