Important Privacy Policy

Reading this Important Privacy Policy entitles you to know your safety while browsing on this blog. You have to know that it is my primary duty to protect your information and let you have the best browsing experience while on my site. However, there are several links scattered around the pages where you can find them on the side bar, footer and on the body of the article. If you intend on visiting an internal link which is still under the main domain of this blog then your safety is still under my area of responsibility. The jurisdiction of this Privacy Policy is limited when you have clicked an external link pointing to another website. It’s another task on your part where you have to read their on policies which might be different on what’s stated here.

This blog is entitled “Basic Electronics and Circuits” and it contains third advertising companies where they offer related advertisement which can be in the form of an image or text. They will be collecting some information on your computer which is known as the “Cookies” which simple contains details regarding about your visit. This will allow them to provide you better ads that will correspond basing on what you are trying to search.

Respecting your Privacy Policy is of my primary concern and the following are the services that I use to collect data on this blog:

Google Analytics

This is the best free web tool that allows anyone to track the number of visit from their website or blog. It has the capability to track the IP, Country, Entry Page, Exit Page, Visit Duration, Type of Browser Used and etc... Google Analytics is continuously improving their services and additional data that maybe able to acquire in their future updates. To learn and know about these complete data being gathered by Google Analytics, you should visit their website here. Or, you may also want to read Google Analytics' Privacy Policy page.

Google Webmaster Tool

Google Webmaster Tool or GWT is an important tool for all website owners. Just like Google Analytics, it also collects data from visitors but the primary purpose of this tool is to allow webmaster to find errors (particularly in SEO related issues) into their website and fix it.

Cookies

Visiting a certain website might generate a cookie file on your temporary folder. It simply consists of a very small size of file containing unreadable texts which are encrypted. If it happens that one of the advertisers on this blog generates a cookie then it’s too sad to say that I do not have any idea on how to interpret the text. The best method is to visit the advertiser’s website and read about their policies or contact the administrator and ask about the issue.

Cookies is best further explained by Google on their site which is here.

Links to the External Sites

You will notice that I have a few External Links on the side bars or on the body of the article. I have linked them because they are of the related topics that might help you more in providing the information that you need. Visiting them will make the Privacy Policy of this blog no longer valid where the sites that you have visited have their own set of rules and policies to be followed.

Preferred Advertising Companies

It is really a great offer to earn money online through blogging. I aim to monetize this blog on my preferred Advertising Companies which are the Google Adsense and Amazon.

When it comes to Google Adsense, their advertisers will most likely serve ads that automatically generate cookie files on your computer. To learn more about these cookie files, I suggest that you should read Google Adsense Privacy Policy page.

Feedburner

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Contact

If you have encountered any problems while browsing through the pages of this blog or you simply have an issue that you wish to be personally clarified by me then you can always contact me on my email address which is elmozugwalt@ymail.com.

GDPR

EU's GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation made us bloggers or webmaster declare on this Privacy Policy about how we collect data from your visits which I believe that I already covered everything above. If somehow you do not want any of the data being collected from your visit then you can contact me then send the details and I will delete it myself.

Good Luck!

,

Elmo

About Basic Electronics and Circuits

This blog focuses on the contribution of valuable information about Electronics and Circuits. It will be providing topics that discuss about projects and explanations about the basics. Advance topics are also discussed but they are to be explained in a manner that even beginners could possibly understand. New individuals who wish to learn about this field should be given the primary importance to clearly grasp the topic.

For the Benefit of all Beginners

You will be able to learn the basics of electronics by understanding how a certain component works. Such components are Resistors, Diode, Transistors and etc… The functions and their uses are clearly explained to let you have an idea on how they work and operate.

Doing your projects doesn’t end up by simply understanding everything about Electronic Devices that are mentioned above. You must have the skill of handling the Soldering Iron or other tools for manually building your projects. If you failed on your first attempt then you have to keep on practicing as these skills can only be gained through experience.

Beginners will learn how to read circuit diagrams and design their own simple project. Reading blueprints is very important because it acts as your main guide for successful constructions. Most problems encountered are misinterpretation of reading the circuit diagram. Today, there are hundreds of software programs that you can use on your computer to aid you on your design.

Safety is also discussed on this blog with regards about the constructions of projects. Electronics involves the use of Electricity which can be dangerous when you do not know what you are doing. You will be guided on how to segregate your items and organize your tools.

For the Benefit of all Advance hobbyist

No matter how good you are, there might still be something that you do not know yet and this blog could contain that information. However, I suggest that you can also share your own knowledge and interest by participating on the discussions through the comment form.

Moreover, if you have any questions or related concern about this blog then you are always free to send them on my email account which is provided on the Contact page. You can also use the Contact button located on the right side menu.

About Me

You have just landed on the page which is all about me.

I’m popularly known as Elmo but I am really sorry not to tell you my real name to protect my identity which can be misused by others. Anyway, the reason that I have an Electronic Blog is that I have great knowledge about this topic. If you have any problems about your project then feel free to ask me about it. I will gladly provide my feedback basing on my knowledge and experience.

My Educational Background

I took-up Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering. It is a five year course program that has taken me almost six years to finish. Through the years of my studies, Electronics and Circuits are my most favorite subjects where I have good scholastic records on them. There are also several projects that are involve but they don’t provide any challenge at all on my part. Perhaps it’s the reason that I already have an experience since my childhood days.

The course didn’t only introduce the field of Electronics and Circuits but other related subjects as well such as Computers, Electrical, Drawing, Communications, Microprocessors and etc… Other than these major subjects, I have undergone minor subjects as well which are provided on the first to third year levels.

If you wish to take up an Engineering course, you must have good mathematical and analytical skills because you will be solving problems that deal about logics and numbers. A good memory is also required because there are hundreds of formulas that you need to memorize including the conversion tables and other standard form of measurements.

Other than my great interest about Electronics, I also have the passion about computers especially programming on low level languages. I do already have some basic knowledge about Assembly Language, C++ and Turbo Pascal.

About my Daily Busy Job

I own a small company that manufactures electronic products such as Radio, Televisions Sets and other components that are commonly found around your house. It is currently being managed by a relative because I do not have the managerial skill to run the business and gain profitable results. All I have to do is to observe the quality of the products to minimize the so called manufacture defects. It is a complete boring type of job which leads me to decide and do blogging at the same time.

Projects that I have Successfully Built

There are several projects that I have built and they are all successfully working. One of the best among them all is the Power Recycler. Basing on the name, it recycles the power back into the source while it is currently being used. This is a very wonderful project that will surely help reduce the cost of your monthly Electric Bills. As I stated, there are more interesting projects that I’m willing to share on this blog.

Finally, the information that I can tell about me are endless so I will be ending this post on this last paragraph. If you have something that you need to ask more about me then I always welcome you to send your concern on my email address provided on the contact page.

Good Luck!

How do Circuit Breakers Work?

It is highly important that any structure that uses electrical power needs to be have a Circuit Breaker because this device protects any problems especially when the wires are short-circuited for some reasons. Rats are one of the primary causes of electrical failures because they can bite or wet the active wires. This will cause power-failure and the worse part is when it accidentally shorted which can generate fire.

To fully understand how Circuit Breakers do work is that you must understand the three characteristics of electricity which are the Voltage, Current and Resistance. The voltage is the pressure or the power of how strong the electric charge contains. Electricity travels through any conductors and wires are the most commonly used material for distribution. The behavior of how electricity flows on the wire is known as the Current. Finally, the resistance is the opposing effect of the conductor-material that reduces the effect of both Voltage and Current.

Circuit Breakers will automatically turn-off the power when it is able to detect any sudden increase of current that flows through the wires. It’s for this reason why they have current rating which specify the level that they can support. If the power is intentionally used for the lighting purposes then you can use lower rating such as 15 Amperes. But for those appliances or equipment that use excessive amount of power then you will need a higher rate of Circuit Breaker.

There are other electrical devices that can protect your safety against unexpected power accidents. One of them is the Power Surge that helps protect any of your Electronic Components from sudden fluctuation of electricity. Electric fluctuations can be caused by lightning or any technical maintenance.

Sound Waves and Vibrations

The primary methods for us to be heard are through talking, singing and shouting. There are even several gadgets or devices that serve as a medium. These are you television sets, radios and other electronic components around your surroundings.

But the question is, how does the sound reaches the listener?

The world that we are living consists of air and it is where the sound of our voices travels and spread around. As the sound travels through the air, it moves similar to a wave. This wave can be illustrated by imagining that you are on a beach viewing the water that moves back and forth.

The waves compose of tiny movements of air and this is referred as the “vibrations”. We can not see with our naked eyes the presence of a vibration but we can sense it through our sense of hearing or it can be felt.

Some might not believe that vibrations can be felt and to prove this claim let’s have a short experiment.

You will simply need a piece of paper and a companion to help you out. If everything is ready, ask your friend or assistant to shout while use the piece of paper to block the sound. You will notice that the paper will move or vibrate. The bigger the paper you use the larger area of the sound waves are blocked which makes the vibration stronger. I guess that this is good enough as a proof that this invisible force can be felt through a medium.

Our electronics technology today uses sounds especially to inform or alert us where we need to take notice about. Your mobile phone will ring when somebody calls you even during the middle of the night. The same thing goes to your clock when you set it up for a certain time to wake you up. Even the toys are now popularly embedded with electronic components to play sounds which add more entertainment of playing them.

The Latest Electronic Technology to Buy

The holiday season is fast approaching which means, it is the perfect time to spend your hard earned money according to your needs. And at some point, you may have the urge to buy one of those latest and amazing model of an electronic technology which is either for self-use or as a gift to someone special.

The main reason why the holidays particularly the longest one which is during the Christmas to New Year is that, majority of shops will give promotions, free give-aways and large discounts. However, visiting into the shop can be quite hassle because you are not only one who wants to take advantage of those promotions. So if you do not want to go through such hassle then there is an alternative solution which buying from an online store.

I would like to recommend Amazon which is currently the biggest and most trusted online store today. You can actually buy almost any kind of item from them including perishable food products. Since I mentioned Amazon, I would like to inform you that I am an affiliate partner where I promote their products through this blog where I earn advertising fees for every products that got sold. More about this is explained on my Disclaimer Page.

Here are the following list of the latest electronic technology that you should consider buying:

1. High-Definition Television Sets

There is nothing more relaxing than sitting on your couch at home then watching your favorite movie or TV show. Aside from relaxing, it is also more fun if you are watching as a whole family. A Television Set is actually one of the common electronic devices that you can find in every household due to the entertainment value that it provides.

Today top manufacturers of Television Sets are multi-million dollar companies and there are several of them that are competing with one another. Some of these companies are Panasonic, Samsung, LG and Sony.

Before you buy a Television Set, it is a common practice that you need to know its features. If you are going to ask me, I would like to suggest a TV Set with good HDTV feature that has excellent shadow detail, anti-reflective screen, 1080p/24 cadence, accurate primary colors and provides access to the internet.

2. Digital Cameras

Preserve every bit of enjoyable experiences through your favorite cameras that can capture high quality of photos. In fact, cameras should be the number one the list because this is the only technology that is capable of preserving past events.

Today, digital cameras is the trend because unlike those old analog cameras, digital models has a lot of improvements. You can basically capture and store quite a lot of photos taken at a high-resolution. Other than that, high-end digital cameras have a lot of features particularly for enhancing your photo shots. These are apps or applications that allows you to edit that photos that you captured on your camera itself without connecting it into a computer.

3. Laptop

Laptops is now an important device for almost everyone dealing with complicated tasks relating to calculations, information and any other forms of paperwork or documents. Without it, you will surely be left behind especially when you are a student. Of course, a desktop computer also works just the same but with a laptop, it allows you to continue your work at any places due to its portability.

In the past, laptops were quite expensive that only few individuals can manage to afford it. But now, some of these gadgets are at an affordable price. You can even buy secondhand if you don't have enough budget that you can spend.

4. Desktop Computers

In comparison to laptops, a desktop computer can actually be more powerful like it can run games smoothly. However, you cannot carry these machines around and use it as you please due to their sizes and electrical power requirement.

5. Mobile Phones

Perhaps the most important technology that became a part of everyone's daily life on this generation of ours are the mobile phone devices. Through these gadgets, people can now communicate with one another no matter how far the distance between the two of them.

Due to high demand of mobile or cellar phones, many manufacturers came out into existence to compete with one another. As a result, there are many of these devices in the market that are available at very affordable prices.

Moreover, we are all aware that the best electronic technology to buy is the latest model because it has already undergone improvements and advance developments. But the main problem is that, brand new models are usually the most expensive ones as compared to their older versions. So if you are on a tight budget, you should purchase the secondhand or older model.

Our needs for electronic technologies can sometimes never be avoided that once it got broken, you need to immediately replace it such as your mobile phone. As a result, this cost could hurt your pocket. Therefore, the best way to save your expenses from electronic technologies is to learn how to properly take care of them so that they could serve you a longer and lasting period of time usage.