I been looking around in a few text books and have not been able sort out some of the component explanations, so I have a few questions.
1. I know resistors resist the flow of electricity in accordance with their ohm rating. However are there other purposes for the resistor?
2. I have noticed on almost all the schematics I have looked at that the capacitors are always put on a ground wire. I know the capacitors are their to help with voltage spikes and smooth out the power surges. Are there other purposes for capacitors in the circuit besides this? And what are they?
3. On the transistors, such as the IRZ44, they basically act as a signal amplifier, right?
4. I also noticed on the IC's that the some of the outputs are are labeled RA1, RA2, RB3, etc. What do these mean?
I know alot of people might be happy with just a basic explanation to get them started. Who knows, someone who reads this might come up with a new type of controller that will be the hottest thing out.
later all,