A Beginner's Guide to Circuits

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IntroductIon This book will help you improve your electronics skills I’ll teach you how to interpret circuit diagrams and use breadboards Then I’ll show you step-by-step how to build a simple circuit on a breadboard After that you’re on your own you’ll rely on parts lists and circuit diagrams to build your circuits Building circuits from diagrams is an essential skill for anyone interested in electronics from beginners to experts The CirCuiTs The circuits become more and more difficult to build as you progress through the book Here’s a brief description of each circuit project Project 1 The Steady-Hand Game With this super-simple circuit you’ll create an Operation-style game where you need a steady hand to win Project 2 The Touch-Enabled Light Using a touchpad you’ll build a touch-enabled light switch to turn on a light with your finger Project 3 The Cookie Jar Alarm Keep your cookies safe with this cookie jar alarm which will scare any cookie thieves away with a buzzing noise Project 4 The Night-Light Here you’ll build a light that turns on in the dark to help you see things at night Project 5 The Blinking LED of the basics of digital electronics and use an integrated circuit to blink an LED In this project you’ll learn some Project 6 The Railroad Crossing Light Add to your model train set with the railroad crossing light a classic circuit that everyone should build at some point Project 7 The Party Lights This string of blinking lights is a perfect project to prepare for an upcoming party 2 IntroductIon