Learning electronics: Release the Magic Blue Smoke

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Hobbies, Crafts, & Houses > Learning electronics: Release the Magic Blue Smoke

Caffeine Wolf: May 12, 2005; Fiddle-dah-dee
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Phlegmbot posted:

I would say that diodes, including LEDs, are passive semiconductor devices, and not active.

Also, an IC is neither active or passive by definition.

If you want to use anything in an IC you need to power it hence it is active.

PRO TIP: There are two main sources of power: Battery (DC) and Power outlet (AC). Most scenarios or tutorials you will read about are involving DC. AC and DC work quite differently and if you try use AC without knowing exactly what you're doing you will probably break your circuit, set it on fire, short-out the entire street and kill everyone (in that order).

Caffeine Wolf fucked around with this message at 12:52 on Jan 8, 2008

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