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Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society Intermediate Course (3) Technical Basics - 1 Components

Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society Intermediate Course (3) Technical Basics - 1 Components. Electronic Components. Nature Amateur Radio applies Electronics to Wireless Communication Items Common Electronic Components Include: Resistors, inc Colour code Capacitors, Inductors, Resonant Circuits

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Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society Intermediate Course (3) Technical Basics - 1 Components

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  1. Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society Intermediate Course(3) Technical Basics - 1Components

  2. Electronic Components • NatureAmateur Radio applies Electronics to Wireless Communication • Items Common Electronic Components Include: • Resistors, inc Colour code • Capacitors, Inductors, Resonant Circuits • Diodes & LEDs • Transistors • Switches, Fuses, Connectors • The Intermediate Licence expects you to be able to recognise components, their circuit symbols, and to build and test simple circuits

  3. Electrical Units Quantity Unit Symbol Voltage, V Volt V aka Potential Difference Current, I Amp A Resistance, R Ohm  Capacitance Farad F Inductance Henry H Power, P Watt W Frequency, f Hertz Hz Wavelength,  Metre m

  4. Unit Prefixes Factor SN Prefix Symbol trillionths 10-12pico p billionths 10-9nano n millionths 10-6micro  or u thousandths 10-3 milli m thousands 103 kilo k millions 106 Mega M billions109 Giga G Examples: 25kV=25000V 1500mA = 1.5A 0.1uH = 100nH 2.45GHz=2450MHz

  5. V Volts I Amps R Ohms Ohms Law Relates Voltage, V Current, I Resistance, R V=IxR I=V/R R=V/I

  6. P Watts V Volts I Amps Power Relates Power, P Voltage, V Current, I P=VxI V=P/I I=P/V

  7. Cell   + Battery -  Cells & Batteries • Batteries provide a source of DC power • Note symbols for Single Cells or Battery Packs • Cells store electrical energy by chemical means • Primary Cells can only be used once. • Secondary cells can be recharged. This reverses the chemical reaction eg in Lead Acid, NiCd, LiMH • Beware of Leakage, Shorts esp on Lead-Acid • Dispose of carefully

  8. Preset Resistor Resistor No Potentiometer Variable Resistor Resistors • Fixed Resistors traditionally identified by Colour Code for Value & Tolerance • Note that the modern BSI Symbol is preferred to the zigzag • Note all the symbols opposite for the various forms • Check Wattage Rating

  9. 12 x1000= 12k, 10% Resistor Colour Code • First two Bands give Value Digits • Third Band is the Multiplier for Factor of Ten • Fourth Band is Tolerance • Example:-

  10. R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Resistors in Series/Parallel • Resistors in Series:- Rtotal = R1+ R2+ R3 . . . • Resistors in Parallel:- • 1/Rtotal = 1/R1+1/R2+1/R3 . . . • For Identical Resistors this simplifies to... • For Two Resistors: Rtotal = R/2 • For Three Resistors: Rtotal = R/3

  11. Inductor Iron-Cored Inductor Transformer Inductors & Transformers • Inductors are Coils which may be air or ferrite cored • Inductance is in Henries eg mH, nH, pH • Inductance is proportional to number of turns, diameter, core etc • Energy is stored in the magnetic field • They pass DC but increasingly block AC at higher frequencies • Pairs of coils can be used to create Transformers

  12. Capacitor Variable Capacitor Polarised Capacitor Capacitors • Capacitors are insulated plates, which can store electric charge • Larger plate areas, or smaller separation will give higher capacitance • Capacitance is in Farads eg uF, nF, pF • They block DC but increasingly pass AC at higher frequencies • Beware Voltage rating and polarity of Tantalum/Electrolytic versions • Note all the symbols opposite

  13. Diode LED Varicap Diodes Diodes • Diodes are PN Junctions which only pass current one way • Diodes are a key item in PSUs where they rectify AC into DC • Note Forward Current and Reverse Voltage ratings, and small forward Voltage Drop • LEDs - Light Emitting Diodes • Variable Capacitance Diodes - use PN Jn Capacitance • Zener Diodes - have a precise Reverse Voltage

  14. c b e NPN Transistor d g s P-Channel Field Effect Transistor (FET) Transistors • Bipolar Transistors have NPN or PNP junctions • Middle section is the ‘Base’. A small bias current can control a larger flow between Collector and Emitter • Current Flow is controlled Electrostatically in FET devices • Transistors can Amplify or Switch - or Oscillate • Integrated Circuits have arrays of Transistors on a single chip

  15. Antenna Switch SPST Switch DPST Loudspeaker Crystal Fuse Earth Chassis Lamp Earphone Microphone Miscellaneous • Also need to recognise symbols for Switches, Grounds, Crystals etc, etc

  16. Practical • Recognise Resistors by Colour Code • Measure Resistors in Series • Measure Resistors in Parallel • Learn to Recognise other Components • Soldering - correctly without damage

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