Aim: - To enable participants to build, test and fault-find more complex Analogue Electronic circuits.
Learning Objectives: -
• Study a wide range of more complex Analogue Electronic Circuits, Components and Test Equipment.
• Analyse and diagnose faults in electronic circuits.
• Use electronic test equipment including, Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, Sweep Generators, etc.
Course Content: -
• Health & Safety, Care of Tools and instruments for assembly and repair.
• Sourcing component packaging data, assembly and ESD precautions on discrete and integrated components and equipment.
• Components and associated circuitry: - Resistors, Capacitors, Diodes (signal, power, zener), Transistors (NPN and PNP), Relays,operational amplifier circuits etc. Associated Formulae, Graphs and Arithmetic.
• Power Supplies: - Transformers: - types and uses, half wave rectifier and full wave bridge rectifier. Smoothing, filtering and regulating techniques.
• Voltage regulators – Discrete and Integrated (SIL and DIL). Heat sinks for high power components. Battery charger function and modes.
• Analysing, building and faultfinding the following circuits: - Power supplies, amplifiers, switching, protection, filtering, etc.
• Test Equipment: - Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators and Sweep Generators, etc.