Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Electronic Components

D.C. motors (runs on direct current)

P.V. cells (photo voltaic cells, solar cells)

pots (potentiometers, variable resistors)

L.E.D.s (light emitting diodes, including a 7 segment L.E.D.)

resistors

homemade inductor (iron core, nails)

various inductors (circular inductors are called toroids)

diodes

various I.C.s, S.I.P.s and D.I.P.s (intigrated circuits, single inline package and dual inline pacage)

C.A.D. cells (cadmium sulfide cells, photo resistors)

capacitors

a C.C.D (charge coupled device, electronic eye, found in cameras)