Below is a link to Falstad, an online tool used for simulating circuits. Feel free to play around with this a bit and use the YouTube tutorials below to familiarise yourself with it a bit more.
<aside> 💡 Note that this software is very simple to use and most of these tutorials will be very basic.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHfWCy7fegA
Each circuit below covers a specific component and can be simulated in Falstad. It’s a good idea to simulate these circuits before bringing them into reality so we can visualise what they do. Feel free to do this at your own pace.
The circuit below visualises how splitting the wires into two separate circuits affects current and voltage. Add a 10v voltage source to the left and use resistors and wires in the pattern to the right.
<aside> 💡 See what happens if you affect the specific resistor value. Does the voltage fall, stay consistent or rise?
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A diode is an electrical one-way valve. The most common diode is a light emitting diode (LED). This is a very simple model that utilises a voltage source, diode, and ground. See how changing these values affects the flow of electrons.
Below is a simple capacitor Design. A capacitor is a sort of battery that can build up electrons and then discharge them. For this design, you'll need a switch, voltage source, resistor and some wires.
