Elenco Electronic Playground 50-in-1 Experiments - Manual (Page 2)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Definition of Terms Page 3
Answers to Quizzes 5
Introduction to Basic Components 6
Experiment #1: The Light Bulb 8
More About Resistors 10
Experiment #2: Brightness Control 11
Experiment #3: Resistors in Series 12
Experiment #4: Parallel Pipes 13
Experiment #4B: Comparison of Parallel Currents 14
Experiment #5: Combined Circuit 15
Experiment #6: Water Detector 16
Introduction to Capacitors 17
Experiment #7: Slow Light Bulb 19
Experiment #8: Small Dominates Large 20
Experiment #9: Large Dominates Small 21
Experiment #10: Make Your Own Battery 22
Test Your Knowledge #1 23
Introduction to Diodes 23
Experiment #11: One - Way Current 24
Experiment #12: One - Way Light Bulbs 25
Introduction to Transistors 26
Experiment #13: The Electronic Switch 27
Experiment #14: The Current Amplifier 28
Experiment #15: The Substitute 29
Experiment #16: Standard Transistor Biasing Circuit 30
Experiment #17: Very Slow Light Bulb 31
Experiment #18: The Darlington 32
Experiment #19: The Finger Touch Lamp 33
Experiment #20: The Battery Immunizer 34
Experiment #21: The Voltmeter 35
Experiment #22: 1.5 Volt Battery Tester 36
Experiment #23: 9 Volt Battery Tester 37
Experiment #24: The Anti-Capacitor 38
Introduction to Inductors and Transformers 40
Test Your Knowledge #2 41
Experiment #25: The Magnetic Bridge 42
Experiment #26: The Lighthouse 43
Experiment #27: Electronic Sound 44
Experiment #28: The Alarm 46
Experiment #29: Morse Code 47
Experiment #30: Siren 48
Experiment #31: Electronic Rain 49
Experiment #32: The Space Gun 50
Experiment #33: Electronic Noisemaker 51
Experiment #34: Drawing Resistors 52
Experiment #35: Electronic Kazoo 53
Experiment #36: Electronic Keyboard 54
Experiment #37: Fun with Water 55
Experiment #38: Transistor Radio 56
Experiment #39: Radio Announcer 58
Experiment #40: Radio Jammer / Metal Detector 59
Experiment #41: Blinking Lights 60
Experiment #42: Noisy Blinker 61
Experiment #43: One Shot 62
Experiment #44: Alarm With Shut - Off Timer 63
Experiment #45: The Flip - Flop 64
Experiment #46: Finger Touch Lamp With Memory 65
Experiment #47: This OR That 66
Experiment #48: Neither This NOR That 67
Experiment #49: This AND That 68
Experiment #50: Audio AND, NAND 69
Experiment #51: Logic Combination 70
Test Your Knowledge #3 71
Troubleshooting Guide 71
For Further Reading 71