Description

The EB-101 is a single board, comprehensive instructional module designed to teach basic concepts of DC CIRCUITS.

The module can be operated as a stand-alone unit or integrated to EB-2000 Computer Managed Laboratory.

Objectives

• Use the VOM as a voltmeter to measure voltages in operating circuits

• Use the VOM as an ammeter to measure the current in an operating circuit

• Use the VOM as an ohmmeter to measure resistor values

• Predict the direction of the current from the voltage polarity obtained with the VOM

• Use the color code to determine the value of resistors

• Use the ohmmeter to measure resistors

• Determine if the resistors measured are within the color coded tolerances

• Prove Ohm's law by experimental procedure

• Determine the value of resistors from measured values of current and voltage

• Determine the value of the current in a circuit from the resistor value obtained from the color code and the measured voltage

• Determine the voltage in a circuit from the resistor value obtained from the color code and the current measured with the ammeter in the VOM

• Determine the power in a resistor from measured values of current and voltage

• Use the ohmmeter in the VOM to measure resistors connected in series

• Measure voltage drops across resistors connected in series

• Locate faults such as open and shorted resistors in series circuits

• Use the VOM to measure the voltage drops in series circuits

• Demonstrate that Kirchoff's voltage law is true for series circuits

• Determine the voltages, currents and resistance of an operating circuit

• Test the various voltages in a circuit and locate the faulty component

• Calculate the equivalent resistance of series-parallel circuits

• Use the ohmmeter in the VOM to measure the equivalent resistance of series-parallel circuits

• Calculate the conductance in parallel circuits

• Calculate the current using the current divider principle

• Measure the current in parallel circuits and verify the current divider principle

• Measure currents in parallel circuits

• Use measured values of circuit in parallel circuit to verify Kirchoff's current law

• Connect resistors in a number of parallel circuits

• Use the ohmmeter in your VOM to measure different parallel circuits

• Calculate voltage values by voltage

 

Recommended Experiments

1. Digital multimeter (DMM or VOM)

2. Resistance color code

3. Ohm's law

4. Power in a resistance

5. Resistors in series

6. Kirchoff's Voltage Law

7. Voltage dividers

8. Resistors in parallel

9. Kirchoff's Current law

10. Current dividers

11. Series-Parallel Circuits

12. Troubleshooting DC Circuits