Touch switch or proximity detector


Posted on Jan 21, 2013

This circuit is actuated by an increase in capacitance between a sensing electrode and the ground side of the line. The sensitivity can be adjusted to switch when a human body is within inches of the insulated plate used as the sensing electrode. Thus, sensitivity is adjusted with the 1 megohm potentiometer which determines the anode voltage level prior to clamping


Touch switch or proximity detector
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This sensitivity will be proportional to the area of the surface opposing each other.




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