Electronics

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Hi Guys

Designed to help you learn in your own time at at your own pace, this Wikispace give's you access to great information 24/7.

This page of the TAC wikispace is designed as a resource of useful Electronic downloadables and websites that I hope will be of use for your Y12 NCET L2 Electronics course. The files will be in mainly MS Word and Acrobat PDF formats. Any problems give us a shout, even better, any suggestions on how to improve the wikispace, let me know in class.

Cheers

Mr Smith

= //__ Useful Websites __// =

Here are some great websites to look through. Some are Kiwi, the most are Pommie (lol !). If you guys find any NZ sites, please let me know. Cheers

Our Level 2 Electronics Course has it's own national website - [|http://www.brightsparks.org.nz]. Click on the link, join the Brightsparks site and gain access to lost of information, online Question & Answer page where other teachers will answer your questions. Also get given free electronic components posted to your house by asking relevent questions.

__Useful Webpages__
[|What is Electric Current?] [|About Fuses] [|Batteries in Series and Parallel] [|About Power Supply Units/ Transformers] [|About Resistors] [|About Integrated Circuits] [|About Diodes] [|About Printed Circuit Boards] [|About Wires and Cables] [|About Capacitors] [|About the Value Multipliers - Nano, Pico etc Explained] [|Using Block Diagrams to Represent Electronic Systems] [|Tips on How to Use Stripboard] [|Tips on How to Solder] [|Tips on Logical Fault Finding in Your Circuits]

Useful Websites
http://www.electronicsteacher.com/resources.php - a great set of resources!

http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/symbol.htm - fantastic webpage of electronics symbols

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/circ/circuits.htm - **__//Full of lots of circuits!! Including the updated FM Transmitter Circuit.//__**

http://www.technologystudent.com/elec1/elecex.htm - a fanstastic source of info - definitely worth checking out!

http://www.technologystudent.com/elec1/dual1.htm - good Multivibrator info page

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/electronics/ - great site from the BBC designed for UK pupils to revise and test themselves on what would be the equivilent of Level 1 Electronics if it existed in NZ.

http://www.designandtech.com/electronics/ - more great stuff. Worth checking out.

Ever wanted to know "how stuff works"........ http://www.howstuffworks.com/

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scots_Guide/intro/electron.htm - St Andrews University Electronics website - great info!

http://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/info/converters_4band.jsp?cacheID=ukie - a cool pop up window for converting resistor colours to values.

Our Level 2 Electronics Course has it's own national website - [|http://www.brightsparks.org.nz]. Click on the link, join the Brightsparks site and gain access to lost of information, online Question & Answer page where other teachers will answer your questions. Also get given free electronic components posted to your house by asking relevent questions.

Downloadables
Some of these will look familar, some might .... all good stuff ....

Component Identifcation - - PDF Format

Introduction to Electronics Assesmbly - - PDF Format

Component Chart - - PDF Format

What is Electricity? - - MS Powerpoint

Component names, pictures & symbols - - MS Word

Prototype Board Layout - - MS Word

Resistor Colour Codes - 4 & 5 Band - - Adobe Acrobat PDF Format

Capacitor Colour Codes - - Web Page

BC 547 NPN Transistor Data Sheet - - Adobe Acrobat PDF Format

How a Astable Multivibrator Works - - MS Word