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Overview
Electronics in easy steps is ideal for anyone who has always wanted to know how electricity works and what electronic components do – from simple theory through to actually building, testing and troubleshooting useful and interesting circuits. Learn how to design circuits, make your own printed circuit boards and explore the exciting world of electronics.
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and anyone with an inquisitive mind who want to know how electricity and electronics works!
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781840787597 |
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| Publisher: | In Easy Steps Limited |
| Publication date: | 07/25/2019 |
| Series: | In Easy Steps |
| Pages: | 192 |
| Sales rank: | 435,974 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.20(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.60(d) |
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Table of Contents
1 Basic Principles 7
Introduction 8
Electrical Terms 9
Primary Cells 10
Secondary Cells 11
Electrical Units 12
Insulators and Conductors 15
Circuit Components 16
Standard Symbols 18
2 DC Circuits 19
Characteristics 20
Current 21
Voltage 22
Power 23
Ohm's Law 24
Circuit Measurements 26
Resistors in Series 27
Resistors in Parallel 28
Series/Parallel Circuits 29
Capacitors in Series 30
Capacitors in Parallel 31
Passive Components 32
3 Resistors and Capacitors 33
Types of Resistors 34
Variable Resistors 35
Specialist Resistors 37
Electrostatics 38
Capacitance 39
Types of Capacitors 40
Variable Capacitors 41
Fixed Capacitors 42
4 Magnetic Principles 43
Properties of Magnetism 44
Magnetic Field 45
Magnetomotive Force 46
Electromagnetic Induction 47
Electromotive Force 48
Inductors 50
Transformers 52
The Electric Generator 53
The Electric Motor 54
Relays 56
5 Single Phase AC Circuits 57
AC (Alternating Current) 58
AC Terminology 61
Series AC Circuits 62
R, Land C in Series 64
Power in an AC Circuit 65
AC Circuit Measurements 66
Rectifier Circuits 68
Safety First 70
6 Semiconductor Principles 71
Semiconductors 72
The P-N Junction 74
The PNP Transistor 76
The NPN Transistor 77
Semiconductor Roundup 78
7 Diodes 79
Diode Basics 80
Light-Emitting Diode 81
Zener Diode 82
Varactor or Varicap Diode 83
Avalanche Diode 84
Photodiode 85
Schottky Diode 87
Tunnel/Gunn Diodes 88
Rectifier Diodes 89
8 Transistors 91
Transistor Basics 92
Case Identification 94
Heatsinks 96
Lead Identification 97
Testing Transistors 98
9 Further Devices 99
Optical Devices 100
Voltage Regulators 102
Field-Effect Transistor 105
Thyristor 106
Operational Amplifiers 107
Crystals 109
Loudspeakers 110
10 Construction Methods 111
Overview 112
Simulation Packages 113
SPICE Software 115
Multisim 116
Free Programs 117
Circuit Construction 119
Making a PCB 121
Populating the PCB 124
11 Power Supplies 125
Block Diagrams 126
Bench Power Supply 128
High Current Supplies 129
Switch Mode Power Supply 130
Homemade Power Supplies 132
12 Test Equipment 133
The Analog Multimeter 134
The Digital Multimeter 137
Oscilloscope 138
Function Generator 140
Probes 141
Frequency Counter 142
RF Signal Generator 143
The Soldering Iron 144
Logic Analyzer 146
13 Digital Electronics 147
Digital Logic 148
Logic Gates 149
AND Gate 151
NAND Gate 152
OR Gate 153
NOR Gate 154
XOR Gate 155
XNOR Gate 156
Boolean Expressions 157
Logic Chips 158
14 Circuits & Reference 159
LED Tester 160
Crystal Set 161
555 Timer Circuit 162
Audio Amplifiers 164
Power Supply 167
Common Transistors 168
Transistor Case and Pin-out 170
Capacitor Values 171
7400-series List 173
4000-series List 174
15 Glossary 175
Glossary of Electronic Terms 176
Index 187