User's Manual

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012-05892A AC/DC Electronics Laboratory
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Table of Contents
Section...........................................................................................................Page
Copyright, Warranty, and Equipment Return................................................. ii
Introduction .....................................................................................................1
Equipment........................................................................................................1
Getting Started .................................................................................................2
Notes on the Circuits Experiment Board .........................................................3
The Experiments..............................................................................................4
Comments on Meters.......................................................................................4
Experiments
Experiment 1: Circuits Experiment Board .......................................5
Experiment 2: Lights in Circuits ......................................................7
Experiment 3: Ohm's Law ................................................................9
Experiment 4: Resistances in Circuits ............................................11
Experiment 5: Voltages in Circuits ................................................15
Experiment 6: Currents in Circuits .................................................19
Experiment 7: Kirchhoff's Rules ....................................................21
Experiment 8: Capacitors in Circuits..............................................23
Experiment 9: Diodes .....................................................................25
Experiment 10: Transistors...............................................................27
Computer Experiments
Experiment 11: Ohm’s Law II..........................................................29
Experiment 12: RC Circuit ...............................................................37
Experiment 13: LR Circuit ...............................................................43
Experiment 14: LRC Circuit.............................................................49
Experiment 15: Diode Lab – Part 1 ..................................................57
Experiment 16: Diode Lab – Part 1 ..................................................67
Experiment 17: Transistor Lab 1 – The NPN Transistor
as a Digital Switch ..........................................................................85
Experiment 18: Transistor Lab 2 – Current Gain:
The NPN Emitter-Follower Amplifier ..........................................93
Experiment 19: Transistor Lab 3 – Common Emitter Amplifier ...101
Experiment 20: Induction – Magnet Through a Coil .....................109
Appendix: Tips and Troubleshooting .........................................................113
Teacher's Guide ...........................................................................................115
Technical Support................................................................................ Back Cover