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Chapter 1: Electrical Principles

AUDIO’S THREE PARTS

ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICITY

AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT

ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES

USING OHM’S LAW

INTRODUCTION TO MEASUREMENTS

INDUCTANCE, CAPACITANCE, AND IMPEDANCE

MAGNETISM AND SPEAKER DRIVERS

SPEAKERS AND ELECTRIC MOTORS

THE INVERSE SQUARE LAW AND SPEAKER DESIGN

DIRECT AND ALTERNATING CURRENT

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF WAVEFORMS

Chapter 2: Meters and Electrical Measurements

VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT

CURRENT MEASUREMENT

A WORD OF WARNING ABOUT METER CURRENT RANGES

RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT

USING ANALOG AND DIGITAL MULTIMETERS

ACCURACY OF A METER

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