Yongping Xia

Yongping Xia

Yongping Xia, is employed by Navcom Technology, Torrance, California.

Areas of interest of the author: Measurement Supply Telephone

Publications on RadioLocman by the author Yongping Xia:

  1. Water-leak detector uses 9V batteries
    A previously published Design Idea describes a practical gadget that has the potential to save a lot with little investment (Reference 1). However, the circuit uses 120 V line voltage and, as such, it is not that...
    Apr 18, 2025
  2. Battery automatic power-off has simpler design
    A previous Design Idea describes a simple way to automatically turn off a battery after a preset on period to save battery life (Reference 1). This Design Idea presents a simpler way to perform the same function...
    Nov 24, 2021
  3. Low-battery indicator uses fleapower
    It is always desirable to use a low-battery indicator that consumes as little power as possible. For a 9 V, 450-mAhr alkaline battery, a 50-µA low-battery indicator can by itself run the battery down in a...
    Mar 11, 2021
  4. Get power from a telephone line without disturbing it
    An idle telephone line tempts designers to use its 48 V potential as a power source. However, Part 68 of the US Federal Communications Commission's telecommunications regulations states that any device that connects...
    Aug 2, 2016