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Electronics Merit Badge Worksheet

Requirement 1
Explain the theory of the transistor.

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Tell how transistors may be used in making simply circuits with the following:

Resistors
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Capacitors
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Coils
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Requirement 2
Draw a simple circuit showing the resistors or tubes. Label all parts.

 Wire the circuit above.

 Demonstrate the right way to solder

 Demonstrate the right way to unsolder

Explain how to avoid heat damage to parts

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Requirement 3
Explain Remote-Control
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 Build a device to show an electronic circuit is used for remote control

Explain Electronic Brain

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Explain the Binary System of Numbers

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Change the following Binary Numbers to decimal Numbers

00010 - _________________________ 00101 - _________________________

00111 - _________________________ 01001 - _________________________

00100 - _________________________ 01100 - _________________________

10100 - _________________________ 11011 - _________________________

 Build a simple flip-flop circuit with either transistors or tubes.

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Requirement 4
Discuss job opportunities in the field of electronics
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