Re: Very basic beginning electronics

nnisevich@ gmail.com wrote:
I would like to see some interest in basic, for beginners... like:
what does a diode do, and what is it for; what is a transistor
and what is the difference between a PNP or NPN.

You don't get to Electronics 101 until you complete Electricity 101
http://books.google.com/?q=Voltage.current.and.resistance+There.are.two.quantities.that.we.like.to.keep.track.of
and Electricity 102.
http://books.google.com/?q=for.a.proper.understanding.of.alternating-current

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