The book contains numerous worked examples to help students grasp the principles. Each chapter ends with review questions, for which answers are provided at the end of the book, so that students can check their learning.
Units covered:
Unit 1 Electronic principles
Unit 2 Test and measurement
Unit 3 Analogue electronics
Unit 4 Digital electronics
Ian Sinclair has been an author of market-leading books for electronic servicing courses for over 20 years, helping many thousands of students through their college course and NVQs into successful careers. Now with a new co-author, John Dunton, the new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to reflect the most recent technical advances and developments within the service engineering industry, in particular with regard to television and PC servicing and technology.

 
Contents:

Preface to the second edition – level 3 iv
Acknowledgements iv
Unit 1 1
26 Sine wave driven circuits 2
27 Transformers and power transfer 20
28 Semiconductors, active devices and transducers 31
Unit 2 56
29 Meters and data 57
30 The analogue oscilloscope 72
31 Test and measurement 85
32 Rework, repair, reliability, safety and European Union directives 103
Unit 3 124
33 Direct current power supplies 125
34 Analogue amplifi ers 144
35 Oscillators and waveform generators 172
Unit 4 184
36 Logic families and terminology 185
37 Sequential logic 198
38 Digital communications 215
39 Test equipment and fault-fi nding 230
Answers to multiple-choice questions 245
Index 246