The resistor’s values which are provided to them fall within a category of standard or preferred resistor values. By: S. Prakash The values present within the standard resistor category are in sequence which is logarithmic and are in correspondence to the accuracy of the component. This enables the values present within the standard resistor category […]
Datasheets and Components
Types of Resistors and their Working Differences Explored
The industry of electronic circuits uses resistors of various different types available in the market. The properties of these resistors vary and are different for each type being ruled by their manufacturing and construction process. By: S. Prakash Over a time period, the resistors of various types which were and are being used in the […]
Types of Inductors Explored
The electronics industry uses various different styles and types of inductors. Inductors are used in a circuit in order to perform many functions of various different styles. By: S. Prakash Some of the functions which are carried out by some types of the inductors in a circuit are removal and filtering of the spikes present […]
Types of Switches, Working and Internal Details
One of the key elements used in the industry of the electronics is the switches. The various different types of tasks for which the switches are used include providing the power supply to a circuit and selection of a specific element for the circuit which will be used in a given specific application or operation. […]
SMD Resistors – Introduction and Working
Resistors which are based on SMT technology are called SMT resistors which are one of the members of the SMD family or surface mount device family. By: S. Prakash The electronic equipment of various types such as televisions, commercial communication equipment, cell phones, research equipment of high technology and MP3 player uses the SMD resistors. […]
IC 555 Pin Description and Working [with Formulas]
In this post I have explained the how IC 555 works, its basic pinout working details and how to configure the IC in its standard or popular astable, bistable, and monostable circuit modes. The post also details the various formulas for calculating the IC 555 parameters. Introduction Our hobby world would be less interesting without […]




