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Practical Audio Electronics

by Kevin Robinson

February 2020

Intermediate to advanced

440 pages

12h 34m

English

Focal Press

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Key Concepts in ElectricityElectric ChargeStatic and Current ElectricityCurrent and CircuitsDirect and Alternating CurrentVoltageResistancePowerElectricity and MagnetismConductors and InsulatorsReferences
Pure SiliconDoped SiliconThe P-N JunctionDiodes and TransistorsGermanium SemiconductorsReferences
Mains Power Generation and DistributionBuilding WiringThe Fuse BoxWiring SafetyAppliance Protection ClassesThree Phase PowerReferences
Time Domain and Frequency Domain RepresentationsPhase and PolarityRectificationClippingCrossover DistortionThe Sine WaveComplex SignalsDecibelsReferences
Passive ComponentsSemiconductor DevicesVacuum TubesTransducersMiscellaneous ComponentsReferences
Block DiagramsSchematic DiagramsBreadboard LayoutsStripboard LayoutsA More Elaborate ExampleReferences
Bench Power Supply UnitsFunction GeneratorsMultimetersOscilloscopesAudio Analysers and Advanced Test GearReferences
Primary QuantitiesOhm’s LawWatt’s LawKirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)Applying the Four LawsReferences
The Project PipelineInitial Idea, Concept Development, and Background ResearchProcurementPrototyping, Testing, Development, and Final Layout DesignCircuit BuildingPackagingReferences
Project I – Low Power Audio AmplifierProject II – Stepped-Tone GeneratorProject III – Modulation EffectReferences
E-Series Preferred ValuesToleranceResistor Colour CodesPower RatingMaterial and Temperature CoefficientElectrical BehaviourSeries Rule and Parallel RuleVoltage Divider Rule (VDR)Variable ResistorsPhotoresistorsThermistorsInstructive ExamplesReferences
CapacitorsInductorsCharacteristics of Capacitors and InductorsDevice ImpedanceSeries and Parallel RulesRLC CircuitsReferences
How Transformers WorkTransformation EquationsSchematic SymbolsTransformer Types and ApplicationsReferences
Switch StylesPoles and ThrowsMomentary vs. LatchingBreak-Before-Make vs. Make-Before-BreakPositions vs. Throws – On/Off Switch Position DesignatorsCircuit SymbolsElectro-Mechanical and Electronic SwitchesInstructive ExamplesReferences
Electrical CharacteristicsDiode TypesSchematic SymbolsCircuitsReferences
Transistor TypesGeneral Use and OperationBipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs)Junction Field Effect Transistors (JFETs)Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs)References
Selected ICsOpampsIC Power AmpsLM317 Voltage RegulatorNE555 Precision Timer4000 Series ICsAnalog OptocouplersReferences
Principles of OperationDiode TubesTriode TubesLow Voltage Tube CircuitsReferences
MicrophonesLoudspeaker DriversCoil PickupsPiezo ElementsReverb PansReferences
Primary QuantitiesDecibel EquationsFundamental LawsResistor EquationsRLC EquationsTransformer EquationsOpamp Equations
Circuit IndexBreadboard LayoutsStripboard Layouts

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18 | Integrated Circuits

Integrated circuits (ICs) are just circuits pre-wired on a silicon chip. They can come in a lot of shapes and sizes, but the ones used here are almost all in DIL (dual in-line) packages, Figure 18.1b. The name refers to the fact that there are two rows of legs for making connections. This is a through hole format; the legs are designed to be inserted through holes on the circuit board and be soldered on the other side, as opposed to surface mount packages which are also common, but which are not discussed here. Related commonly seen abbreviations for the same package style are of the form DIP8 and DIP14. The DIP stands for dual in-line package, ...