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Friday, August 20, 2010

Write About and Teach Electricity/Electronics Basics

Here are some examples of the information I could include:

Basic Electronics/Electricity:

Most of your electronic gadgets run on DC, your stereo, TV, computer, etc.

Your home appliances like your dishwasher, clothes washer, oven, blender, microwave, toaster work off of AC.

DC is the same as a battery.


What is DC?
What is AC?

The electrical outlets in your home are AC, how do my electronic guismoes work when I plug them into an AC outlet?

What is ground, line, hot, neutral?

What are volts and amps?
What are circuit breakers and fuses?
Wire gauges and amps/volt ratings.
What is a coil?
What is a capacitor?
What is a resistor?

How does a light switch work?

What does frequency mean?

Sensors

Seloids

Heat sinks

Silicon

Cool stuff!

Make a simple electronic gadget or circuit.

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