The Electronics Workshop at FCW on April 28, 2012 can be considered a success. Rich Goldner conducted the 4 hour workshop for four participants, covering various electrical topics including:
- Parameters – Current, Voltage, Resistance, Power
- Measurements – using a DMM
- Use of a solderless breadboard
- Component identification
- Basic series and parallel circuits
- A transistor as a switch
- The 555 timer
Thanks to the Granite Falls Radio Shack, who provided materials for this workshop.
This is the first of numerous workshops which will include electronics, soldering, machining, ham radio, programming, and other topics.