TAB Electronics Guide to Understanding Electricity and Electronics

G. Randy Slone9780071360579, 0071360573

All-inclusive introduction to electricity and electronics. For the true beginner, there’s no better introduction to electricity and electronics than TAB Electronics Guide to Understanding Electricity and Electronics , Second Edition.
Randy Slone’s learn-as-you-go guide tells you how to put together a low-cost workbench and start a parts and materials inventory–including money-saving how-to’s for salvaging components and buying from surplus dealers. You get plain-English explanations of electronic components-resistors, potentiometers, rheostats, and resistive characteristics-voltage, current, resistance, ac and dc, conductance, power…the laws of electricity…soldering and desoldering procedures…transistors…special-purpose diodes and optoelectronic devices…linear electronic circuits…batteries…integrated circuits…digital electronics…computers…radio and television…and much, much more. You’ll also find 25 complete projects that enhance your electricity/electronics mastery, including 15 new to this edition, and appendices packed with commonly used equations, symbols, and supply sources.