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by Ian Sinclair
Passive Components for Circuit Design
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Preface
Chapter 1: Fundamentals
Electric current
Electrical quantities
Active and passive components
Passive components
Basic electrical facts and laws
Waves and pulses
Waveshape changes
Defects of square waves
Metering and measuring
Meter errors
Functions of passive components
Chapter 2: Fixed resistors
Resistor characteristics
Preferred values
Changes in value
Maximum dissipation
Temperature coefficients
Noise in fixed resistors
High frequency effects
Voltage effects
Manufacturing methods
Brief circuit notes
Chapter 3: Variable resistors, potentiometers and diodes
Carbon-track potentiometers
Slide potentiometers
Carbon presets
Cermet potentiometers
Multi-turn cermets
Conductive plastic potentiometers
Wire-wound potentiometers
Potentiometer laws or tapers
Notes on use of potentiometers
Diodes
Zener diodes
Chapter 4: Capacitors
Capacitor behaviour
Capacitor construction
Quoted parameters
Temperature range and temperature coefficients
Voltage remanence (soakage)
Voltage-variable capacitance
Capacitor types
Electrolytic capacitors
Variable capacitors
Failure mechanisms of capacitors
Chapter 5: Inductors and inductive components
Induction and inductance
Core materials and permeability
Inductive reactance
Winding small inductors
Measuring inductance
Transformers
Signal-matching transformers
Mains transformers
Other transformer types
Magnetic amplifiers
Switch-mode supplies
Chapter 6: Inductive devices
Relays
Relay varieties
Reed switches
Solenoids
Motors and selsyns
Magnetic clutches
Filters and suppressors
Chapter 7: Electrochemical cells
Chemical cells and batteries
Primary and secondary cells
Cell origins
The Leclanché cell
The alkaline primary cells
Miniature (button) cells
Lithium cells
Secondary cells
Chapter 8: Transducing components
Microphone types
Loudspeakers and earphones
Ultrasonic waves
Magnetic transducers
Photocells
Photocell types
Electrical to light transducers
Thermocouples
Thermistors
Mechanical quantities
Surface acoustic wave devices
Chapter 9: Hardware
Terminals and connectors
Video connectors
Control knobs and switches
Switches
Fuses and circuit-breakers
Circuit boards
Cabinets and cases
Chapter 10: Computer assistance in electronics
The computer
Internet access
Circuit diagrams
Linear circuit analysis
PCB layouts
Index
Troubleshooting Analog Circuits
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