General
Electronics
I =
Current Units = Amps (A),
V
= Voltage Units = Volts (V)
R
= resistance Units = Ohms
P
= Power Units = Watts (W)
C
= Capacitance Units = Farads (F)
L
= Inductance Units = Henries (H)
F
= Frequency Units = Hertz (Hz)
p
= Pico 0.000000000001
n
= Nano 0.000000001
”
= Micro 0.000001
m
= Milli 0.001
Ohms law - V = I x R
P = IČ x R
P = VČ / R
P = I x V
Resistors In Series - Rt = R1 + R2
+ R3 + R4 ...
Resistors In Parallel - Rt = 1 / ((1 / R1) + (1 / R2) + (1 / R3))
Inductors In Series - Lt = L1 + L2 + L3 ...
Inductors In Parallel - Lt = 1 / ((1 / L1) + (1 / L2) + (1 / L3))
Capacitors In Parallel - Ct = C1 + C2
Capacitors In Series - Ct = 1 / ((1 / C1) + (1 / C2) + (1 / C3))
Powering a LED, resistor value selection:
R = (V-0.7) / I
or R = (V-0.3) / I
Standard (silicon) LEDs drop the voltage by 0.7 of a
volt, Germanium LEDs drop it by 0.3
Typical value for I is 20mA or 0.02A. Typical voltage used 5 volts DC.
thus:
R = (5-0.7) / 0.02
=> R = 215
(220) ohms
Wire
Guage Table
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AWG
vs SWG
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Gauge
|
Diameter
|
Resistance
|
Current @ 3A/mm2
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SWG
|
AWG
|
mm
|
ohm/km
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Amps
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|
37
|
34
|
.16 |
844
|
.060
|
| 36 |
33 |
.18 |
676 |
.075 |
| 35 |
32 |
.20 |
547 |
.093 |
| 33 |
30 |
.25 |
351 |
.147 |
| 31 |
29 |
.30 |
243 |
.212 |
| 28 |
27 |
.35 |
178 |
.288 |
| 27 |
26 |
.40 |
137 |
.378 |
| 26 |
25 |
.45 |
108 |
.477 |
| 24 |
24 |
.50 |
87.5 |
.588 |
| 22 |
22 |
.65 |
51.7 |
1.000 |
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