Doorphone Intercom
I have had the
pleasure of working with Mr Laurier Gendron of Burnaby in British
Columbia,
Canada to
make this circuit. Please make sure you visit Lauriers web site, Handy Dandy
Little Circuits.
In our doorphone circuit, an 8 ohm
speaker is used both as a microphone and also an output
device. The BC109C stage amplifies in common
base mode, giving good voltage gain , while
at the same time matching the low input
impedance of the speaker. Self bias is used allowing
for small variations in transistor
tolerance.
An LM386 is used to boost voltage
gain and drive an 8 ohm speaker. The 10k potentiometer
acts as the volume control, and overall gain
may be adjusted using the 5k preset.
A double pole double throw switch is used to enable talk and listen, (at the house end).