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A safety device that protects an electric circuit from excessive current, consisting of or containing a metal element that melts when current exceeds a specific amperage, thereby opening the circuit(rendering the fuse useless after being blown)
 
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==Integrated Circuits==
 
==Integrated Circuits==

Revision as of 11:24, 16 March 2006

This page should contain brief descriptions of typical components sometimes used to make small circuits.

Capacitors

-An electric circuit element used to store charge temporarily, consisting in general of two metallic plates separated and insulated from each other by a dielectric.

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Diodes

-An electronic device that allows current flow only one way, (polar)

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LEDs

-Light Emitting Diode

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Fuses

A safety device that protects an electric circuit from excessive current, consisting of or containing a metal element that melts when current exceeds a specific amperage, thereby opening the circuit(rendering the fuse useless after being blown)

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Integrated Circuits

Also known as a ICs are a series of transistors in circuit, imbeaded in what's called the TTL(transistor-to-transistor logic) chip.

Relays

Resistors

A device used to control current in an electric circuit by providing resistance. (holds current back, like a knot in a water hose lowers the pressure that the water sprays out.)

Solenoids