1.
INTRODUCTION
You are at the best, free online "Basic Electronics Course".
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learn basic electronics. No sign-up requirements and it is free. The
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topics. Print the menu table so you can check off the items as you study
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Everyone
today is exposed to electronic devices in one way or another. The
computer revolution is a good example. Everyone can benefit from
additional knowledge of electronics. Even a quick scanning of this
page
will help. A study of electronics starts with electricity,
magnetism and basic electronics. This includes Ohm's law and other
basic
principles of electricity. Obtain and study various books on
electronics - this is really a must as each author will explain things in a little
different way to help you grasp the concepts.
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electronics. If you just need information on one specific area, use the
table above to navigate to the information you need. If you need more
instruction - read on.
Maybe
you already know some basic electronics and want to test yourself to see
exactly how much you do know.
2.
BASIC ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY
AND MAGNETISM BASICS - It
all starts with the electrons moving around atoms. Electricity is
the movement
of electrical charge from one place to another. Electric charges
do not
exist without their associated electric and magnetic fields. This
module will introduce you to many of the basic concepts involved with
electricity and magnetism.
MATTER - Matter is physically
everything that exists that we can touch and feel. Matter consists of
atoms. Now we will introduce you to the structure of atoms, talk about
electrons and static charge, moving charges, voltage,
resistance, and current. You will learn
about the properties of magnets and how magnets are used to produce electric
current and vice versa. All matter can be classified as being either a
pure substance or a mixture. Matter can exist as either a solid, liquid,
or a gas and can change among these three states of matter. In electronics
the most important matter are conductive metals, non-conductive insulators, and semiconductors.
(Yes, all this is a simplification on purpose to keep the subject
easier to grasp. We will leave deeper thoughts to the study of nuclear
physics.)
ELECTRICAL
CHARGE - Any
object or particle is or can become electrically charged. Nobody completely understands what this charge consists of but we do know a lot about
how it reacts and behaves. The smallest known charge of electricity is
the charge associated with an electron. This charge has been called a
"negative" charge. An atoms nucleus has a positive charge.
These two un-like charges attract one another. Like charges oppose one
another. If you had 6,250,000,000,000,000,000 electrons in a box you
would have what has been named; one coulomb of charge. An easier way of
thinking about a large number like that is called "powers of ten"
and it would look like this 6.25 x 10^18 electrons. It is simply a way to
let you know to move the decimal point to the right 18 places. When
electrical charges are at rest, meaning they are not moving, we call that
static electricity. If charges are in motion we then have a flow of
charge called electrical current. We have given the force that causes
this current a name called "electromotive force" and it is measured by a unit
called a volt (V). The unit of measurement of the current (I) or movement of the
charge is called an ampere. The resistance, or opposition, to current
flow is called an ohm (R).
ELECTRICAL FIELDS- Around
every charge is an electric field. With every electric field there is a
magnetic field. While we can't see these fields, or yet know exactly
what they consist of, we can measure them with instruments and tell a great
deal about their behavior. We can then use this knowledge to our
benefit. The design and construction of electric motors, computers,
radios, televisions, stereos, and many other electrical and electronic devices
depend upon a knowledge of these basic principles of electricity. As you
can see we have given names to these phenomenon to make it easier for us to
study and use. We could have called them Dick, Jane and Mary but instead
we named them for the scientists that discovered or first studied them; Volt,
Ampere, and Ohm. Mr. Volt, Mr. Ampere, and Mr. Ohm spent many years of
their gifted lives studying electricity. They were not alone however as many
other scientist were studying and learning more about electricity as well.
WATTS
- POWER - What
is a watt? A watt is the International System unit of power equal to one
joule per second. A joule is a
unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one
ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second. The
symbol used for a watt is "P" for
power. Power in watts is found by multiplying a circuits current
(I)
times its voltage (V). You will learn more about power in watts in
the ohms law section below.
P - I*V
If you don't have a clue as to what electrical current and voltage are -
read on. We will cover that shortly.
Moving
electric charges are the heart of basic electronics. Knowing what moving
charges are and how various electronic components affect the moving charges is
the foundation of basic electronics. View the videos and continue on down the page. These are the basic building blocks of understanding "Basic
Electronics".
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