Diminutive

Detector
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 Metal detectors are devices used for checking
What is a Metal Detector?
persons,luggage,or bags in shopping
malls,hotels,cinema ,halls etc.to ensure that
person is not carrying any metals or illegal
things like guns, bombs etc.
Metal det ors detect the presence of
metals

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Metal Detectors Historical
Perspectives
In 1881, Alexander Graham Bell invented the
first metal detector. Bell's metal detector was
an electromagnetic device he called the
induction balance
In 1925, Gerhard Fischar invented a portable
metal detector. Fischar's model was first sold
commercially in 1931 and Gerhard Fischar was
behind the first large-scale production
of metal detectors.
Principle of Operation
A pulsing current is applied to the
coil, which then induces a magnetic
field shown in blue. When the
magnetic field of the coil moves
across metal, such as the coin in this
illustration, the field induces electric
currents (called eddy currents) in the
coin. The eddy currents induce their
own magnetic field, shown in red,
which generates an opposite current
in the coil, which induces a signal
indicating the presence of metal.
 List of Components
1.Resistor
1 pc. Carbon
Composition Resistor
-47 Kilo ohms
-(1/4)Watts
2.Capacitors
2 pcs 2.2 microfarad
Capacitor
1 pc 10 microfarad Capacitor
Both 50 V Voltage Rating
3.PCB Board (Printed Circuit Board)

Mechanically supports and

electrically connects electronic
components using conductive tracks,
pads and other features etched from
copper sheets laminated onto a non-
conductive substrate.
3.IC 555 Timer

Vibrates at specific frequency

in normal state which in turn
drives the output buzzer for
the purpose of indication

4.Detector Coil
The electromagnetic field can be
transferred by the search coil of the
detector into the ground and receives
the electromagnetic field return from a
metal object.
4.Speaker
-8 ohms-
When the metal detector detects
the metal object, then it generates
an audible sound like a beep.
A siren horn or bell may also be
used.
5.Voltage Source

9 Volts
The main purpose of the battery is
to provide voltage to the detector
circuit.
5.Power Supply

The main purpose of

the battery is to
provide the power to
the detector circuit.
How the circuit works?
Applications
Advantages
Disadvantages
Conclusion
 Appendices
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history/history-of-the-metal-detector
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