Hello,
So I have put together the following circuit found in the link and everythi ng with the regular part of the circuit namely, lights, switches, lock-out function all work.
I have wired up a common house-hold door bell which comes with it's own tra nsformer to step down the voltage. And, I'm supplying power via it's own AC cord wired within a project both separate from the Game Show circuit. I'm using the small relay circuit to act as the door bell button.
Problem is it seems as though the capacitor maybe too large and is not disc harging fast enough.
What I'm seeing after I press one of the game show switches is the correspo nding light coming on, but with a slight delay the bell rings. However I've noticed a hum coming from the bell unit when powered and connected to the relay circuit. It appears that piece that hits the bell plate is holding an d then heating up when plugged in for a bit of time.
Can going from a 1000 uF capacitor to perhaps a 500 or 250uF help solve the delay, the sticking of the bell striker? Any help would be greatly appreci ated, I'm sooo close to finishing and this is the only detail holding me up .
Thanks!
Ariel