Tracktronics
Subtitle: opportunities for design using electronics
By: Richard Taylor, Will Toner ; (edited by Katherine Pate). Teacher's guide.
Contributors: Toner, Will.; Pate, Katherine.
Series: Technology
Publisher: Commotion
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Enfield
Language: eng
Number of pages: 54
Subjects: Practical Electronics
First sentence: Tracktronics is a quick, clean and simple way of producing electronic circuits.
Description: Contents 
Foreword Introduction Switches Key to symbols  Switches and how they are used 
Materials required  Taking care with soldering irons 
Building a circuit with copper tape 
Why we use circuit diagrams 
Building a membrane switch Developing graphics ideas for membrane switches 
Designing a game Getting started with graphics Two design sheets for developing your own game and switch ideas 
Designing an electronic quiz Developing a motorised toy L.E.D.s  L.E.D.s - light emitting diodes 
Materials required Preventing damage to L.E.D.s 
Making and testing the circuit 
Circuit diagram  Capacitors and time delays 
Developing the circuit 
Using the circuit Design Ideas Two design sheets for developing your own ideas 
Investigating bi-colour L.E.D.s  Investigating tri-colour L.E.D.s   Flashing L.E.D.s FFlashing L.E.D's  MMaterials required  Protecting Flashing L.E.D.s 
Making and testing the circuit 
Circuit diagram  Investigating the flashing L.E.D. circuit 
Developing the circuit Using the circuit Construction Techniques Two design sheets for developing your own ideas 
Ideas for card modelling 
The Thyristor
The Thyristor 
Materials required Protecting the thyristor 
Making and testing the circuit 
Circuit diagram 
Investigating the circuit 
Developing the circuit 
Using the circuit Input Control and Output 
Two design sheets for developing your own ideas 
Other ways to trigger the circuit  Sensing light or dark 
The Transistor
The Transistor  Materials required Protecting the transistor 
Making and testing the circuit 
Circuit diagram Investigating the circuit 
Developing the circuit 
Using the circuit 
The potential divider 
Two design sheets for recording and making notes on possible applications Increasing circuit sensitivity 
Pulsed outputs 
Index
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