SKE Course day 10

Back in electronics, we started the day by using a lamp kit from Kitronik to create a 9 LED USB light, which we will in the coming weeks attach to a desk light that will be made in Resistant Materials.

Then, we moved onto breadboarding several circuits. We created a simple circuit with an LED and a resistor, and measured the voltage across the resistor using a multimeter. By changing the resistor, we were given a different reading each time.

Top of the bread board

Underneath the bread board

Basic LED and resistor circuit

Moving on, we began to look at transistors and capacitors and their purposes when applied to an electronic circuit. I was glad this session looked at these components, as it served as a great refresher of what I studied at GCSE. I realised that my knowledge quickly came back to me.

The inside of a capacitor

The inside of a capacitor

This was quite a heavy day, with lots to take in. We finished by creating a capacitor circuit on Circuit Wizard, which allowed us to see a capacitor in action.