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Learn Electronics Phase 1: Laying The Foundation
The Basics Of A Circuit
Introduction (0:30)
The Closed Loop (1:22)
Voltage, Current and Resistance (4:06)
Quiz 1
What Is A Circuit Diagram? (2:03)
Ohm's Law
"What goes in, must come out" (2:11)
Currents in Parallel (1:29)
Voltages in Parallel (1:03)
Building Circuits On A Breadboard (4:40)
Quiz 2
Questions
Experiment 1: Your First Breadboard Circuit
Introduction (0:11)
The Circuit Diagram
Step 1 – Connect The Resistor
Step 2 – Connect The LED
Step 3 – Connect The Battery
What If The LED Does Not Light Up?
The 4 Components To Learn First
Introduction (0:46)
Meet The Resistor (0:47)
Meet The Light-Emitting Diode (LED) (2:26)
Meet The Capacitor (1:27)
Meet The Transistor (2:14)
Questions
Experiment 2: Dim an LED
Build An LED Dimmer! (0:29)
Meet The Potentiometer
The Circuit Diagram
Step 1 – Connect The Resistor
Step 2 – Connect The Potentiometer
Step 3 – Connect The LED
Step 4 – Test It Out!
What If There Is No Light?
Experiment 3: Fade An LED
Build A Fading LED (0:24)
Meet The Push-button
The Circuit Diagram
Step 1 – Connect The Push-button
Step 2 – Connect The Resistor
Step 3 – Connect The LED
Step 4 – Connect The Capacitor
Step 5 – Connect The Battery And Test
What If It’s Not Working?
Experiment 4: Build A Touch Sensor
Build A Touch Sensor (0:32)
The Circuit Diagram
Step 1 – Connect The Transistor
Step 2 – Connect The Resistor
Step 3 – Place The LED And Touch Pad
Step 4 – Connect The Touch Pad
Step 5 – Touch It!
What If There Is No Light?
How To Sense Light
Introduction
What Do You Need To Sense Light?
Check The Resistance Of Your Photoresistor
How To Convert Resistance Into Voltage
Converting Light Into Voltage
Questions
Experiment 5: Build A Light-Detector
Introduction (0:39)
The Circuit Diagram
Step 1 – Connect Transistor, Resistor and LED
Step 2 – Connect Potentiometer and Photoresistor
Step 3 – Add Jumper Wires
Step 4: Tune And Test The Circuit (1:00)
What If It’s Not Working?
The Closed Loop
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