The essays in this section convey essential information on basic electronic components in a concise and relatively painless fashion. They are admittedly rather boring, and were excised from the new print edition to make room for more exciting new material, but they remain a handy reference. For this temporary website I've uploaded pdf scans of the relevant chapters from the previous edition; the official Routledge site, when finished, will include updated, nicely formatted versions of these texts.
Ohm's Law For Dummies: How to Understand Resistors
Switches: How to Understand Different Switches, and Make Your Own
Jack, Batt and Pack: Powering and Packaging Your Circuits
Power Supplies: Carbon Footprints from AA to EEE