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Solid State Components are the building blocks of today's technology. From batteries and circuit breakers to oscillators and microcontrollers, they make up the gadgets and machines that we use every day.
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Brain, Marshall. "How Electronic Gates Work." 01 April 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/digital-electronics.htm> 09 May 2008.
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Introduction to How Electronic Gates Work
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Setting the Stage
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Assembling Your Equipment
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The Power Supply
5.
Building the Regulator
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Playing with Boolean Gates
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Introduction to How Electronic Gates Work
2.
Setting the Stage
3.
Assembling Your Equipment
4.
The Power Supply
5.
Building the Regulator
6.
Playing with Boolean Gates
7.
Build It!
8.
Lots More Information
9.
See all
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