Electronic and Electrical Servicing (2^nd Ed.)
Consumer and commercial electronics

Electronic and Electrical Servicing provides a thorough grounding in the electronics and electrical principles required by service engineers servicing home entertainment equipment such as TVs, CD and DVD machines, as well as commercial equipment including PCs.

In the printed book, this new edition covers all the core units of the Level 2 Progression Award in Electrical and Electronics Servicing (Consumer/Commercial Electronics) from City & Guilds (C&G 6958), plus two of the option units. For those students who wish to progress to Level 3, a further set of chapters covering all the core units at this level is available as a free download from the book?s companion website or as a print-on-demand book. The book and website material also offer a fully up-to-date course text for the City & Guilds 1687 NVQs at Levels 2 and 3.

The book contains numerous worked examples to help students grasp the principles. Each chapter ends with review questions, for which answers are provided at the end of the book, so that students can check their learning.

Level 2 units covered in the book:
Unit 1 ? d.c. technology, components and circuits
Unit 2 ? a.c. technology and electronic components
Unit 3 ? Electronic devices and testing
Unit 4 ? Electronic systems
Unit 5 ? Digital electronics
Unit 6 ? Radio and television systems technology
Unit 8 ? PC technology

Ian Sinclair has been an author of market-leading books for electronic servicing courses for over 20 years, helping many thousands of students through their college course and NVQs into successful careers. Now with a new co-author, John Dunton, the new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to reflect the most recent technical advances and developments within the service engineering industry, in particular with regard to television and PC servicing and technology.

Level 3 units covered in free downloads at http://books.elsevier.com/companions/9780750669887:
Unit 1 - Electronic principles
Unit 2 - Test and measurement
Unit 3 - Analogue electronics
Unit 4 - Digital electronics

Level 2 material covered in the printed book: Unit 1 - D.c. technology, components and circuits: Direct current technology; Conductors, insulators, semiconductors and wiring; Resistors and resistive circuits. Unit 2 - A.c. technology and electronic components: Magnetism; Capacitance and capacitors; Waveforms. Unit 3 - Electronic devices and testing: Semiconductor diodes; Transistors. Unit 4 - Electronic systems: Other waveforms; Transducers and sensors; Transducers (2); Electronic modules. Unit 5 - Digital electronics: Logic systems; Digital oscillators, timers and dividers; Digital inputs and outputs. Unit 6 - Radio and television systems technology: Home entertainment systems; Frequency modulation; Television systems; Television receivers. Unit 8 - PC technology: The personal computer; Installing a PC; Keyboard, mouse and monitors; Drives; Printers. Health and safety. Answers to multiple-choice questions. Index.
Level 3 material covered in free downloads or print-on-demand book: Unit 1 - Electronic principles: Sine wave driven circuits; Transformers and power transfer; Semiconductors, active devices and transducers. Unit 2 - Test and measurement: Meters and data; The analogue oscilloscope; Test and measurement; Rework, repair, reliability, safety and European Union directives. Unit 3 - Analogue electronics: Direct current power supplies; Analogue amplifiers; Oscillators and waveform generators. Unit 4 - Digital electronics: Logic families and terminology; Sequential logic; Digital communications; Test equipment and fault-finding. Answers to multiple-choice questions. Index.