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bus: A connection point. cable:Sets of two or more wires that are protected by an outer insulation layer. The common power cord ...

cycle: That portion of an AC waveform where the voltage goes from its lowest point to the highest point and back again. This cyc ...

encoder: An IC that codes information to be transmitted by either infrared or radio remote signal. See alsodecoder, integrated c ...

inductance: Ability to store energy in a magnetic field (measured in Henries). inductors: Components that provide the ability to ...

Ohm’s Law: The equation that you use to calculate voltage, current, resis- tance, or power. open circuit: A circuit in which a w ...

R: The symbol for resistance. RC (resistance/capacitance) time constant: A formula to calculate the time required to charge a ca ...

solar cell: A semiconductor that generates a current when exposed to light. solder sucker: A tool used to remove excess solder. ...

terminal: A piece of metal to which you hook up wires (for example, a bat- tery terminal). thermistor: A resistor that changes i ...

waveform: Voltage fluctuations such as those that appear in a sine wave or square wave. See alsooscilloscope, sine wave, square ...

Numerics • 6 volt battery, 9 60/40 rosin core solder, 33, 381 120 volt power, 9, 18 555 timer IC, 191, 306 A • AC voltage ca ...

battery pack (continued) Murmuring Merlin project, 154–156 parabolic microphone project, 134–136 pumpkin project, 201–202, 209 r ...

definition, 382 draining time, 191 electrolytic, 40, 70, 383 filling time, 191 fixed, 41 function, 39 go-kart project, 241–242, ...

circuit resources Bowden’s Hobby Circuits, 372 Circuits for the Hobbyist, 371 Discover Circuits, 371–372 Electronics Lab, 371 FC ...

D • Dance to the Music project battery pack, 109–111 circuit, building, 94–101 construction issues, 92 LEDs, adding, 101–108 m ...

dowel, wooden, 82, 129 drilling holes in boxes, 79 drills, 33–34 dual inline package (DIP) definition, 383 IC, 43–44 dual op amp ...

floor mat, static-dissipative, 23 flux, 33, 72, 384 FM (frequency modulation), 165 frequency definition, 384 resonance, 167–168 ...

insulator, 57, 385 integrated circuit (IC) audio amplifier, 45 breadboard placement, 67 contents of, 43 Couch Pet-ato project, 3 ...

M • magazines Everyday Practical Electronics, 370 Imagineering On-Line Magazine (Web site), 372 Nuts & Volts, 370 Robot, 3 ...