CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-UNIVERSITY

CEBU CITY

ECE221 W2
EXPT. NO. 2
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND THEIR SYMBOLS

SANTANDER, CARL ANTHONY BSECE-2

NAME, COURSE & YR.

ENGR. JOSELITO VALDEZAMO

INSTRUCTOR

CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY
ECE221
Technical Orientation Elective, Laboratory
(Electronics Shop Practice)
Experiment No. 2
Electronic Components and Their Symbols
SANTANDER, CARL ANTHONY
NAME

W2
SECTION

ONE

JULY 9, 2016

GROUP

DATE

OBJECTIVE
To become familiar with the physical appearance of electrical and electronic
components.
To learn the circuit symbols of these components.

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EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:

Resistors: Some representative types (fixed and variable)
Capacitors: Some representative types (fixed and variable)
Inductors: Some representative types
Miscellaneous: Transformers, speaker, Switches, fuses, diodes, transistors,
SCRs, etc.

III-

PROCEDURES:
1. The components have been studied and described and the descriptions were
written below.
2. The circuit symbols of each components were drawn. In describing, the shapes,
approximate size, characteristic markings and facilities for mounting were given.

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RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS:

COMPONENT
RESISTORS:
Fixed

Variable

CAPACITORS:
Paper

Molded

Ceramic

Mica

CIRCUIT SYMBOL

DESCRIPTION
Shaped like a dumbbell,
size varies and values
are fixed and cannot be
changed.
Is a potentiometer with
only 2 connecting wires
instead of three, can
manage flows at and
below a specific level.
Has a cylindrical shape
and is made of flt thin
strips of metal foil
conductors that are
separated by waxed
papers.
These are also paper
capacitors in plastic
shells. Usually coded
with colored dots.
Often shaped like a
round object with 2 legs,
is a non-polarized fixed
value capacitor made out
of two or more alternating
layers of ceramic and
metal layer acting as
electrodes.
Are available in small
values and are generally
used at high frequencies
and in situations where
low losses and
low capacitor change
over time are required.
Made of metal foil plates
that are separated by
sheets of mica.

Electrolytic

Variable

TRANSFORMERS
:
Power

Audio

COILS AND
CHOKES:
RF choke
IF coil

Oscillator coil

Is a capacitor whose
anode consists of pure
aluminum foil with an
etched surface, covered
with a uniformly very thin
barrier layer of insulating
aluminum oxide, which
operates as a dielectric.
It is often used when a
large amount of
capacitance is required.
Constructed in a manner
where the values of
capacitance can be
varied.
Transforms a system of
alternating voltage and
current into another
system of voltage and
current for the purpose of
transmitting electrical
power.
Specifically designed for
use in audio circuits to
carry audio signals.
Is designed to have high
impedance over a large
range of frequencies.
Resists changes in
electric current passing
through it.
Is an electronic circuit
that produces a periodic,
oscillating electronic
signal, often a sine wave
or a square
wave. Oscillators conver
t direct current (DC) from

Antenna coil

a power supply to an
alternating current
signal. They are widely
used in many electronic
devices.
An antenna loading coil is
an inductor placed in
series with
an antenna element in
order to lower
the antenna's resonant
frequency.

Filter choke

TUBE AND TUBE

SOCKETS:
Octal
7-pin miniature

Speaker

Diodes

Transistors

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EVALUATION
1. How is the resistance of a resistor identified? Capacitance value of a capacitor?
- Color coding/ ohmmeter,

2. What is the difference in biasing between an octal tube and a 7-pin miniature?
3. What is the function of the leads issuing from capacitors and resistors?
- For the soldering
4. How many leads are there in a resistor? Capacitor?
- 2 leads in resistors and capacitors
5. Why is a power transformer so heavy?
- Due to the coils found inside the body of the power transformer.
6. Why are some resistors larger (physically) than others?
- Because it holds more resistance than the smaller ones.
7. How many leads does a transistor have? What about a diode?
- 3 for the transistor and 2 for diodes
8. How do the various coils you have studied differ?
- Their use and the way they function.
VI-

CONCLUSION:
Basically, there are a lot of electronic components that are being used in
electronic devices and these components also have different types and uses.
The materials used also for making these components also differ depending on
their use.