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Why a Stethoscope? Stethoscopes are not only useful for doctors, but for home mechanics, exterminators, spying etc. Standard stethoscope provides no amplification which reduces its use. A Stethoscope uses op-amps to amplify the signal and includes a low pass filter to remove background noise.
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Table of Contents
Apparatus required...................................................................................................................................... 4 Circuit diagram............................................................................................................................................ 5 Circuit Description....................................................................................................................................... 6 How to assemble?....................................................................................................................................... 7 Features....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Behind this book.......................................................................................................................................... 9
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Apparatus required
Resistors Capacitors Diodes Operational Amplifiers Microphone Misc
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Circuit diagram
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Circuit Description
A Stethoscope operates as a low-noise microphone pre-amp. Its gain is only about 3.9 because of the high output impedance of the drain of the FET inside the electret microphone causes U1as effective input resistor to be about 12.2K. C2 has a fairly high value in order to pass very low frequency (about 20 to 30Hz) heartbeat sounds.
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How to assemble?
1) Assemble the circuit using Veroboard (stripboard) or a PCB. 2) Use a shielded cable for the microphone as shown on the schematic diagram 3) The microphone/stethoscopes head must not be moved while listening to heartbeats to avoid friction noises.
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Features
Operation of an electronic stethoscope is very simple and intuitive. The following are the features of an electronic stethoscope. Hear chest sounds, fetal sounds, and check blood pressure through clothing layers. Direct conversion of sound from the chest to electronic signals minimizes SOUND INTERFERENCE. Ideal stethoscope for use in air and ambulance transport of patients. Separate adjustable filter and volume controls.
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