Name: Garcia, Wences Nicko B.
Stud No: 201510012
Name: Ammeter
Symbol: -A-
Function: An ammeter (from Ampere Meter) is a measuring
instrument used to measure the current in a circuit. Electric
currents are measured in amperes (A), hence the name.
Instruments used to measure smaller currents, in the milliampere
or microampere range, are designated as milliammeters
or microammeters.
Name: Battery
Symbol: -iI-
Function: Batteries are used once and discarded; the elec-
trode materials are irreversibly changed during discharge.
Common examples are the alkaline battery used for flash-
lights.
Name: Capacitor Name: Alligator Clip
Symbol: -II- Symbol:
Function: Capacitors are used in virtually every area Function: It is used to connect an electrical cable to a
of electronics, and they perform a variety of different battery or some other component.
tasks. Although capacitors operate in the same way
whatever the capacitor application or use, there are
several different uses for capacitors in circuits.
Name: DC Motor
Symbol: -M-
Function: is any of a class of rotary electrical machines
that converts direct current electrical energy into mechanical
energy. The most common types rely on the forces produced
by magnetic fields.
Name: Diode
Symbol: ->I-
Function: is a two-terminal electronic component that
conducts primarily in one direction (asymmetric.
conductance); it has low (ideally zero) resistance to the
current in one direction, and high (ideally infinite)
resistance in the other.
Name: DPDT (Double Pole Double Throw Switch)
Symbol: N/A
Uses: Each of the terminals of a double pole double switch
can either be in 1 of 2 positions. This makes the double
1pole double throw switch a very versatile switch. With 2
pole single switch can
inputs, it can connect to 4 different outputs. It can reroute
a circuit into 2 different modes of operation.
Name: Double Pole Single Throw (DPST)
Symbol: N/A
Function: A Double Pole Single Throw (DPST) switch is a
switch that has 2 inputs and 2 outputs; each input has
corresponding output. Each of the terminals of a double
either be in the on position (closed) or in the off position
(open).
Name: Bulb
Symbol: N/A
Function: a device that produces light from electricity. In
addition to lighting a dark space, they can be used to show
an electronic device is on, to direct traffic, for heat, and many
other purposes.
Name: Inductor
Symbol: -V-
Function: also called a coil or reactor, is a passive
two-terminal electrical component which resists
changes in electric current passing through it.
Name: Van De Graaff
Symbol:
Function: an electrostatic generator which uses a moving
belt to accumulate electric charge on a hollow metal globe
on the top of an insulated column, creating very high electric
potentials. It produces very high voltage direct current (DC)
electricity at low current levels.
Name: Voltmeter
Symbol:
Function: also known as a voltage meter, is an
instrument used for measuring the potential
difference, or voltage, between two points in an
electrical or electronic circuit.