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TAKE
NIGHTTIME NATURE
PHOTOS
ELECTRONICS
has always
been an
im-
portant factor in
the development of
new
hobbies
and
the improvement of
old
ones. Photography,
in particular has
benefited
tremendously through the use
of electronic
devices that
make
photo-
graphic equipment and techniques more
accurate,
more flexible,
and easier
to
use
under adverse conditions. As an exam-
ple,
with the aid
of
a
few relays
and a
solenoid, you can build an
"Electronic
Shutter
Control," that will enable you to
get
into
the
fascinating field of night-
time
nature photography.
The Shutter Control operates on the
electric -eye
principle; the
subject to be
photographed breaks an almost invisible
beam
of
light
to a photo -cell,
triggering
the
shutter and
taking his
own
picture.
Once
the system
is
tripped,
a signal light
that can be
seen from hundreds
of
feet
away goes
on
and a
relay
simultaneously
shuts
down
power
to the system. The
power disconnect
feature is
a
real
battery
BY WALTER
B.
FORD
saver -especially if you plan to
leave
the
system unattended overnight.
How
It
Works. Power is applied to
the
Electronic
Shutter Control circuit
through J1
and J2
in Fig. 1. With both
S1
and
S2
closed, the
beam
from
control
light I1 is
directed
at
PC1, causing
the
resistance
of
the
photocell to
reduce
enough to allow
K1
to be energized. When
K1 picks
up, its normally closed contacts
open, depriving
K2
and subsequent cir-
cuits of power.
Now,
when the control
light beam
to
PC1 is interrupted, K1 is de- energized
and
power
is
applied to
K2.
This
results
in
three
simultaneous operations : K2 is
latched in through its
lower
contacts;
a
pulse
is
applied to shutter solenoid
L2;
and
power is delivered
to
the heater
of
thermal
relay K3
through the upper
con-
tacts of
K2. After
a short
interval,
the
contacts
of relay K3
close to complete
the circuit through
the solenoid
of K4.
April, 1969
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