https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th Made with a quick smile en-us 2019-02-14 13:50:24 UTC 2026-02-26 12:25:20 UTC hello@padlet.com aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331277121 a dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity.]]> 2019-02-14 13:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331277121 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331277716 Gas discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources (or lamps). These lamps produce light by sending electricity through an ionized gas. Most of these lamps use a noble gas, or a combination of noble gases, but they often contain other materials, such as mercury, sodium or metal halides.]]> 2019-02-14 13:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331277716 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331277855 A fluorescent lamp, or fluorescent tube, is a low-pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescenceto produce visible light. An electric current in the gas excites mercury vapor, which produces short-wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor coating on the inside of the lamp to glow.]]> 2019-02-14 13:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331277855 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278185 a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.]]> 2019-02-14 13:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278185 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278342 a conductor through which electricity enters or leaves an object, substance, or region.]]> 2019-02-14 13:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278342 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278410 Electrical engineering is a professional engineeringdiscipline that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. ... Electrical engineers typically hold a degree in electrical engineering or electronicengineering.]]> 2019-02-14 13:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278410 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278569 Direct Current (DC) is the constant flow of ElectricCharge from high to low Potential. In the history ofelectrical science, conventional Current was defined as a flow of Positive Charge. A Direct Current circuit is a circuit that Electric Current flows through in one direction.]]> 2019-02-14 13:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278569 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278778 a semiconductor device with two terminals, typically allowing the flow of current in one direction only.

• a thermionic tube having two electrodes (an anode and a cathode).

]]> 2019-02-14 13:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278778 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278867 An electric current is a flow of electric charge. In electric circuits this charge is often carried by moving electrons in a wire. It can also be carried by ions in an electrolyte, or by both ions and electrons such as in an ionised gas (plasma).]]> 2019-02-14 13:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278867 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278945 A continuity tester is an item of electrical test equipment used to determine if an electrical path can be established between two points; that is if an electrical circuit can be made. The circuit under test is completely de-energized prior to connecting the apparatus.]]> 2019-02-14 13:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331278945 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331279281 In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of an electrical current in one or more directions. Materials made of metal are common electrical conductors.]]> 2019-02-14 13:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331279281 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331279401 A compact fluorescent lamp, also called compact fluorescent light, energy-saving light, and compact fluorescent tube, is a fluorescent lamp designed to replace an incandescent light bulb; some types fit into light fixtures designed for incandescent bulbs.]]> 2019-02-14 13:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331279401 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331279635 a thin rigid board containing an electric circuit; a printed circuit.]]> 2019-02-14 13:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331279635 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331279817 An electrical cell is a device that is used to generate electricity, or one that is used to make chemical reactions possible by applying electricity. A battery is one kind.]]> 2019-02-14 13:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331279817 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331279913 A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that stores electrical energy in an electric field. The effect of a capacitor is known as capacitance.]]> 2019-02-14 13:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331279913 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331280020 An electric battery is a device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells with external connections provided to power electrical devices such as flashlights, smartphones, and electric cars. When a battery is supplying electric power, its positive terminal is the cathode and its negative terminal is the anode.]]> 2019-02-14 13:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331280020 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331280095 Atom is a free and open-source text and source code editor for macOS, Linux, and Microsoft Windows with support for plug-ins written in Node.js, and embedded Git Control, developed by GitHub. Atom is a desktop application built using web technologies.]]> 2019-02-14 13:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331280095 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331280156 an instrument for measuring electric current in amperes.]]> 2019-02-14 13:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331280156 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331280260 American wire gauge (AWG), also known as the Brown & Sharpe wire gauge, is a logarithmic stepped standardized wire gauge system used since 1857, predominantly in North America, for the diameters of round, solid, nonferrous, electrically conducting wire. ... The AWG tables are for a single, solid, round conductor.]]> 2019-02-14 13:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331280260 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331280618 Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction, in contrast to directcurrent (DC) which flows only in one direction. ... The abbreviations AC and DC are often used to mean simply alternating and direct, as when they modifycurrent or voltage.]]> 2019-02-14 13:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/331280618 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333168516 a device having a designed resistance to the passage of an electric current.]]> 2019-02-20 13:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333168516 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333168623 the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely.]]> 2019-02-20 13:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333168623 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333168796 a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei, with a positive electric charge equal in magnitude to that of an electron, but of opposite sign.]]> 2019-02-20 13:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333168796 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333168918 an electric cell that produces current by an irreversible chemical reaction.]]> 2019-02-20 13:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333168918 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333168996 supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.]]> 2019-02-20 13:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333168996 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333169247 the relative orientation of poles; the direction of a magnetic or electric field.]]> 2019-02-20 13:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333169247 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333169325 A parallel circuit has two or more paths for current to flow through. Voltage is the same across each component of the parallel circuit. The sum of the currents through each path is equal to the total current that flows from the source.]]> 2019-02-20 13:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333169325 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333169763 An oscilloscope, previously called an oscillograph, and informally known as a scope or o-scope, CRO (for cathode-ray oscilloscope), or DSO (for the more modern digital storage oscilloscope), is a type of electronic test instrument that graphically displays varying signal voltages, usually as a two-dimensional plot of one or more signals as a function of time. Other signals (such as sound or vibration) can be converted to voltages and displayed.]]> 2019-02-20 13:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333169763 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333169957 The potential difference (voltage) across an ideal conductor is proportional to the current through it. The constant of proportionality is called the "resistance", R.Ohm's Law is given by: V = I R where V is the potential difference between two points which include a resistance R.]]> 2019-02-20 13:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333169957 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170119 an instrument for measuring electrical resistance.]]> 2019-02-20 13:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170119 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170247 the SI unit of electrical resistance, expressing the resistance in a circuit transmitting a current of one ampere when subjected to a potential difference of one volt.]]> 2019-02-20 13:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170247 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170327 a subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen.]]> 2019-02-20 13:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170327 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170420

a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts.

]]> 2019-02-20 13:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170420 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170450 an electrical device producing ultraviolet, infrared, or other radiation, used for therapeutic purposes.]]> 2019-02-20 13:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170450 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170489 A light-emitting diode is a semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons. This effect is called electroluminescence.]]> 2019-02-20 13:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170489 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170685 In physics and chemistry, the law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be conserved over time. This law means that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another.]]> 2019-02-20 13:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170685 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170818 an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.]]> 2019-02-20 13:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/333170818 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120045 A Zener diode is a particular type of diode that, unlike a normal one, allows current to flow not only from its anode to its cathode, but also in the reverse direction, when the Zener voltage is reached. Zener diodes have a highly doped p-n junction.]]> 2019-02-22 13:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120045 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120179 Watt's Law states that: Power (in Watts) = Voltage (in Volts) x Current (in Amps) P = V I Combining with Ohm's law we get two other useful forms: P = V*V / R and P = I*I*R Power is a measurement of the amount of work that can be done with the circuit, such as turning a motor or lighiting a light bulb.]]> 2019-02-22 13:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120179 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120301 the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, corresponding to the power in an electric circuit in which the potential difference is one volt and the current one ampere.]]> 2019-02-22 13:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120301 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120332 A multimeter or a multitester, also known as a VOM (volt-ohm-milliammeter), is an electronic measuring instrument that combines several measurement functions in one unit. A typical multimeter can measure voltage, current, and resistance. Analog multimeters use a microammeter with a moving pointer to display readings.]]> 2019-02-22 13:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120332 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120580 A voltmeter is an instrument used for measuring electrical potential difference between two points in an electric circuit. Analog voltmeters move a pointer across a scale in proportion to the voltage of the circuit; digital voltmeters give a numerical display of voltage by use of an analog to digital converter.]]> 2019-02-22 13:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120580 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120652 an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts.]]> 2019-02-22 13:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120652 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120734 the SI unit of electromotive force, the difference of potential that would drive one ampere of current against one ohm resistance.]]> 2019-02-22 13:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120734 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120823 A potentiometer is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider. If only two terminals are used, one end and the wiper, it acts as a variable resistor or rheostat.]]> 2019-02-22 13:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120823 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120962 The valence shell is the outermost shell of an atom in its uncombined state, which contains the electrons most likely to account for the nature of any reactions involving the atom and of the bonding interactions it has with other atoms.]]> 2019-02-22 13:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334120962 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121068 solve serious problems for a company or other organization.

• trace and correct faults in a mechanical or electronic system.

]]> 2019-02-22 13:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121068 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121171 A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power. It is composed of semiconductor material usually with at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit.]]> 2019-02-22 13:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121171 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121278 a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit.]]> 2019-02-22 13:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121278 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121341 a stationary electric charge, typically produced by friction, which causes sparks or crackling or the attraction of dust or hair.]]> 2019-02-22 13:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121341 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121434 A breadboard is a construction base for prototyping of electronics. ... In the 1970s the solderless breadboard ( a.k.a. plugboard, a terminal array board) became available and nowadays the term "breadboard" is commonly used to refer to these. Because the solderless breadboard does not require soldering, it is reusable.]]> 2019-02-22 13:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121434 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121706 A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell, is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect, which is a physical and chemical phenomenon.]]> 2019-02-22 13:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121706 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121775 A combination circuit is one that has a "combination" of series and parallel paths for the electricity to flow. Its properties are a combination of the two.]]> 2019-02-22 13:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334121775 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122148 A series circuit is a circuit in which resistors are arranged in a chain, so the current has only one path to take. The current is the same through each resistor.]]> 2019-02-22 13:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122148 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122289 a device which detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it.]]> 2019-02-22 13:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122289 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122424 a solid substance that has a conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals, either due to the addition of an impurity or because of temperature effects. Devices made of semiconductors, notably silicon, are essential components of most electronic circuits.]]> 2019-02-22 13:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122424 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122586 A rechargeable battery, storage battery, secondary cell, or accumulator is a type of electrical battery which can be charged, discharged into a load, and recharged many times, as opposed to a disposable or primary battery, which is supplied fully charged and discarded after use.]]> 2019-02-22 13:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122586 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122663 An electronic symbol is a pictogram used to represent various electrical and electronic devices or functions, such as wires, batteries, resistors, and transistors, in a schematic diagram of an electrical or electronic circuit.]]> 2019-02-22 13:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122663 aealarcon22 https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122828 A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures.]]> 2019-02-22 13:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aealarcon22/3gcpfvfyz5th/wish/334122828