Name of electrical and electronic components - Page 1
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author: Picuino
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2023, 06:22:23 pm
content: I have recently embarked on translating the contents of my website. Right now I am translating a sheet with basic electrical and electronic components.Are the names correct?Thanks in advance.

author: BillyO
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 06:38:22 pm
content: S2 = Double Throw SwitchGround should be Chassis Ground (to be precise)Earth should be Earth GroundThe word "Diode" after LED is redundant.Voltimeter = VoltmeterApmimeter = Ammeter

author: pcprogrammer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2023, 06:52:40 pm
content: You missed the redundant "Resistor" in LDR. It stands for Light Dependent Resistor.Edit: And Amperimeter should be Ampèremeter. The guys lastname was Ampère.

author: Picuino
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 06:58:14 pm
content: Changed

author: Picuino
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 07:00:12 pm
content: The word Diode after LED and the word Resistor after LDR may be redundant, but I've always heard it said that way.

author: wasedadoc
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 07:03:42 pm
content: 'Loudspeaker' is usually just one word.Some more you could consider adding include variable capacitor, variable inductor, FET, thyristor, SCR, Zener diode, Schottky diode, varicap diode, photodiode and aerial/antenna.

author: Kim Christensen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2023, 07:06:53 pm
content: I still don't like S2... It should be "SPDT switch" (Single Pole Double Throw)"Electrical wires" I'd change to "Unconnected Electrical wires"The LED might be better labeled "Light Emitting Diode (LED)""Relay switch" should be "Relay contact"Battery letter should be "B1" instead of "V1"

author: Picuino
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 07:07:59 pm
content: Quote from: wasedadoc on February 14, 2023, 07:03:42 pmThank you. This is for 13/15 year olds, it already has enough components to add more. These are typical workshop components or the ones we handle with Arduino.

author: IanB
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 07:09:29 pm
content: Quote from: Kim Christensen on February 14, 2023, 07:06:53 pmI think "double throw switch" is fine. SPDT is an abbreviation, and abbreviations can be avoided when clarity is desirable.

author: Picuino
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 07:14:21 pm
content: Quote from: Kim Christensen on February 14, 2023, 07:06:53 pm

author: Kim Christensen
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 07:33:06 pm
content: Quote from: IanB on February 14, 2023, 07:09:29 pmTrue, plus spelling SPDT is kind of long, and since it's for kids, it probably doesn't matter... Although he's almost done some of the common abbreviations by accident:NormallyOpenpush buttonNormallyClosedpush buttonSo incorporating SPDT would only take one extra line and subliminally teach industry standard abbreviations.SinglePoleDoubleThrow switch

author: Picuino
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 08:40:51 pm
content: Updated

author: Benta
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 08:44:04 pm
content: Headlines:Generators; voltage sources (apparently you don't consider current here).Electrical receivers: electrical loads or just loads.Control components: electromechanic components.Devices:Bulb lamp: incandescent lamp.Inductor/coil: inductor.Switch: switch SPSTDouble throw switch: switch SPDTNormally open pushbutton: pushbutton NONormally closed pushbutton: pushbutton NCPlacing potentiometer in the sensors section is unusual, but that's more a matter of taste.

author: Picuino
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 10:05:44 pm
content: Updated.Component types have a certain background. We teach that in an electrical circuit there are 4 types of components (generators, conductors, loads and control elements).These four types of components must appear on the sheet.Bulb lamp: incandescent lamp. OkInductor/coil: inductor. OkSwitch: switch SPST. Too much difficultDouble throw switch: switch SPDT. Difficult and not very expressiveNormally open pushbutton: pushbutton NO. I prefer not to use acronyms on the simplest components.Normally closed pushbutton: pushbutton NC.

author: Benta
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 10:12:38 pm
content: I'm fine with that, it's a question of context as well.

author: Infraviolet
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 10:33:14 pm
content: Ideally I'd suggest adding an extra two pins to your op amp symbol, which you can use to show what power rails are used, this becomes important for telling the diffeence between split supplies vs things to run from batteries vs situations where you have a battery but are using yet another voltage level as one of the op amp rails.Also LDR's aren't so common any more, photofiodes and phototransistors do a lot of the same things but work well for faster varying signals. So I'd add symbols for those.

author: tooki
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timestamp: February 14, 2023, 10:59:57 pm
content: Quote from: Picuino on February 14, 2023, 10:05:44 pmBut that is, plain and simply, factually wrong. Capacitors and inductors are not loads as such. (Resistors can be, but often aren’t.)Those 4 groups may make sense in the sense of electricians’ work, but then they’re not usually dealing with individual caps and inductors. If you’re going to introduceelectronic components, then do it correctly.Quote from: Picuino on February 14, 2023, 10:05:44 pmSome suggestions to the suggestions, from a native English speaker:Quote from: Benta on February 14, 2023, 08:44:04 pmYou can spell out “normally open” and “normally closed” if you want.

author: Picuino
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timestamp: February 15, 2023, 02:36:33 pm
content: Quote from: Infraviolet on February 14, 2023, 10:33:14 pmGood idea.Quote from: Infraviolet on February 14, 2023, 10:33:14 pmUnfortunately the equipment we have is a bit old and is based on LDRs. Anyway, for an entry level, the difference is small.