THE PRACTICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS : A Complete Reference to Resistors, Capacitors, Semiconductors, Sensors, and Integrated Circuits, Including GaN and SiC Power Devices
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Published by The Center For Lean Business Management, LLC Sep 2026, 2026
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- Title
- THE PRACTICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS : A Complete Reference to Resistors, Capacitors, Semiconductors, Sensors, and Integrated Circuits, Including GaN and SiC Power Devices
- Author
- Lucas D. Warren
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- The Center For Lean Business Management, LLC Sep 2026
- Publication year
- 2026
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- Taschenbuch
- Language
- English
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- 9798177060293
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- 1,081 grams
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- 279x216x24 mm
A capacitor installed backward. A relay coil switched without a suppression diode. A lithium cell charged beyond its voltage limit. The most expensive lessons in electronics usually come from not knowing how a part is rated, or how it fails.
With hundreds of devices, package styles, specifications and datasheet terms to keep straight, practical answers are rarely in one place. A typical value on the first page of a datasheet is easily mistaken for a guaranteed limit. An unmarked part on an old board, two regulators that look interchangeable, or a circuit that fails in service can leave you piecing together explanations from scattered sources. Meanwhile, the gallium nitride and silicon carbide power devices now used in everyday chargers, electric vehicles and solar inverters are often treated as specialist topics, kept apart from the parts you use daily.
This encyclopedia gathers 164 of the components that hobbyists, makers, students, technicians and engineers meet most often into one volume. Every entry stands on its own and follows the same seven fields in the same order: Definition and Overview, How It Works, Types and Variants, Key Facts and Specifications, Practical Application, Cautions and Common Mistakes, and See Also. Learn the layout once, and ratings, variants, applications and cautions are always where you expect them.
Use it to:
- Read datasheets with more confidence, separating absolute maximum ratings from recommended operating conditions, and typical values from guaranteed limits.
- Understand the ratings that matter, including voltage, current, power, tolerance, thermal limits and derating.
- Identify parts from printed values, numeric codes, colored bands, schematic symbols and reference designators.
- Choose between close alternatives, such as a fuse and a resettable PTC fuse, or a linear regulator and a low-dropout regulator, and match packages to your build with clearly labeled imperial and metric size codes.
- Work with power MOSFETs, IGBTs, gate drivers and heat sinks, and understand gallium nitride transistors and silicon carbide MOSFETs and diodes in the same practical terms as resistors and relays.
- Recognize failure modes, unsafe practices and incorrect substitutions before they become expensive problems, in a dedicated Cautions and Common Mistakes field for every component.
Sixteen sections cover power sources and circuit protection; resistors, capacitors, inductors and transformers; switches, relays and connectors; diodes, transistors, power semiconductors and thermal management; op amps, comparators, data converters and voltage references; regulators, switching converters, battery charging and protection; logic, timers, memory, microcontrollers and interface ICs; LEDs, optocouplers and displays; motors, actuators, microphones and loudspeakers; and sensors for temperature, light, humidity, pressure, gas, motion, position, force and proximity. Figures, specification tables and clearly marked Safety Warning boxes appear throughout, and a schematic symbol quick reference, standard resistor and capacitor values, package and size codes, a glossary, a list of abbreviations and a detailed index make answers quick to find.
Written for electronics hobbyists and makers, engineering and technology students, technicians who maintain and repair equipment, and engineers who want one dependable book for both learning and quick bench-side reference.
Keep a dependable electronics reference within reach. Get your copy and have a clear answer ready the next time a datasheet, a schematic or an unfamiliar part leaves you with a question.
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