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Summary:

"A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast"--Cover.

Table of Contents:

• The basics : Taste the power! ; Let's abuse a battery! ; Your first circuit ; Variable resistance ; Let's make a battery
• Switching : Very simple switching ; Investigating a relay ; A relay oscillator ; Time and capacitors ; Transistor switching ; Light and sound
• Getting somewhat more serious : Joining two wires together ; Roasting an LED ; A wearable pulsing glow ; Intrusion alarm, part one
• Chips, ahoy! : Emitting a pulse ; Set your tone ; Intrusion alarm (almost) completed ; Reflex tester ; Learning logic ; A powerful combination ; Race to place ; Flipping and bouncing ; Nice dice
• What next? : Tools, equipment, components, and supplies ; Customizing your work area ; Labeling ; On the bench ; Reference sources online ; Books ; Magnetism ; Tabletop power generation ; Loudspeaker destruction ; Making a coil react ; Filtering frequencies ; Make it fuzzy ; One radio, no solder, no power ; Hardware meets software ; Checking the real world ; Nicer dice
• Tools, equipment, components, and supplies : Kits ; Searching and shopping online ; Checklists of supplies and components ; Buying tools and equipment ; Suppliers.

Author/Creator:

Platt, Charles , author

Contributors:

University of North Texas > Libraries > Spark

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Make: electronics [by Platt, C.]

Subjects:

Electronic apparatus and appliances — Design and construction — Amateurs' manuals

Electronics — Design and construction — Amateurs' manuals

Makerspaces

General Notes:

"A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast"--Cover.
Includes index.
Funded by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through a grant to the Texas State Library and Archives (TSLAC) commission 2016.

Physical Description:

334 pages : illustrations, color ; 25 cm

Call Numbers:

UNT - THE SPARK

ISBNs:

9781680450262 (paperback)
1680450263 (paperback)

OCLC Numbers:

910773457