Part 4
Beyond Direct Current
Contents at a Glance
- Chapter 1: Getting into Alternating Current
- What Is Alternating Current?
- Measuring Alternating Current
- Understanding Alternators
- Understanding Motors
- Understanding Transformers
- Working with Line Voltage
- Using Line Voltage in Your Projects
- Wires and Connectors for Working with Line Voltage
- Using Fuses to Protect Line-Voltage Circuits
- Using Relays to Control Line-Voltage Circuits
- Chapter 2: Building Power Supplies
- Chapter 3: Understanding Radio
- Chapter 4: Working with Infrared
- Introducing Infrared Light
- Detecting Infrared Light
- Project 25: A Simple IR Detector
- Creating Infrared Light
- Building a Proximity Detector
- Building a Common-Emitter Proximity Detector
- Project 26: A Common-Emitter Proximity Detector
- Building a Common-Collector Proximity Detector
- Project 27: A Common-Collector Proximity Detector
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