PC Heat Alarm Circuit Help

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Kate Manuel

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I've connected this circuit on a breadboard and repeated it 3 times just to make sure that I did it correctly. However, when I plug it into the host PC and I actively increase the temperature of my PC to a high one (around 90degC), it doesn't beep. I also tried changing the VR1's reference voltage a few times. I know that there's power flowing through for there's static-like sounds from the speaker. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong. Any ideas?

(Here's the link to the circuit I'm trying to build: http://www.ecircuitslab.com/2012/05/pc-temperature-alarm.html)
 

Check the output of the ca3130 pin3 make sure it goes fro 0 ->5V with temperature or twiddling the pot. I think that the loudspeaker has too low an impedance,either use a high impedance piezeo buzzer/sounder, or just for testing disconnect the loudspeaker and connect in its place an ordinary audio amplifier with its speaker.
Frank
 

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