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ELECTRONIC COMPONENT sa ATTENUATOR sa BREADBOARD (ELECTRONIC) sa CAPACITOR & CAPACITANCE sa CHOKE & COIL (ELECTRONIC) sa CIRCUIT BREAKER & FUSE sa COAXIAL CABLE sa CRYSTAL (ELECTRONIC) sa DIGITAL DISPLAY sa DIODE sa ELECTRIC WIRE sa ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE sa ELECTRONIC CHASSIS & ENCLOSURE sa FILTER (ELECTRONIC) sa HEAT SINK (ELECTRONIC) sa IMPEDANCE MATCHER sa INDUCTION COIL sa INDUCTOR sa INTEGRATED CIRCUIT sa LIGHT EMITTING DIODE sa LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY sa METER (ELECTRONIC) sa NEON LAMP sa OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE sa POTENTIOMETER sa PRINTED CIRCUIT sa RECTIFIER sa RELAY sa RESISTOR sa SEMICONDUCTOR sa SOLENOID sa SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY sa SWITCH sa THERMISTOR sa THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE sa THYRISTOR sa TRANSDUCER sa TRANSFORMER (ELECTRIC) sa TRANSISTOR sa VACUUM TUBE xx ELECTRONICS Blazing irons. Bringing your solder joints in from the cold. Tips on working with the progressively shrinking sizes of electronic packages looks at good soldering technique, oscillation problems, component ratings, PC board layout, circuit analysis, and troubleshooting. Choosing and using electronic parts: A survival guide. Part 1. Choosing and using electronic parts: A survival guide. Part 2. Choosing and using electronic parts: A survival guide. Part 3. Getting the most out of schematic diagrams. Part 1. An intimate knowledge of components and their schematic representations is imperative for amateurs who design, build, and service their own equipment. Getting the most out of schematic diagrams. Part 2. The ever-useful ferrite rod. Using ferrite rods or bars as cores for linear amplifier filament chokes, balun cores, etc. Tips on finding ferrite rods, cutting them, applications, etc. The parts connection. Helpful advice on parts selection and mail-order sources. Supplying the electronic workshop. Tips on where to turn when you need something special. Suggestions on finishes for aluminum electronic boxes. Uses for shrink tubing include insulation, color coding, forming wiring harness, etc. Practrical working guidelines for reverse engineering an electronic device. Tips on making your own metal boxes for electronic equipment. Assembly and wiring of electronic projects made easier with unitized construction and layout. Tips on good layout, assembly and soldering of electronic projects. All new basic course in electricity and electronics. Understanding cathode ray tubes. Several handy ways of using a "pop" rivet tool and an eyelet tool to make solderless connections when building electronic gadgets. Improve the looks of your electronic projects by using rub-on letters to make professional looking cabinets. The fine art of buying electronic parts. An inflation fighter's guide to buying components. Trolling the scrapyards. Advice on locating electronic equipment in industrial and business scrapyards and recycling centers. Lengthening short leads on electronic components (resistors, etc) is made easier by using a single piece of wire. Getting parts for homebrew projects. Some tips. Build ovens and/or heaters for crystal-controlled, VCO, and PLL circuits. Add stability to temperature-dependent, frequency-determining and oscillator circuits. Picking parts for your electronic projects. Some suggestions to follow when your are forced to substitute parts. Tip on using needlepoint molded nylon mesh as "perfboard" for electronic projects, component cages, grillwork, etc. An introduction to the component terminology, part numbers, sources, and schematic symbols used in do-it-yourself aircraft electronic circuits. Building electronic projects. How to buy and substitute parts. Tips from a professional experimenter on how to save money on components. Dress up your project by using photo-sensitized metal or plastic to make front panels, control legends, logos, ... etc. Surface-mount technology. This new technology will give electronics experimenters the ability to hand-assemble ultraminiature circuits. What is available, assembly techniques, pros and cons, etc. Surface-mount-device circuits: A design and construction guide. Projects include using SMCs (surface-mountable components) to produce a subminiature LED tone transmitter, A/D converter LED bargraph or metering circuit, and light-sensitive oscillator (probe). Unconventional ultraminiature circuits. Using conductive inks and adhesives to interconnect surface-mountable components. Circuits include: (1) Business card tone generator. (2) Boardless LED tone transmitter. (3) Boardless LED transmitter. Surface-mount-device repair. How to remove flat-packaged SMDs using soldering tools. New life for electrolytics. Cooling electronic equipment with small built-in fans will extend component life. Build plug-in modules to simplify your projects. Encapsulate small electronic circuits in crystal-clear epoxy resin. How to custom design and build plastic cases for electronic projects. How to dress up your electronic projects. Tips on how to make your homemade equipment look professional. Solid state componants chart. Illustrates typical case configurations and schematic symbols for various solid state components, including diodes, rectifiers, transistors, IC's & LED displays. Designing circuits for worst-case operation. How to choose components with tolerances to insure that circuits work properly. For projects that last, learn how to derate your components instead of running electronic parts at their maximum ratings. The parts connection. Make your next electronic project your best project with helpful advice on parts selection and mail-order sources. Supplying the electronics workshop. Where to turn when that special material or component is nowhere to be found. Includes names and addressers of suppliers. Dealing with uncertainties. Learn how to determine when tight electronic component tolerances are needed. Where to find electronic parts. A directory. Surface-mount audio modules. How to pick, assemble and mix those SIP (single inline pin) devices you need for an audio project. Make your own custom hardware. Make LED mounting strips and LED holders. Make PC board edge connectors from J-pins. Make IC terminal sockets from J-pin and Molex soldercon. Make piggyback mount for ICs. Make PC board and ribbon-cable connectors from male & female headers. Make your own plug-in terminal strips for discrete components. A roundup of cases and cabinets for your electronic projects. Part 1. Physical dimensions, material and color of various cases available are listed. A roundup of cases and cabinets for your electronic projects. Part 2. The hobby corner. Where to get electronic parts, substituting parts and wiring prototype projects. A roundup of cases and cabinets for your electronic projects. Part 3. Wiring systems for electronic projects. Comparison of four methods. They are CSH, pencil wiring, wire-wrap, and printed circuit. The ins and outs of buying mailorder components. Part 1. How to keep a well stocked junk box. Derating components for a longer life. The ins and outs of buying mailorder components. Part 2. Names and addresses of selected sources. How to build your own custom cases for electronic projects. How to salvage surplus components from old or inoperable circuit boards. Heat-proofing your electronic projects. Part 1. Analogy between heat and electricity. How to calculate the sizes of heat sinks and forced-air cooling systems. Heat-proofing your electronic projects. Part 2. Interesting ways of dissipating heat, and means of temperature sensing and heat injection. SPECIAL SECTION: Surface-mount technology. An introduction to the packaging revolution. Includes information on how to use and repair surface-mount components, hand soldering, conductive inks and adhesives, and four projects using SMTs. Advice on building a library of electronic data books. Tips on acquiring electronic components and avoiding unreasonable "minimum-order" charges. Protecting ElectroStatic Discharge Sensitive (ESDS) electronic components from damage caused by static electricity. Some tips. | |||||||||
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