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Low-Cost Hearing Aid Using IC 741

Pradeep G.

This low cost hearing aid circuit offers the advantages of high sensitivity, low current consumption and light weight.

Audio signals are sensed by the condenser microphone and amplified by two op-amps built around 741 ICs. The first IC 741 (IC1) is wired as a high gain preamplifier, while the second IC 741 (IC2) is used as a low-gain, medium-power amplifier to drive the earphone. A 470-kilo-ohm preset (VR1) is used to control the gain, while a 1-kilo-ohm preset (VR2) is used as the output volume controller.

Low cost hearing aid circuit
Low cost hearing aid circuit

Assemble the circuit on a small general-purpose PCB and house it together with a 9V PP3 battery inside a cabinet the size of a cigarette pack.


The article was originally published in June 2010 and has recently been published

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