ELECTRONIC

CIRCUIT
SYMBOLS
 PUSHH
LAMP BUTTON VOLTMETER
SWITCH

WALL WIRE
LIGHT CONDUCTORS AMMETER

LIGHT CONNECTED GALVANOMETER

GLOBE

SWITCH CONNECTED POTENTIOMETER

LOCKING
SWITCH NOT CONNECTED GALVANOMETER
POWER SUPPLIES
Cell circuit symbol

The cells are

energy or power
supply for a circuit.

BATTERY
Battery Circuit Symbol

A battery (Abbreviated as ‘B’) is Supplies

electrical energy. It consists of two or more
cells. The positive terminal of the battery is
always at the top and is the longest line on
the battery symbol. You must add the
voltage to the symbol. 
DC SUPPLY
DC Supply Circuit Symbol

Often we use a DC power supply to the circuit

instead of a battery. Also, the current will
always flow in one direction. It has a positive
and negative terminal. The positive supply is
the Positive (+) voltage Connection. And, the
negative supply is the negative (-) voltage
Connection.

AC SUPPLY
It is the main electrical energy in our house.
AC = Alternating Current Supply, continually
changing direction.
Often I use a middle symbol is the AC voltage
source. By the way, when using the AC line as
the left symbol.
TRANSFORMER
Transformer Circuit Symbol
We often use a transformer(Abbreviated as ‘T’)
as an AC voltage source. It includes two more
windings, the primary and secondary. Which
usually wrapped around an iron core.
There is no physical connection between the
two coils. We can use transformers to step-up
(increase) AC voltage. And, most used to step
down (decrease) AC voltages.
EARTH GROUND
Ground Circuit Symbol
This is a connection to the earth. Normal is a
negative connection. In many electronic
circuits, this is the 0V (zero volts) of the power
supply.
It is also known as ground(Abbreviated as
‘GND’). But for mains electricity and some
radio circuits, it really means the earth.
RESISTOR
Resistor Circuit Symbol
Resistors (abbreviated with ‘R’)resist the flow
of electric current.  Most we use the resistors
to divide a voltage into a smaller voltage.
For example, a resistor is in series with a LED
to limit the current passing through the LED.

CAPACITOR
Capacitor Circuit Symbol
A capacitor (Abbreviated with ‘C’.) stores
electrical energy. It includes two conductors
plates that are separated by an insulating. We
called a dielectric.
A capacitor is used as a filter, with a resistor
in a timing circuit. It can also to block DC
signals but pass AC signals.