Contents of the Electronics Service Manual
The topics below are included in the Base Manual.

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Table 1 Sections A - B

Part A: SAFETY
A1 Safety regulations
A2 Electrical safety
A3 First aid
Part B : UNDERPINNING KNOWLEDGE
B1 : UNDERSTANDING ELECTRICITY
B1.1 Units
B1.2 Measuring angles
B1.3 Electrical units and symbols
B1.4 Multiples and sub-multiples
B1.5 Exponent notation
B1.6 Current, voltage and resistance
B1.7 Ohm's Law
B1.8 Resistance and resistivity
B1.9 Current rating of copper wires and cables
B1.10 Power and energy
B1.11 Batteries
B1.12 Internal resistance
B1.13 Electrostatics and electric fields
B1.14 Electromagnetism and magnetic fields
B1.15 Magnetic circuits
B2 : UNDERSTANDING ELECTRONICS
B2.1 Basic circuit theorems
B2.2 Capacitance
B2.3 Inductance
B2.4 The transformer principle
B2.5 AC circuits
B2.6 Semiconductor diodes
B2.7 Transistors
B2.8 Amplifiers
B2.9 Decibels
B3 : UNDERSTANDING PASSIVE COMPONENTS
B3.1 Resistors
B3.2 Capacitors
B3.3 Inductors
B3.4 Transformers
B3.5 Thermistors
B3.6 Varistors
B4 : UNDERSTANDING ACTIVE COMPONENTS
B4.1 Signal and rectifier diodes
B4.2 Zener diodes
B4.3 Variable capacitance diodes
B4.4 Thyristors
B4.5 Triacs
B4.6 Light emitting diodes
B4.7 Bipolar transistors
B4.8 Field effect transistors
B4.9 Linear integrated circuits
B4.10 Operational amplifiers
B4.11 Digital integrated circuits
B5 : USING MANUFACTURERS' DATA
B5.1 Performance specifications
B5.2 Block schematics
B5.3 Circuit diagrams
B5.4 Component lists
B5.5 Component layouts and wiring diagrams
B5.6 Alignment procedures
B5.7 Test point indications
B5.8 Exploded diagrams
B5.9 Component data
B5.10 A practical example
B6 : UNDERSTANDING CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS
B6.1 Symbols and Conventions
B6.2 A practical example
B7 : FAULT DIAGNOSIS
B7.1 Functional tests
B7.2 Initial check procedure
B8 : INTERPRETING CIRCUIT MEASUREMENTS
B8.1 Test voltages
B8.2 Transistor voltages
B8.3 Transistor faults
B10 : UNDERSTANDING RADIO
B10.1 A brief historical note
B10.2 Radio frequency signals and propagation
B10.3 A simple radio communication system
B10.4 Modulation and demodulation
B10.5 Tuned radio frequency (TRF) receivers
B10.6 Tuned circuits: selectivity, bandwidth and Q-factor
B10.7 Superhet receivers
B10.8 RF amplifier stages
B10.9 Mixer stages
B10.10 Local oscillators
B10.11 Double superhet receivers
B10.12 IF stages
B10.13 Squelch systems
B10.14 Limiter stages
B10.15 AM demodulators and AGC stages
B10.16 FM demodulators and AFC stages
B10.17 Crystal controlled oscillators
B10.18 Single sideband (SSB)
B10.19 Receiver alignment
B12 : UNDERSTANDING MICROCOMPUTERS
B12.1 Microcomputer basics
B12.2 Bus architecture
B12.3 The CPU
B12.4 Clocks and timing
B12.5 Control signals
B12.6 Interrupts
B12.7 Data representation
B12.8 Semiconductor memory
B12.9 Disk drives
B12.10 Parallel I/0
B12.11 Serial I/0
B12.12 Displays
B12.13 Power supplies
B12.14 Operating systems
B15 : UNDERSTANDING VALVES
B15.1 Historical note
B15.2 Directly heated valves
B15.3 Indirectly heated valves
B15.4 Triodes
B15.5 Tetrodes
B15.6 Pentodes and beam tetrodes
B15.7 Hexodes and heptodes
B15.8 Typical valve specifications
B15.9 Valve identification
B15.10 Valve rectifiers
B15.11 Valve amplifiers

Table 2 Sections C - I

Part C : PRACTICAL SKILLS
C1 : SOLDERING
C1.1 Equipment for soldering
C1.2 Basic soldering techniques
C1.3 Making soldered joints
C2 : COMPONENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT
C2.1 Replacement of conventional components
C3 : AVOIDING STATIC HAZARDS
C3.1 What is ESD?
C3.2 Basic anti-static handling precautions
C4 : COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION
C4.1 Capacitor identity chart
C4.2 Resistor identity chart
C4.3 Potentiometer identity chart
C4.4 Inductor identity chart
C4.5 Diode identity chart
C4.6 Optoelectronic device identity chart
C4.7 Transistor, thyristor, triac identity chart
C4.8 Integrated circuit identity chart
C4.9 Thermionic device identity chart
C4.10 Fuse identity chart
C4.11 Connector identity chart
Part D : TOOLS & TEST EQUIPMENT
D1 : THE WORKSHOP
D1.1 Setting up a workshop
D2 : TOOLS
D2.1 Suggested tools
D3 : TEST EQUIPMENT
D3.1 Equipment required
D3.2 Multi-range meters
D3.3 Signal generators
D3.4 Oscilloscopes
D3.5 Digital frequency meters
D3.6 Power supplies
D4 : GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TEST EQUIPMENT
D4.1 Getting the most out of your analogue meter
D4.2 Getting the most out of your digital multimeter
D4.3 Getting the most out of your oscilloscope
Part E : SERVICING TECHNIQUES
E1 : AUDIO AMPLIFIERS
E1.1 Dismantling
E1.2 Finding your way around a basic amplifier
E1.3 Adjustment of a basic amplifier
E1.4 Voltages and waveforms for a basic amplifier
E1.5 Measurements on a basic amplifier
E1.6 Design improvements and variations
E1.7 Finding your way around a high performance amplifier
E1.8 Adjustment of a high performance amplifier
E1.9 Voltages and waveforms of a high performance amplifier
E1.10 Fault location charts
E1.11 Replacement transistor data
Part F : TECHNICAL NOTES
F1 : IBM PC, PC-XT, PC-AT AND COMPATIBLES
F1.1 PC terminology
F1.2 The original PC
F1.3 PC specifications
F1.4 System board layouts
F1.5 Wiring and cabling
F1.6 Connectors
F1.7 Cooling
F1.8 Dismantling
F1.9 CPU
F1.10 Support devices
F1.11 Memory terminology
F1.12 BIOS ROM
F1.13 RAM
F1.14 Diagnostic software
F1.15 The expansion bus
F1.16 Expansion cards and connectors
F1.17 Display terminology
F1.18 Graphics adaptors
F1.19 The parallel and serial ports
F1.20 IBM error codes
Part G : REFERENCE DATA
G1 : SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
G1.1 Semiconductor diode data
G1.2 Semiconductor diode selection tables
G1.3 Semiconductor diode outlines and pinouts
G2 : BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS
G2.1 Bipolar transistor data
G2.2 Bipolar transistor selection tables
G2.3 Bipolar transistor outlines and pinouts
G3 : FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS
G3.1 Field effect transistor data
G3.2 Field effect transistor selection tables
G3.3 Field effect transistor outlines and pinouts
G4 : THYRISTORS
G4.1 Thyristor data
G4.2 Thyristor selection tables
G4.3 Thyristor outlines and pinouts
G5 : TRIACS
G5.1 Triac data
G5.2 Triac selection tables
G5.3 Triac outlines and pinouts
Part H : USEFUL ADDRESSES
H1 : MANUFACTURERS
H1.1 Addresses of semiconductor manufacturers
H1.2 Manufacturers' logos
Part I : INDEX
I1.1 Index to the ESM Base Manual

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