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Starting Electronics
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Starting
Electronics
Keith Brindley
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Preface
Newnes
An imprint of Elsevier
Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP
200 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803

First published 1994
Second edition 1999
Third edition 2005
Copyright © Keith Brindley 1994, 1999, 2005. All rights reserved.
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ISBN 07506 63863
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Contents
Contents
Preface vi
1. The very first steps 1
2. On the boards 23
3. Measuring current and voltage 51
4. Capacitors 77
5. ICs oscillators and filters 99
6. Diodes I 123
7. Diodes II 145
8. Transistors 167
9. Analogue integrated circuits 185
10. Digital integrated circuits I 207
11. Digital integrated circuits II 241
Glossary 267
Quiz answers 280
Index 281
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Preface
This book originated as a collection of feature articles,
previously published as magazine articles. They were
chosen for publication in book form not only because they
were so popular with readers in their original m