| Clinician: Bob Clegg | Phone: | Email: BobcatCS@comcast.net |  |
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| Category: Electronics |
Title: Intro to Basic Electronics for Model Railroaders | ||
| Scale: | Last presented: MER Princeton 2010 | ||
| Description: If you would like to know the basics
of how those mysterious little devices called ?solid state electronic
components? work this is the clinic for you. In the first part,
the presenter will explain in easy to understand language just how
diodes, resistors, LEDs, transistors, capacitors and all the other
basic devices of the space age do their things. Digital logic,
the science of ?ones and nones?, will also be presented. The
presentation will be based on a power point presentation, but will also
include interactive material and audience participation. The second part of the clinic continues with designing and building some fairly simple electronic circuits that can be very useful on your model railroad. You will be shown how to design a circuit, transfer that design to a printed circuit board and actually create your own printed circuits. Examples of useful circuits included are crossing signal flashers, optical occupancy detection, three aspect semaphore drivers, and traffic light controllers. Finally, tools, materials, techniques, and sources of supply will be presented. |
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| Other clinics by clinician: None | |||