Personal Alarm

This circuit, enclosed in a small plastic box, can be placed into a bag or handbag. A small magnet is placed close to the reed switch and connected to the hand or the clothes of the person carrying the bag by means of a tiny cord.
If the bag is snatched abruptly, the magnet looses its contact with the reed switch, SW1 opens, the circuit starts oscillating and the loudspeaker emits a loud alarm sound.
The device can be reverse connected, i.e. the box can be placed in a pocket and the cord connected to the bag.
This device can be very useful in signalling the opening of a door or window: place the box on the frame and the magnet on the movable part in a way that magnet and reed switch are very close when the door or window is closed.






Parts:
R1____________330K 1/4W Resistor R2____________100R 1/4W Resistor C1_____________10nF 63V Polyester or Ceramic Capacitor C2____________100µF 25V Electrolytic Capacitor Q1____________BC547 45V 100mA NPN Transistor Q2____________BC327 45V 800mA PNP Transistor SW1____________Reed Switch and small magnet (See Notes) SPKR___________8 Ohm Loudspeaker (See Notes) B1_____________3V Battery (two A or AA cells wired in series etc.) A complementary transistor-pair is wired as a high efficiency oscillator, directly driving a small loudspeaker. Low part-count and 3V battery supply allow a very compact construction. Notes: * The loudspeaker can be any type, its dimensions are limited only by the box that will enclose it. * An on-off switch is unnecessary because the stand-by current drawing is less than 20µA. * Current consumption when the alarm is sounding is about 100mA. * If the circuit is used as anti-bag-snatching, SW1 can be replaced by a 3.5mm mono Jack socket and the magnet by a 3.5mm. mono Jack plug having its internal leads shorted. The Jack plug will be connected to the tiny cord etc. * Do not supply this circuit at voltages exceeding 4.5V: it will not work and Q2 could be damaged. In any case a 3V supply is the best compromise.