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DENE 1311
ELECTRONIC WORKSHOP & DOMESTIC WIRING

PRACTICAL WORK 1
Electronic Component Measurement and Testing
(Part 1)

Prepared by:
Department of Diploma Studies
FKEKK
October 2020

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1.0 OBJECTIVE
At the end of this lab session, student should be able to:
1. Find the value of a resistor and its tolerance by its color code.
2. Find the value of a capacitor by its value code.
3. Use the datasheet to determine electronic components function and
specification.
4. Use measuring instruments for electronic components measurement and
testing.
5. Record the measuring values correctly.

2.0 LIST OF EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT

1. Multisim software
2. Laptop or personal computer

3.0 INTRODUCTION
All the electronic components especially semiconductor should be in good
condition before any construction in electronic circuit. All students must know how to
test any electronic components to make sure that component can properly work. Related
with this topic, this workshop come out with some electronic components testing such as
resistor, capacitor, and transistor based on theories.

Basic electronic components explanation and information as below:

i) Resistor
The component that has electrical resistance to control current flow. Resistor is
passive element component and made by carbon or metal film ceramic. The
function of resistor is to control current flow through it. Unit of resistor is Ohm
(Ω). Resistance value is represented by color code at resistor body. Size of
resistor determines the power of resistor, so bigger size contributed more power.

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Figure 1 Resistor

 Testing equipment: ohmmeter or multimeter

 Resistor code color is as represented in Figure 2 below:

Figure 2 Resistor color code

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ii) Capacitor
The capacitor is a device that can store electrical charge, thereby creating an
electrical field which in turn stores energy. Unit of capacitor is Farad (F).

Figure 3 Capacitor

 Types of capacitor are:

a) Polar or electrolytic (has polarity; +ve and –ve)
b) Non-polar or non-electrolytic (no polarity)
c) Variable
 Testing equipment: ohmmeter, LRC/RCL meter, capacitance meter
 Capacitor value code is as represented in Figure 4 below:

Figure 4 Capacitor value code

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iii) Transistor
Transistor is an active component, normally used as an amplifier and switch in
electronic circuit. Transistor consists of three legs, known as Base (B), Emitter
(E), and Collector (C) legs.

Figure 5 Transistor

 Types of transistor are:

a) NPN
b) PNP
 Testing equipment: multimeter

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4.0 PROCEDURE
4.1 Resistor measurement
1. Determine the value of resistor R1 in Table 1 using color code and write your
answer in Table 2.

Table 1
R1 R2

R3 R4

Table 2
Resistance Measured resistance
value with value using digital
Resistor Band Color code tolerance multimeter
(based on (screenshot multisim)
color code)
R1
R2

R3

R4

2. Measure the resistor R1 value in Table 1 using digital multimeter and record
your findings in Table 2.
3. Repeat steps 1. and 2. for another resistors (R2, R3, and R4).

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4. Using Ohm’s Law (I = V/R), calculate the current passing through each of the
resistors in Table 1. Write your answers in Table 3. (Assume the supply
voltage is 10 V)
5. Measure the current passing through each resistor in Table 1 using digital
multimeter and record your findings in Table 3.
6. Plot the graph of measured current (mA) versus measured resistance (Ω)
based on your answers in Table 2 and Table 3.

Table 3
Calculated Measured Measured current using
current current digital multimeter
Resistor
(using Ohm’s (using digital (screenshot multisim)
Law) multimeter)
R1
R2

R3

R4

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4.2 Capacitor measurement

1. Consider the capacitors in Table 4 and identify the type of each capacitor.
Write your answer in Table 5.

Table 4
C1 C2

C3 C4

2. Determine the value of each capacitor in Table 4 using value code and write
your answers in Table 5.
3. Describe how to determine the polarity of capacitors C1 and C2.

Table 5
Capacitance value
Capacitor Type
(based on value code)
C1
C2

C3
C4

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4.3 Transistor measurement

1. Identify the type of transistor T1 in Table 6. Write your answer in Table 7.

Table 6
T1
Real component: Dimension:

T2
Real component: Dimension:

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T3
Real component: Dimension:

2. Use datasheet to identify the legs of the transistor T1. Write “C” for collector,
“B” for base, and “E” for emitter in “Leg” column with referring to leg
numbers in Table 6. Write your answers in Table 7.
3. Repeat steps 1. and 2. for another transistors T2 and T3.

Table 7
Leg
Transistor Type
1 2 3
T1
T2
T3

5.0 PRACTICAL REPORT

Your report must consists of results/findings according to the each procedure. Please use
PO5 (Lab Assessment) form as the report cover.

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