I was wondering where the types of beepers used in digital watches are available. I need something much smaller than the typical pcb-mount device availabke from Digi-key - those are always 5mm or larger. Any ideas?
(I'm skeptical that the beepers in watches are actual beepers, and that they are just piezos and the drive electronics are in the watch... I'll find out, I'm taking one apart).
Thanks Nigel.
I think so too. I just took an old watch apart. I think there's some complicated interplay between the back of the watch and the guts. There's some kind of thing on the back that I first though was an insulator, but I think it's the element.
Thanks Nigel.
I think so too. I just took an old watch apart. I think there's some complicated interplay between the back of the watch and the guts. There's some kind of thing on the back that I first though was an insulator, but I think it's the element.
Perhaps you could specify the actual size you *do* want, instead of the sizes you *don't* want? That might give someone a realistic chance of suggesting something.
I think a tiny beeper will have a tiny amount of sound at a high frequency.
A loud beeper is enclosed in an acoustic resonant cavity that is much larger than the piezo transducer.
Good point Torben. Ideally the beeper/buzzer would be:
Round, no more than 6mm. In the long direction, it could go as large as 10mm. So basically, long but skinny would be fine, thus giving it ample room to make volume (like audioguru said) even though it might be high pitch. As long as it's anoying.
edit: I should also say that Internal Drive is important.