Dave Fowler, of uC Hobby, sent us a link to this java app for determining resistor code values. There are a lot of these resistor ID tools floating around, in different formats — it’s nice to have the option to use which one works best for you and your circumstances (for instance, I don’t have […]
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s FSR tutorial, Limor and Phil continue their Sensor Tutorial series with another crystal-clear exposition of a component, this one on the photocell (aka CdS, LDR, photoresistor). Great stuff, guys. Thanks! Photocells
In the Make: Online Toolbox, we focus on tools that fly under the radar of more conventional tool coverage: in-depth tool-making projects, strange or specialty tools unique to a trade or craft that can be useful elsewhere, tools and techniques you may not know about, but once you do, and incorporate them into your workflow, […]
It’s the simplest semiconductor device made. It ushered in the age of radio, the electronic valve that rectifies and regulates – the diode!
They electronically switch and amplify signals by harnessing the unique abilities of semiconductor materials. Their invention has transformed the world of electronics and accelerated our entry into the digital age. Behold – the Transistor!
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audio and video by Collin Cunningham
Take a tour through the world of the light-emitting diode (LED) and learn who invented it, how to use it, and how to make your own.
more Make presents:
The Resistor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPVoY1QROMg
The Capacitor –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYH9dGl4gUE
audio & video by Collin Cunningham
Makezine.com
Simple, commonplace and vital to our electronic world, it’s current-fighting backbone of circuitry, the resistor!
more Make presents:
The LED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3PDLsJQcGI
The Capacitor –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYH9dGl4gUE
audio & video by Collin Cunningham
Makezine.com
