Electronic Stethoscope


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Stethoscopes are not only useful for doctors, but home mechanics, exterminators, spying and any number of other uses. Standard stethoscopes provide no amplification which limits their use. This circuit uses op-amps to greatly amplify a standard stethoscope, and includes a low pass filter to remove background noise.

Schematic

Schematic for Electronic Stethoscope

Parts

Part
Total Qty.
Description
Substitutions
R1110K 1/4W Resistor
R212.2K 1/4W Resistor
R4147K 1/4W Resistor
R5, R6, R7333K 1/4W Resistor
R8156K 1/4W Resistor
R1014.7K 1/4W Resistor
R1112.2K to 10K Audio Taper Pot
R121330K 1/4W Resistor
R13, R15, R1631K 1/4W Resistor
R1413.9 Ohm 1/4W Resistor
C1, C82470uF 16V Electrolytic Capacitor
C214.7uF 16V Electrolytic Capacitor
C3, C420.047uF 50V Metalized Plastic Film Capacitor
C510.1uF 50V Ceramic Disc Capacitor
C6, C721000uF 16V Electrolytic Capacitor
U11TL072 Low Noise Dual Op-Amp
U41741 Op-Amp
U51LM386 Audio Power Amp
MIC1Two Wire Electret Microphone
J111/8" Stereo Headphone Jack
Batt1, Batt229V Alkaline Battery
LED1Red/Green Dual Colour Two Wire LED
SW1DPST Switch
MISC1Stethoscope head or jar lid, rubber sleeve for microphone, board, wire, battery clips, knob for R11

Notes

  1. MIC is an assembly made out of a stethoscope head and electret mic. Cut the head off the stethoscope and use a small piece of rubber tube to join the nipple on the head to the mic.
  2. Be careful with the volume, as excess noise levels may damage your ears.
  3. R11 is the volume control.
  4. The circuit marked as optional is not required for the main circuit to function. The optional circuit blinks an LED to the heartbeat as it is heard by the microphone. Even if the optional circuit is not included, sound will still be heard via the headphone jack.

  5. Thanks to audioguru for correcting and improving this original schematic. He has essentially redesigned the circuit as a much improved version. Read about it in this forum topic.

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Comments

azar
Electronic Stethoscope
Thursday, March 19, 2009 6:21:23 AM
sir, here we are facing a huge problem to make this Electronic Stethoscope..everything is ok except the electric mic which can collect the heart beat...we cant find such a mic which can collect the heartbeat and convert it to a voltage...please help us.
anonymous
Electronic Stethoscope
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:51:53 AM
hi ive tried making the unit. ive tried running it, it does not run, LED does not light up, no sound. Battery are warm. can you help me .
Stairo Dalyop
Electronic Stethoscope
Friday, February 20, 2009 7:47:17 AM
sir,i have try my best but there is some worming sound from the out put.how can i eliminate this sound.
sUBISH
Electronic Stethoscope
Saturday, February 07, 2009 3:55:24 AM
sir, here we are facing a huge problem to make this Electronic Stethoscope..everything is ok except the electric mic which can collect the heart beat...we cant find such a mic which can collect the heartbeat and convert it to a voltage. if you could send me a photo of how you assembled your components especially fixing mic in the Stethoscope
sowmya
Electronic Stethoscope
Saturday, January 17, 2009 1:01:48 AM
hi..... can u please specify the power rating of the ckt. and i planning to assemble this circuit on a pcb. even let me knoe bout the procedure involved in shielding of the condenser microphone. will b glad to be guided
anonymous
Electronic Stethoscope
Friday, December 19, 2008 3:38:32 PM
If the cicuirt needs 9 volts then why do you have two 9V batteries in series. This would deliver 18V.
anonymous
Electronic Stethoscope
Saturday, November 22, 2008 11:49:06 PM
sir, here we are facing a huge problem to make this Electronic Stethoscope..everything is ok except the electric mic which can collect the heart beat...we cant find such a mic which can collect the heartbeat and convert it to a voltage.
arif
Electronic Stethoscope
Sunday, October 26, 2008 12:09:22 PM
sir, here we are facing a huge problem to make this Electronic Stethoscope..everything is ok except the electric mic which can collect the heart beat...we cant find such a mic which can collect the heartbeat and convert it to a voltage...please help us.
Kelly
Electronic Stethoscope
Thursday, September 11, 2008 6:13:09 AM
Aaron I presume? Hi, I'm a busy RN who recently lost some hearing and am looking for an inexpensive alternative that may help with work. That aside, I have always been interested in learning electronic circuitry and would love to try this out. I've been learning a lot online and from my local electronics supplier and slowly making my way ... just wondering if you could send me a photo of how you assembled your components. Any helpful "golden-nuggets" of information to help me along the way would be appreciated. Kelly
anonymous
Electronic Stethoscope
Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:22:33 AM
how much current the circuit carry? Also mention its power consumption...?
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