| Changing the Resistance of Your PhotoCells | ||||||||
| Note 1. | Test Results using the same PhotoCell each time in controlled "Bright"/"Dark" conditions. | |||||||
| Note 2. | To trip the Trigger Point of the LPT port, | |||||||
| "Bright" Resistance must be less than Trigger Point and | ||||||||
| "Dark" Resistance must be greater than Trigger Point. | ||||||||
| Note 3. | All measurements below are in OHMs, your measurements will vary | |||||||
| Adding a Resistor in Parallel | ||||||||
| Parallel | "Bright" | "Dark" | ||||||
| Case | Resistor | Resistance | Resistance | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1,640 | 7,500 | |||||
| 2 | 10,000 | 1,440 | 5,700 | |||||
| 3 | 4,700 | 1,240 | 3,560 | |||||
| 4 | 2,200 | 944 | 1,934 | |||||
| 5 | 1,000 | 616 | 940 | |||||
| 6 | 470 | 364 | 452 | |||||
| 7 | 100 | 91 | 96 | |||||
| Example: If Trigger Point is 1,000 then about 2,000 ohms resistance needed in Parallel. | ||||||||
| Adding a Resistor in Series | ||||||||
| Series | "Bright" | "Dark" | ||||||
| Case | Resistor | Resistance | Resistance | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1,640 | 7,500 | |||||
| 2 | 1,000 | 2,630 | 8,000 | |||||
| 3 | 2,200 | 3,800 | 9,000 | |||||
| 4 | 4,700 | 6,320 | 12,000 | |||||
| 5 | 10,000 | 11,630 | 17,250 | |||||
| 6 | 15,000 | 16,470 | 22,000 | |||||
| 7 | 100,000 | 101,200 | 106,300 | |||||
| Example: If Trigger Point is 15,000 then about 10,000 ohms resistance needed in Series. | ||||||||
| Summary | ||||||||
| Problem = Can't get PhotoCell Bright Enough to reach Trigger Point | ||||||||
| Solution = Add resistor in Parallel with PhotoCell | ||||||||
| Problem = Can't get PhotoCell Dark Enough to reach Trigger Point | ||||||||
| Solution = Add resistor in Series with PhotoCell | ||||||||
| HINT 1. | Instead of using a standard ceramic resistor, you could use a variable resistor | |||||||
| (referred to as a Potentiometer) which would allows you to adjust and | ||||||||
| fine tune resistance with the twist of a knob. | ||||||||
| HINT 2. | Use CHITI.EXE as a visual reference for your fine tuning. | |||||||