Robert Gawron writes: Not many people know, but in some smoke detectors, radioactive materials play an essential role. Today I will present one of those devices, and my -successful- attempt to reverse engineer it and get the circuit diagram. Those smoke detectors uses a small amount of Americium-241 (chemical symbol: Am) obtained in nuclear reactors […]
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WiFi smoke detector
An instructables on how to make a WiFi smoke detector by Proto G: This is a simple WiFI Smoke Detector that texts me when it senses smoke. I made this for my battery storage area in case of a lithium polymer fire. I still have all of my regular smoke detectors installed and I don’t […]
Microchip’s RE46C190 programmable photoelectric smoke-detector IC
Microchip has announced that its RE46C190 smoke detector IC has received UL certification. According to the datasheet: The RE46C190 is a low power, low voltage CMOS photoelectric type smoke detector IC. With minimal external components, this circuit will provide all the required features for a photoelectric-type smoke detector. The design incorporates a gain-selectable photo amplifier […]