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Beginner's Guide to Reading Schematics, 4th Edition

Author Stan Gibilisco
Release Date: 2018/08/01
ISBN: 9781260031119
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Book Description

This updated resource shows how to interpret schematic diagrams—and design your own

Written by an experienced engineer, this easy-to-follow TAB guide shows, step-by-step, how to navigate the roadmaps of electronic circuits and systems. Filled with new illustrations and DIY examples, the book clearly explains how to understand and create high-precision electronics diagrams. You will discover how to identify parts and connections, interpret element ratings, and apply diagram-based information in your own projects. Beginner’s Guide to Reading Schematics, Fourth Edition, also contains valuable appendices covering symbols, resistor color codes, and parts suppliers.

Up-to-date coverage includes:
•Block, schematic, and pictorial diagrams
•Resistors and capacitors
•Inductors and transformers
•Switches, relays, conductors, and cables
•Diodes, transistors, Op amps, and logic gates
•Electron tubes , cells, and batteries
•Voltage dividers and reducers
•Simple and complex circuits
•Breadboards and wire wrapping
•Electronics troubleshooting
•Digital electronics and functional circuits
•And much more

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 The Master Plan
    1. Block Diagrams
    2. Schematic Diagrams
    3. Schematic Symbology
    4. Component Interconnections
    5. A Visual Language
  8. 2 Block Diagrams
    1. A Simple Example
    2. Functional Drawings
    3. Current and Signal Paths
    4. Flowcharts
    5. Process Paths
    6. Summary
  9. 3 Components and Devices
    1. Resistors
    2. Capacitors
    3. Inductors and Transformers
    4. Switches and Relays
    5. Conductors and Cables
    6. Diodes and Transistors
    7. Operational Amplifiers
    8. Electron Tubes
    9. Electrochemical Cells and Batteries
    10. Logic Gates
    11. Summary
  10. 4 Simple Circuits
    1. Getting Started
    2. Component Labeling
    3. Troubleshooting with Schematics
    4. A More Sophisticated Diagram
    5. Schematic/Block Hybrids
    6. A Vacuum-Tube RF Amplifier
    7. Three Basic Logic Circuits
    8. Summary
  11. 5 Complex Circuits
    1. Identifying the Building Blocks
    2. Page Breaks
    3. Some More Circuits
    4. Getting Comfortable with Large Schematics
    5. Op Amp Circuits
    6. Summary
  12. 6 Diagrams for Building And Testing
    1. Your Breadboard
    2. Wire Wrapping
    3. Kirchhoff’s Current Law
    4. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
    5. A Resistive Voltage Divider
    6. A Diode-Based Voltage Reducer
    7. Mismatched Lamps in Series
    8. A Compass-Based Galvanometer
    9. Summary and Conclusion
  13. A Schematic Symbols
  14. B Resistor Color Codes
  15. C Parts Suppliers
  16. Suggested Additional Reading
  17. Index
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