Project Name: The Chewing Gum Box LED Night Light Project Description: Building a simple parallel LED circuit Project Difficulty: Easy Project Note: This project uses a soldering iron, but this is optional. See FAQs at bottom of page for alternatives. In this project, we’re going to make a battery powered LED night light out of […]
A switch in electronics is a device or component that completes a circuit electrically. Electronic Switches An electronic switch is a switch that has no physical contacts or moving parts — like an electromechanical switch — that is operated by electric signals within a circuit. Electric switches are strictly controlled by active electronic components within […]
A switch in electronics is a device or component that completes a circuit electrically. An electromechanical switch is a switch that uses a mechanical action that physically manipulates contacts on the switch to either complete a circuit or open a circuit — i.e. the electromechanical switch is manually moved in such a way that its […]
Just as an update, we wanted to share with you our progress. We’re starting to have some material go up on the site – slowly, but surely. We know that our social media has been lacking as of late, but we’ll be sharing more, the more we do! Go ahead, browse around the site – […]
A multimeter is a testing device that measures electrical properties and provides readouts of values pertaining to the electrical property being measured. The multimeter is a tool used by hobbyists, by those in the electrical and electronics industry, and by people in other industries — where measurements of electrical properties such as voltage, current and […]
For a circuit to be considered a series circuit, circuit elements within the circuit must have a direct path, each joined in sequence — and the current path never forking, branching or splitting off into a separate path. Simple Series Circuit If we are using conventional current flow (area of positive charge to area of […]
Have you ever heard of the phrase “tools of the trade”? Every trade and hobby has tools specific to their craft and each have basic tools required to complete any job. The basic tools of a carpenter include a tape measure, framing hammer, and speed-square, for example. Just like the carpenter, the robotics hobbyist and […]
Project Name: Scrubberbot Project Description: Building a scouring pad cleaning robot. Project Difficulty: Easy-to-Moderate Project Warning: This project requires you to use a soldering iron. In this project, we’re going to make a battery powered scrubbing robot out of a scouring pad designed from a griddle cleaning kit I purchased online. This kind of project […]
What They Are A Funny-Looking Thing If you’re new to the world of electronics you might have seen a funny looking thing that is used extensively in the electronics community. It has no batteries, no doo-dads, buttons or cords. On its own it is totally isolated from any electrical energy, but can quickly be given […]
Project Name: Simple Switch Circuit Project Description: Building a simple switch circuit. Difficulty: Easy In this project, we’re going to make the basic and simple switch circuit. Having a switch in your circuit allows you full control of your circuit. A switch allows you to turn ON or turn OFF the entire circuit or even […]
