RESISTOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD

A resistor is an The PCBs are mainly used

electrical to provide electrical connection and mechanical
support to the electrical components of a circuit.
component that
limits or regulates
the flow of electrical current in an electronic
SOLDERING LEAD
circuit. Resistors can also be used to provide a
specific voltage for an active device such as a The function of
transistor. soldering lead are
thin metallic rods
CAPACITOR used to produce a
heated arc.
The primary purpose
of capacitors is to
store electrostatic
energy in an
electronic field and HEAT SINK
where possible, to
suppy this energy to the circuit. A heat sink is a
component that
INTEGRETED CIRCUITS increases the heat
The function of an flow away from a
integreted circuit (IC) is hot devices.
to be a single component
that can perform high-
level tasks such as ELECTRICAL WIRES
amplification, signal
processing, or even Electrical wires are
sophisticated digital conductors that transmit
calculations as in the case of micro processors. electricity from a source,
usually a nearby
DIODES transformer, to an outlet in
your home or business.
Diodes allow electricity to
flow in only one
direction. The arrow of
the circuit symbol shows LED
the direction in which the
LED is a semiconductor
current can flow. Diodes
light source that emits
are the electrical version
light when current flows
of a valve and early diodes were actually called
through it. Electrons in
valves.
the semiconductor
TRANSISTOR recombine with electron
holes, releasing energy in the form of photons.
The two functions
provided by transistors
are switching of
electronic signals and
amplifying electronic
signals.