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[[File:Elenco Electronic Playground 130.jpg|400px|thumb|right|An ''electronics learning lab'', each component is connected to springs, so circuits can be wired without soldering.]]
Anyone can edit '''{{SITENAME}}'''. It's a wiki that aims to be a succinct and easily understood introduction to practical entry-level electronics, as well as being a useful reference. The intended audience for this wiki is the amateur experimenter. In fact the best way to learn about electronics is by doing practical experiments.
See something that needs fixing? Go ahead and edit it, but keep it simple.
== List of topics ==
[[File:Simple Electronics, Ladybird book, 1979.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Ladybird childrens book, 1979. Learning electronics by simple breadboard experiments.]]
Although each is self contained, the top level articles listed here are written to be read sequentially, each topic leading to better understanding of ones that follow.
=== Units and symbols ===
* [[Current]]
* [[Voltage]] aka potential difference
* [[Units of measurement]] - abbreviations and conventions, SI units, (mm not mil)
* [[Electronic symbol]]
* [[Circuit diagram]] and [[datasheet]]
* [[Conductor and insulator]]
=== Components ===
[[File:Make Electronics, Make book, 2009.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Make book, 2009. Hands-on electronics by simple experiments.]]
* [[Component|Through hole and SMT]]
* [[Passive component]] - [[resistor]], [[capacitor]], [[inductor]] and [[transformer]], [[color code]]
* [[Meter]]
* [[Semiconductor]] - [[diode]] and rectification, [[bipolar-junction transistor|transistor]], [[Field effect transistor|FET]],
* [[Op-amp]]
* [[Integrated circuit]] - [[comparator]], [[555 timer]]
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* [[Key electronic formulae]] ([[Ohm's law]] and [[Kirchhoff’s current law]])
* [[Alternating current and voltage]]
* [[Waveform]] - [[frequency]], [[amplitude]] and [[phase]]
* [[Power]]
* [[Resistance]]
* [[Decibel]]
* [[Impedance]]
* [[Reactance]]
* [[Resonance]] aka Q
=== Analog circuits ===
[[File:Make More Electronics, Maker book, 2014.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Make book, 2014. Continuing the hands-on electronics with less simple experiments.]]
* [[Power supply]]
* [[Amplifier]]
* [[Oscillator]]
* [[Filter]]
=== Digital electronics ===
* [[Logic]] - ladders, gates, digital to analog,
* [[Microprocessor]]
=== Workshop practice ===
* [[Health and safety]]
* [[Tools]]
* [[Test equipment]]
* [[Component library]]
* [[Electronic design automation]] and [[Circuit simulation]]
* [[Prototyping]]
* [[Soldering]]
* [[Fault finding]]
== Simple projects ==
* [[Audio projects]]
* [[Control projects]]
* [[Logic circuits]]
* [[Microcontroller projects]]
* [[Radio projects]]
* [[Sound making projects]]
== Resources ==
* [[Electronics software]]
* [[Books, manuals and magazines]]
* [[Videos]]
* [[Schematics]]
* [[Online resources]]
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