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Electronics and Systems and Control |
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Thanks to TechnologyStudent.com
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From Actuator to Zener Diode |
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Basic Electronics |
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Loads and loads of info |
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Electricity |
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Indepth information from Wikipedia |
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Explaination of Electricity |
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Information about lightening |
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How to make lightening at home |
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Resistors |
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Information about resistors |
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Use this site to check your resistors |
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Information and animations (from TechnologyStudent.com)
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Information about the sensor |
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Switches |
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Circuit symbols and descriptions. |
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How three way switches work |
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How dimmer switches work |
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Information about magnetically operated switches |
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Some information about mercury switches. |
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Transistors |
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Basic information (from TechnologyStudent.com) |
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Information and diagrams (from TechnologyStudent.com) |
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Transistor calculations (from TechnologyStudent.com)
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History of how it was developed |
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Thyristors |
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Information and diagrams (from TechnologyStudent.com) |
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Capacitors |
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From Howstuffworks.com |
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information about capacitor codes |
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information and diagrams |
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Diodes |
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How do diodes stop the flow of electricity?
(TechnologyStudent.com) |
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Light Emitting Diodes |
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What is a Light Emitting diode and how do
they work? |
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Indepth information from Howstuffworks.com |
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IC chips |
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Info about using the 555 timer chip. |
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Calculates the frequency and duty cycle. |
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Look up info about microchips |
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PIC Chips |
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Information about PIC chips and smartcards |
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Batteries |
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Thanks to 'Howstuffworks.com' |
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Circuit Boards |
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How to Etch a PCB at home. (or school) |
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A bit wordy, but loads of info! |
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Watch a PCB beening cut out rather than etched. |
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Operational Amplifier |
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741 Op Amp - Intorduction (from TechnologyStudent.com) |
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Inverting and Non-inverting 741
Amplifiers |
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The 741 Op Amp as a Comparator (by TechnologyStudent.com) |
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Operational Amplifiers and their uses |
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Other Components |
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Info about how Relays are used |
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Sometime called Prototype
Board |
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Inside an electric motor |
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Voltage Dividers
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Info and diagrams. |
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Control Systems
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INPUT > PROCESS > OUTPUT(by TechnologyStudent.com) |
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Ohm's Law |
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Explained by NASA. |
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Exactly what is sounds like. |
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Semiconductors |
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Information from Howstuffworks.com |
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How fibre optics work. (very indepth) |
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How does thermocolour film work? |
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What Piezo electric materials can do. |
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How does it work? |
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Explains how loads of everyday product work. |
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Indepth information. Text an diagrams |
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Diagram of how a torch works |
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How those new type of computer mice work. |
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How do digital clocks work? |
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Circuit Design |
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From the University of Guelph |
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Archive of circuits that you can develop. |
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The most popular circuit symbols |
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Soldering |
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Photos and information |
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A bit wordy, but loads of info |
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A 3 minute video about tools you will need. |
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2 minute video about how to tin a wire. |
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A short video explaining how to make a good
solder and mechanical joint. |
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An industry video showing soldering with
no heat. |
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Measuring Equipment
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How to use a mulitmeter. |
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How to read an Oscilloscope |
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Signals |
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How to identify the different types |
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Projects |
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Information on how to build the circuit |
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Information on how to build the circuit |
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Robots |
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@C4. Excellent Fun!!! |
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MAD!!!! Excellent |
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Loads of robo info |
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Uses of robots in real life |
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Not a lot there..but... |
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Personal Computers |
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Information about whats inside a PC |
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A guide the the workings of a computer |
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Retailers |
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Online catalogue. Ideal to price up projects. |
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Ditto! |
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Loads of information
for school aged people |
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Bad designs and
why... |
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What is ergonomics? |
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What is Anthropometric Data? |
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Basic information and
a couple of cool experiments |
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Quality Control |
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Everything about Q.A. |
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Detailed info about Q.C. |
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WEIRD, WEIRD, WEIRD video...but
educational. |
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The basic idea of TQM |
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Loads of info about TQM |
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Safety
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What do the CE Marking and
Kitemark actually mean? |
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What is COSHH? |
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Let
you know what safety standards you must meet. EASY! |
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Exam Questions |
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...you know what it is! |
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Do you know your electrical symbols? |
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