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Car interior light battery saver

@eoh
5 years ago
https://everycircuit.com/circuit/5899783836008448
A car interior light can drain the battery when accidentally left on - even if a LED lamp is used (here represented by the 100 Ohm resistor and the LED). This circuit shuts the current off after about 8 minutes, with only 2.5 mA left. Turning the switch off again resets the circuit wthin 3-4 seconds, unloading the capacitor through the two diodes and the 4.7k Ohm resistor. For the 2 transistors a BC516 darlington may be used.
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