Understanding Electronics Components
 
This book is meant for those people who want to create electronic devices with their own hands. All components are illustrated and the circuit-symbol is explained in detail. Both simple and complex examples are provided for the beginners. These include resistors, capacitors, transformers, transistors, integrated circuits, etc and each has its own symbol to represent it in an electrical or electronic diagram - called a circuit diagram. In order to understand how a certain device functions, it is necessary to know each symbol and the characteristics of the component. These are the things we will be covering in this book.

 

 
 Contents:
 
1. RESISTORS
1.1. Marking the resistors
1.2. Resistor power
1.3. Nonlinear resistors
1.4. Practical examples
1.5. Potentiometers
1.6. Practical examples

   
2. CAPACITORS
2.1. Block-capacitors
 2.1.1. Marking the clock-capacitors
2.2. Electrolytic capacitors
2.3. Variable capacitors
2.4. Practical examples

   
3. COILS AND TRANSFORMERS
3.1. Coils
3.2. Transformers
 3.2.1. Working principles and characteristics of transformers
3.3. Practical examples
 

4. TRANSISTORS
4.1. Working principles of transistors
4.2. Basic characteristics of transistors
4.3. The safest way to test transistors  
4.4. TUN and TUP
4.5. Practical examples

   
5. DIODES
5.1. Marking the diodes
5.2. Characteristics of diodes
5.3. Practical examples
 
  6. THYRISTORS, TRIAC, DIAC
6.1. Practical examples  


7. INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
7.1. Analog integrated circuits
7.2. Digital integrated circuits
7.3. Practical examples  


8. MICROPHONES, SPEAKERS, HEADPHONES  
8.1. Microphones  
8.2. Speakers  
8.3. Headphones  
8.4. Practical examples


9. OPTO-ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS  
9.1. Practical examples


10. OTHER COMPONENTS
10.1. Relays
10.2. Practical examples
 

11. COMPONENTS CHECK  
11.1. Diodes and transistors
11.2. Transformers and coils  
11.3. Capacitors 
11.4. Potentiometers 
11.5. Speakers, headphones, microphones


12. CONDUCTIVITY PROBE
12.1. Semiconductors check  
12.2. Other components check