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Electronics Merit Badge Pamphlet

Electronics Merit Badge Pamphlet

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STEM-Based BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MERIT BADGE SERIES

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“Enhancing our youths’ competitive edge through merit badges” Requirements

1. Describe the safety precautions you must exercise when using, building, altering, or repairing electronic devices.

2. Do the following: a. Draw a simple schematic diagram. It must show , , and or integrated circuits. Use the correct symbols. Label all parts. b. Tell the purpose of each part.

3. Do the following: a. Show the right way to and desolder. b. Show how to avoid heat damage to electronic components. c. Tell about the function of a . Tell what precautions should be observed when soldering printed circuit boards.

4. Do the following: (a) Discuss each of the following with your merit badge counselor: (i) How to use electronics for a control purpose (ii) The basic principles of digital techniques (iii) How to use electronics for three different audio applications

35887 ISBN 978-0-8395-5003-7 ©2021 Boy Scouts of America 2021 Printing (b) Show how to change three decimal numbers into binary numbers and three binary numbers into decimal numbers. (c) Choose ONE of the following three projects. For your project, find or create a schematic diagram. To the best of your ability, explain to your counselor how the circuit you built operates. (i) A control device (ii) A digital circuit (iii) An audio circuit

5. Do the following: a. Show how to solve a simple problem involving current, voltage, and resistance using Ohm’s law. b. Tell about the need for and the use of test equipment in electronics. Name three types of test equipment. Tell how they operate. c. Demonstrate to your counselor how to read the colored bands of a to determine its resistance value.

6. Find out about three career opportunities in electronics that interest you. Discuss with and explain to your counselor what training and education are needed for each position.

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Scouting Literature Chirico, JoAnn. Electronics. VGM , , Inventing, , Career Horizons, 1996. This book and merit badge pamphlets explores career possibilities in electronics and electricity. With your parent’s permission, visit Engelbert, Phillis. in Action: the Boy Scouts of America’s official Applied to Everyday Life. website, www.scoutshop.org, Gale, 1998. A general look at tech- nology and technical applications of for a complete listing of all merit scientific knowledge, with a section badge pamphlets and other helpful on computers and electronics. Scouting materials and supplies. Leon, George deLucenay. Electronics Projects for Young Scientists. Books Franklin Watts, 1991. Introduces the basic principles of electronics Bartholomew, Alan. Electric Mischief: and includes project ideas such as -Powered Gadgets Kids Can a crystal radio, an intercom, and a Build. Kids Can Press, 2002. pair of electronic dice. Includes directions for an assortment of electronics. Maxfield, Clive “Max.”Bebop to the Boolean Boogie: An Unconventional Bonnet, Bob, and Dan Keen. Science Guide to Electronics, 3rd. ed. Fair Projects With Electricity & Newnes, 2009. This book covers the Electronics. Goodwill Publishing basics of electronics clearly, simply, House, 2014. Includes nearly and in an entertaining style. 50 projects on electricity and electronics. Predko, Myke. Guidebook: With Projects! McGraw- Bridgman, Roger. Eyewitness: Hill, 2002. Introduces the nuts and Electronics. DK Publishing, 2000. bolts of digital electronics. Traces the history, discoveries, and devices of this fast-moving science. Ceceri, Kathy. Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future with 20 Projects. Nomad Press, 2012.

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Rowh, Mark. Opportunities in need for a project (or check out their Electronics Careers. McGraw-Hill, website, www.radioshack.com). 2007. Check out the many - Electronics parts and kits also can ics-related career opportunities fea- be ordered over the internet or via tured in this book. mail or toll-free telephone from Slone, G. Randy. TAB Electronics Guide various suppliers. to Understanding Electricity and Electronics. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, Whenever you go online, be 2000. A learn-as-you-go guide for sure you have your parent’s readers of any electronics skill level. permission first. Magazines Nuts & Volts Allied Electronics & 430 Princeland Court 7151 Jack Newell Blvd. S. Corona, CA 92879 Fort Worth, TX 76118 Telephone: 951-371-8497 Toll-free telephone: 866-433-5722 Website: www.nutsvolts.com Website: www.alliedelec.com Popular Science C&S Sales Inc. Website: www.popsci.com 150 Carpenter Ave. Wheeling, IL 60090 Organizations and Websites Toll-free telephone: 800-292-7711 American Microsemiconductor Inc. Website: www.cs-sales.net Website: Carl’s Electronics www.americanmicrosemi.com/tutorials 484 Lakepark Ave., Suite 59 ePanorama.net Oakland, CA 94610 Website: www.epanorama.net Toll-free telephone: 866-664-0627 Howstuffworks Website: www.electronickits.com Website: Digi-Key Corporation http://electronics.howstuffworks.com 701 Brooks Ave. S. 101science.com Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Website: Toll-free telephone: 800-344-4539 www.101science.com/Radio.htm Website: www.digikey.com Electronic Kourseware International Electronics Parts and Suppliers P.O. Box 604 In most places, Radio Shack stores Snyder, TX 79550 can be the best source for electronics Toll-free telephone: 800-453-1708 parts. However, most Radio Shacks Website: www.sciencelabs.com have reduced their parts inventories, which means you might have to look elsewhere to find all the parts you

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HobbyTron.com Nastassia; goggles, ©indigolotos; 24700 Avenue Rockefeller circuit board, ©Z.L Photography; Santa Clarita, CA 91355 MP3 player, ©time4studio; pliers, Telephone: 818-675-9000 ©Cody Laub) and pages 4 (©vlabo), Website: www.hobbytron.com 6 (©Pargovski Jove), 11 (cutting Mouser Electronics pliers, ©New Africa; long-nosed 1000 N. Main St. pliers, ©Cody Laub), 12 (wire Mansfield, TX 76063 stripper, ©fetrinka), 14 (©Sergey Toll-free telephone: 800-346-6873 Nivens), 25 (motherboard, Website: www.mouser.com ©Karynav), 26 (©Moma okgo), 27 (©Gorodenkoff), 58 (©ivandan), Newark 64 (©Raw Group), 66 (watch, 300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200 ©Volodymyr Krasyuk; , Chicago, Il 60606 ©Yezepchyk Oleksandr), 75 Toll-free telephone: 800-463-9275 (©AoedeRelaxin), 76 (©GO DESIGN), Website: www.newark.com 77 (©Apisit Khomgonluechar), 81 (cable, ©srattha nualsate; listener, ©Dean Drobot), 87 (©Yudhistira99), Acknowledgments 90 (©science photo), 91 (©Dmitry Morgan), 92 (©Michael Putman), The Boy Scouts of America thanks and 93 (©nd3000) Mary Wiggins, director of educational initiatives for the Electronic Industries SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, Foundation, for her assistance with this www.sparkmuseum.org, courtesy— edition of the Electronics merit badge page 6 (all foreground) pamphlet. The EIF strives to create Ultimate Symbols Inc., ©1996–2000— new ways to engage young people in page 49 (recycle symbol) the pursuit of science and technology, including electronics. Wikipedia.org, courtesy—pages 41 (resistors) and 67 (seven- The Boy Scouts of America is grateful segment display) to the men and women serving on the National Merit Badge Subcommittee All other photos and illustrations for the improvements made in updating not mentioned above are the property this pamphlet. of or are protected by the Boy Scouts of America. Photo and Illustration Credits John McDearmon—all illustrations University of Oklahoma, courtesy— on pages 21–25, 29, 31–41, 55–56, page 89 62–63, 68, 72–74, 79–80, and 84–87 Shutterstock.com—cover (multimeter, Veniamin Kraskov; soldering iron, ©Yellow Cat; screwdriver bits, ©Stas Malyarevsky; jumper wires, ©Bas

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