Practical Repair & Test Bench
Who this is for: Repair enthusiast or technician who finished Zero to First Circuits (or equivalent) and wants to diagnose and fix real boards.
What you'll be able to do: Tests components in and out of circuit (diodes, transistors, capacitors), troubleshoots DC faults methodically, and uses multimeter, oscilloscope and probes correctly and safely.
Steps
- 1. Scientific & Engineering Notation
- 2. Complex Numbers for Electronics
- 3. Capacitance
- 4. DC vs AC
- 5. Magnetic Fields
- 6. Magnetic Flux
- 7. The Sine Wave
- 8. Square, Triangle & Other Waveforms
- 9. Electromagnetic Induction
- 10. Frequency & Period
- 11. Angular Frequency (ω) — Coming soon
- 12. Capacitive Reactance
- 13. Inductance
- 14. Open Circuits & Short Circuits
- 15. The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT)
- 16. Capacitor Charging & Discharging
- 17. Test Lead CAT Safety Ratings
- 18. Continuity & Diode Test Modes
- 19. Troubleshooting DC Circuits
- 20. Fuses & Fuse Selection
- 21. Inductive Reactance
- 22. Phase & Phase Difference
- 23. The Capacitor as a Component
- 24. Testing Diodes
- 25. Accuracy, Resolution & Measurement Error
- 26. Meter Loading Effects
- 27. Using an Oscilloscope
- 28. Phasors
- 29. Testing Transistors
- 30. Impedance
- 31. Testing Components In-Circuit
- 32. Oscilloscope Probes & 10x Attenuation
- 33. ESR & Capacitor Parasitics
- 34. Testing Capacitors