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by Dr Bill Phillips
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alternating current:
Signals
ammeters:
Investigating Lamps
amplifier:
Make Your Own Capacitor
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Transistors
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Make Your Own Capacitor
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Safety Lights Project
astables:
Project: Chuckles
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batteries:
Cells and Batteries
battery:
Introducing Circuits
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More About Circuits
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Investigating Solar Cells
build:
Make Your Own Capacitor
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capacitor:
Capacitors
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Make Your Own Capacitor
cell:
Introducing Circuits
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More About Circuits
cells:
Cells and Batteries
circuit:
Introducing Circuits
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More About Circuits
circuit diagram:
Introducing Circuits
colour code:
Using a Multimeter
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Resistors
controls:
Using an Oscilloscope
current:
Introducing Circuits
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More About Circuits
current gain:
In Search of an Automatic Porch Light
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Darlington pair:
Transistors
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In Search of an Automatic Porch Light
diode:
Diodes
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Investigating Diodes
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Investigating Solar Cells
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Investigating Voltage Regulation
direct current:
Signals
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E12:
Using a Multimeter
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Resistors
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Using a Multimeter
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Diodes
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Transistors
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filter:
Pulse monitor
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hole:
Diodes
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internal resistance:
Investigating Solar Cells
internal-resistance:
Cells and Batteries
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lamps:
Prototype Circuits
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Investigating Lamps
latch:
Investigating Switches
LDR:
Voltage Dividers
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Investigating Sensors
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In Search of an Automatic Porch Light
LED:
Diodes
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Investigating Diodes
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Safety Lights Project
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mains:
Power Supplies
mains supply:
Power Supplies
microphone:
Voltage Dividers
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N-type:
Diodes
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Transistors
NAND gate:
Project: Chuckles
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op-amp:
Pulse monitor
oscilloscope:
Using an Oscilloscope
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P-type:
Diodes
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Transistors
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Prototype Circuits
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More About Circuits
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Using a Multimeter
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Resistors
PCB:
Project: Chuckles
photodiode:
Diodes
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Investigating Solar Cells
plates:
Make Your Own Capacitor
potential difference:
Introducing Circuits
potential divider:
Voltage Dividers
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Switches
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Investigating Switches
power:
Using a Multimeter
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Resistors
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Power Supplies
power rating:
Using a Multimeter
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Resistors
power supplies:
Prototype Circuits
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Power Supplies
practical:
Prototype Circuits
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Using a Multimeter
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Investigating Lamps
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Investigating Sensors
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Investigating Switches
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Using an Oscilloscope
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Make Your Own Capacitor
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Investigating Diodes
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Investigating Solar Cells
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Investigating Voltage Regulation
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In Search of an Automatic Porch Light
project:
Safety Lights Project
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Project: Chuckles
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Pulse monitor
prototype board:
Prototype Circuits
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Investigating Diodes
pulse:
Pulse monitor
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regulation:
Power Supplies
resistance:
Introducing Circuits
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More About Circuits
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Investigating Sensors
resistor:
Using a Multimeter
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Resistors
resistors:
Investigating Lamps
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safety:
Safety Lights Project
Schmitt trigger:
Project: Chuckles
semiconductor:
Diodes
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Transistors
sensors:
Investigating Sensors
series:
Prototype Circuits
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More About Circuits
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Using a Multimeter
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Resistors
solar cell:
Investigating Solar Cells
solar cells:
Cells and Batteries
step-down:
Power Supplies
step-up:
Power Supplies
switch:
Investigating Switches
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Transistors
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thermistor:
Voltage Dividers
thyristor:
Investigating Switches
transducer:
Using a Multimeter
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Transistors
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voltage:
Introducing Circuits
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More About Circuits
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Investigating Lamps
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Power Supplies
voltage divider:
Voltage Dividers
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Switches
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Investigating Switches
voltage regulation:
Investigating Voltage Regulation
voltage-time graphs:
Signals
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voltmeter:
Investigating Lamps
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Zener diode:
Investigating Voltage Regulation