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Starting electronics<br />

1 x 220 µF 10 V electrolytic capacitor<br />

1 x 1N4001 diode<br />

1 x LED<br />

1 x 555 integrated circuit<br />

Figure 7.1 shows the forward biased section of a typical diode<br />

characteristic curve. It has a transition voltage of about<br />

0V7, so you should know that it’s the characteristic curve of<br />

a silicon diode.<br />

Diodes aren’t the only electronic components for which characteristic<br />

curves may be drawn — most components can be<br />

studied in this way. After all, the curve is merely a graph of<br />

the voltage across the component compared to the current<br />

through it. So, it’s equally possible that we draw a characteristic<br />

curve of, say, a resistor. To do this we could perform<br />

Figure 7.1<br />

diode<br />

The forward biased section of the characteristic curve of a silicon<br />

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