[Making Everyday Electronics Work A Do 01] • Making Everyday Electronics Work · A Do-It-Yourself Guide by Gibilisco, Stan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Making Everyday Electronics Work: A Do-It-Yourself Guide Copyright Page About the Author Contents Introduction 1 Let’s Start with the Basics

Direct Current Alternating Current Electrochemical Cells and Batteries Power Supplies Grounding and Glitches Magnetic Force Electromagnets Magnetic Devices Semiconductors Vacuum Tubes Digital Logic

2 Tools and Tests

Your Workbench Wire Splicing Cords and Cables Plugs and Connectors Meet the Multimeter Continuity Testing Measuring DC Resistance Measuring DC Voltage Measuring AC Voltage Measuring Direct Current Testing Fuses Incandescent Bulb Saver

3 What Goes Where?

Whence the Juice? Phasing Schemes Your Electric Meter The Perfect Breaker or Fuse Box Circuit Management Which Circuit, Which Phase? Grounded, or Not? For World Travelers

4 Alternative Electricity

Small Combustion Generators Residential Solar Power Residential Wind Power Residential Hydro Power Deep-Cycle Batteries Fuel Cells

5 Electronics in Your Vehicle

The Battery Jump Starting Charging a Battery The Alternator Lights Fuses Two-Way Radios Hi-Fi Sound Systems

6 Home Entertainment

Making the Good Noise Making Sound Loud Getting Sound Out Television Then and Now The Lightning Factor Getting Wise to the Web

7 The Wireless Jungle

Dirty Electricity Cordless Phones Cell Phones Wireless Tablets The Global Positioning System Access Control Intrusion and Fire Detection Noise, Noise, Noise!

8 What Else Can You Do?

Try CFLs Install Timers and Actuators Install a Heat Pump Build a Wet Cell See How “Electric” You Are See How “Resistive” You Are Try Shortwave Radio Try Amateur Radio Get a Personal Robot

Appendix Table of Electricity at Utility Outlets in Various Countries Glossary Suggested Additional Reading Index