BTEC First Engineering, 2nd Edition

UNIT 19

Electronic Circuit Construction

SUMMARY

Whether we are aware of it or not, electronics is part of our everyday lives. It controls the energy that we use in our homes, manages the engines and instruments in our vehicles, navigates our ships and aircraft, allows us to communicate directly with anywhere in the world and provides us with information and entertainment. This unit provides you with an opportunity to build and test some simple electronic circuits and help you to understand how they work. It will also help you to identify common types of electronic component (such as resistors, capacitors, diodes and transistors) and how they work together. As part of the assessment of this unit, your tutor will require you to construct and test ...