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Smoke Alarm Power Supply

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Smoke Alarm Power Supply
Smoke Alarm Power Supply

Smoke alarms are extremely useful devices, but they suffer from one significant disadvantage, which is that they’re battery powered. This circuit lets the smoke alarm run off the AC grid normally, and only switches to the battery when it is really necessary, in other words, when there is a power cut.

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