Types of Switches – Electronics Basics
Switches are literally everywhere! They are in many of the devices we use on a daily basis and a most basic part of just about eve...
Types of Batteries – Electronics Basics
Batteries are everywhere in our lives. Not only in the products we buy, but in our electronics projects! It's not always clear whe...
How Rotary Encoders Work – Electronics Basics
In this tutorial, we're going to learn how rotary encoders work! Rotary encoders (also shaft encoders) are a fantastic way to dial...
Bridge Rectifier Circuit – Electronics Basics
In this tutorial, it's going to be all about rectifiers! We're going to learn the basics of their operation, and then we're going ...
What is a Capacitor? – Electronics Basics
In this tutorial, we're going to answer your burning question: "What is a capacitor?"! Capacitors are one of the most basic compon...
What is a Diode? – Electronics Basics
In this tutorial we're going to answer the fundamental question that you've all been asking recently, "What is a diode?" A diode ...
What is Resistance? Ohms? – Electricity Basics
You've probably seen resistors in most of the projects we do here at The Geek Pub, and wondered to yourself "What is resistance?"....
What is Voltage? – Electricity Basics
In our first tutorial about basic electricity, you learned that current is just the flow of electrons in a wire. You learned about...
What is Current and Amps? – Electricity Basics
This is new set of tutorials on the basics of electricity. I am often asked some of these questions, and I thought it would a grea...