Questions tagged [acoustic-noise]
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Noise testing method
I have Electronic board with power supply , control board etc. I wanted to conduct noise test . Is there any standard procedure available.
I wanted to check if i induce the noise into power line or ...
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using a vibration / noise sensor as edge finder in a CNC machine
I have a desktop CNC machine which has just the basic functionalities like controlling the speeds and position with a somewhat reasonable accuracy / precision. I also have an edge finder which I can ...
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Circuit Choices for AmpIifier Input
i have breadboarded a TDA2050 amplifier, using this schematic
i get good sound intensity with a half acceptable quality. the down side is the constant noise and humming. i have found a possible ...
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How to remove noise from microphone input?
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I've made a project centred around the XS3868 module which is based on OVC3860. The circuit works fine and I was able to get the microphone to work except for just one thing, the mic input ...
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Clarity on dB SPL calculation
Based on this post, let me assume that I have a input source of 94 dB SPL / 1 Pa that a microphone is picking sounds from.
The microphone has a sensitivity of -46dBV/Pa , this gives 0.005012 V RMS/ ...
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Detection of Acoustic signals
There is a scenario: There is a certain box which emits acoustic signals at 30kHz and you are trying to detect these signals using some sort of detector.
I was wondering, would it be more efficient ...
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Can I control a Sanyo Denki fan to operate with uniform noise?
I bought this replacement Sanyo Denki fan for my air purifier. The sound out of that fan is louder than the other two pre-installed fans. The original fans mfg is out of business, and replacement ...
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I have an outlet adapter that is clicking at 260bpm. What is happening? [closed]
I plugged this adapter, GE Grounded Adapter-Spaced Six-Outlet Tap, into my outlet the other day. I noticed a clicking noise in my apartment, and it's coming from the adaptor. I used an online app to ...
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Is it possible to generate different PWM Signals for same duty cycles(e.g. 50%)?
Let us expect we have a duty cycle of 50%. Is it possible to reach that duty cycle with different PWM Signals (waveform)? With different I mean variants in the number and lengths of the "active time". ...
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High pitch sound coming from Low-Dropout Linear Regulator (1117 3.3V) setup
I am using the below schematic to drop voltage from 5V to 3.3V (1117 3.3V - http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/2100276.pdf?_ga=2.141255921.210515873.1532314816-790306462.1508240417) for a Wifi Micro-...
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Switch a line level audio signal - which chip is best WRT noise, low loss? [closed]
I am relatively unexperienced with audio circuits, and need to switch a standard line level signal, AC, about 6Vpp. I have the chips listed below, and would very much appreciate some pointers as to ...
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How to control the brightness of an AC light bulb with the instant level of noise nearby
The device I want to make is simple to describe: a big red lightbulb, connected to the AC 110 / 220 V, stays dark when it's quiet in the room, starts lighting up somewhat if there's a moderate level ...
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What device/component from the early 1940's can listen to only a specific narrow range of acoustic frequencies?
This website briefly describes the development of the first active acoustic homing torpedo of the US Navy:
Investigation of the use of echo-ranging equipment or an "active" homing torpedo system ...
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Is the maximum audible noise from power supplies regulated in Europe?
Power supplies make sometimes a lot noise in the range of kHz. Is there a regulation for the maximum allowed noise emission for consumer electronics on the European market?
Is there a regulation ...
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Audible Ticking in Audio Opamp Circuit
I'm experimenting yet again with the following audio mixing circuit:
On the scope with signal gen as source, everything looks great. When hooked up to the input of a mixer with a laptop as the source,...
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Troubleshooting Noise/Quirks in Audio Circuit
I am working on a project that takes in a single line-level audio channel and outputs 2 balanced/unbalanced +/- outputs from that channel. I have read a number of the excellent published articles ...
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What can cause a very low frequency sound from a laptop? [duplicate]
I have a Clevo M57RU laptop here. Whenever it goes to stand-by, sleep or is shut down I hear a VLF sound (presumably close to the ~20 kHz maximum of the human ear) that's even better to hear if the ...
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Buzzing power supply
I have a power supply that buzzes when nothing is connected and is silent when there is a power drain. What could it be?
It's a PC power supply that I used to power an LCD through its 12 V line.
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Why do wall plug power supplies use audible switching frequencies?
Every plug-in power supply ("wall wart") I have ever used starts off silent, but eventually starts to emit high frequency switching noise. It usually happens only when the charger is on, but not ...
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Audible noise in DC-DC buck converter
In my design, I have a +3.3 V SMPS that provides power to digital circuits (microcontroller, EEPROM, etc.). The microcontroller allows applying a 100 Hz PWM signal with variable duty cycle and with an ...
