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| 5 | + <title>Basic Electronics Primer</title> |
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| 10 | + <h1>🔧 Basic Electronics Primer</h1> |
| 11 | + <p>Before sound becomes signal, it begins with electrons.</p> |
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| 15 | + <section> |
| 16 | + <p>This primer introduces the essential concepts that underpin modular synthesis — the invisible architecture of flow, resistance, and transformation.</p> |
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| 19 | + <section> |
| 20 | + <details open> |
| 21 | + <summary>⚡ Electricity: The Invisible Thread</summary> |
| 22 | + <ul> |
| 23 | + <li><strong>Voltage</strong>: The push behind the flow — like pressure in a pipe.</li> |
| 24 | + <li><strong>Current</strong>: The flow itself — how many electrons move.</li> |
| 25 | + <li><strong>Resistance</strong>: The friction — shaping how much gets through.</li> |
| 26 | + </ul> |
| 27 | + <p><a href="electricity.html">Explore Electricity →</a></p> |
| 28 | + </details> |
| 29 | + </section> |
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| 31 | + <section> |
| 32 | + <details> |
| 33 | + <summary>🕹️ Switching: Choosing Flow</summary> |
| 34 | + <ul> |
| 35 | + <li>Manual or electronic</li> |
| 36 | + <li>Rhythmic or reactive</li> |
| 37 | + <li>Foundational to square waves, gates, and clocks</li> |
| 38 | + </ul> |
| 39 | + <p><a href="switches.html">Explore Switches →</a></p> |
| 40 | + </details> |
| 41 | + </section> |
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| 43 | + <section> |
| 44 | + <details> |
| 45 | + <summary>🧱 Passive Components: Shaping Flow</summary> |
| 46 | + <table> |
| 47 | + <thead> |
| 48 | + <tr><th>Component</th><th>Function</th><th>Explore</th></tr> |
| 49 | + </thead> |
| 50 | + <tbody> |
| 51 | + <tr><td>Resistor</td><td>Limits current, divides voltage</td><td><a href="resistors.html">Resistors</a></td></tr> |
| 52 | + <tr><td>Capacitor</td><td>Stores charge, shapes timing</td><td><a href="capacitors.html">Capacitors</a></td></tr> |
| 53 | + <tr><td>Inductor</td><td>Resists change in current</td><td><a href="inductors.html">Inductors</a></td></tr> |
| 54 | + </tbody> |
| 55 | + </table> |
| 56 | + </details> |
| 57 | + </section> |
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| 59 | + <section> |
| 60 | + <details> |
| 61 | + <summary>🔁 Active Components: Controlling and Amplifying</summary> |
| 62 | + <table> |
| 63 | + <thead> |
| 64 | + <tr><th>Component</th><th>Function</th><th>Explore</th></tr> |
| 65 | + </thead> |
| 66 | + <tbody> |
| 67 | + <tr><td>Transistor</td><td>Acts as a switch or amplifier</td><td><a href="transistors.html">Transistors</a></td></tr> |
| 68 | + <tr><td>Diode</td><td>Allows current in one direction</td><td><a href="diodes.html">Diodes</a></td></tr> |
| 69 | + <tr><td>Op-Amp</td><td>Compares voltages, amplifies difference</td><td><a href="op-amps.html">Op-Amps</a></td></tr> |
| 70 | + </tbody> |
| 71 | + </table> |
| 72 | + </details> |
| 73 | + </section> |
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| 75 | + <section> |
| 76 | + <h2>🧠 Why It Matters</h2> |
| 77 | + <ul> |
| 78 | + <li>Build circuits from first principles</li> |
| 79 | + <li>Debug signal paths with confidence</li> |
| 80 | + <li>Design modules that behave with intention</li> |
| 81 | + <li>Appreciate the poetry of flow, friction, and form</li> |
| 82 | + </ul> |
| 83 | + <p>This is the groundwork — the silent architecture beneath every patch cable and pulse.</p> |
| 84 | + </section> |
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| 88 | + <p>© 2025 Edward Saul · <em>Form follows function, but meaning follows form</em></p> |
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