Andrew Carter's Blog - A Great Beginner's Resource

\Andrew Carter has a great series of blog articles covering the basics and not-so-basics of electronics components on the EEWeb site.  EEWeb is a great resource and worth checking out.

Andrew's articles so far include:

• How to Read Resistor Color Coding Scheme

• Get To Know the Wirewound Type Resistors

• Overview of the Film Type Resistors

• Introduction to Carbon Composition Resistors

• Capacitor Basics

• Resistance, Resistors and Ohm’s Law

• Capacitors in Parallel

• Capacitors in Series

These short articles are definitely worth reviewing.  You might be surprised at what you'll learn.

Be sure to keep an eye on Andrew's posts.  I suspect many more winners are on the way.

 Updated List as of 27 December 2011

Here's a list of current blog topics.   Rather than spending an hour entering links to each section, follow the general link below.

• Resistance, Resistors and Ohm’s Law
• Capacitor Basics
• Introduction to Carbon Composition Resistors
• Overview of the Film Type Resistors
• Get To Know the Wirewound Type Resistors
• How to Read Resistor Color Coding Scheme
• Capacitors in Series
• Capacitors in Parallel
• Resistor Values Calculation
• Series Combination of Resistors
• Dealing with Surface Mount Resistors
• Learning About Resistors in Parallel
• Know More about Voltage Divider Circuits
• Series-Parallel Combinations of Resistors
• A Look at the Power Rating of Resistors
• Getting To Know the Potential Difference
• Behavior of Resistors in AC Circuits
• Identifying the Characteristics of Capacitors
• Let’s Talk About Capacitance and Charge
• Parallel Connections of Capacitors
• Characteristics of Inductors
• Studying the Color Codes of Capacitors
• Getting Familiar with Capacitors
• What’s More Inside A Capacitor
• Capacitor Types
• Series Connections of Capacitors
• How Capacitors Behave in AC Circuits
• Choosing the Type of Inductor
• Inductance, Power and Energy of an Inductor
• The Basics of Inductor
• More of Self Inductance and Mutual Inductance
• Series Connection of Inductors
• Parallel Connection of Inductors
• Inductive Reactance
• RL Circuits
• The Basics of Semiconductors
• Describing the P-N Junction
• Introduction to Diodes
• Types of Diodes

Andrew Carter's Blog

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