This page lists the topics covered by the Scout Electronics Activity Badge with links to relevant pages where they are available on this website. The official requirements for the badge are available from www.scoutbase.org.uk
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| Topic for Scout Badge | Electronics Club website pages | |
| 1a | Recognise components | Soldering |
| 1a | Functions of components | Circuit Symbols (includes functions) |
| 1b | Identify values of resistors and capacitors | Resistors | Capacitors |
| 1c | Circuit symbols | Circuit Symbols |
| 1c | Diode polarity | Diodes |
| 1c | IC pin numbers | ICs (chips) |
| 2 | Safe working practices when handling components, working on circuits and soldering | ICs (handling) | Soldering
These pages do not fully meet the requirements for this topic. |
| 3 | Use of multimeter | Meters | Multimeters |
| 3 | Voltage, current and resistance | Voltage and Current | Resistance | Ohm's Law |
| 4 | Digital and analogue circuits | Analogue and Digital Systems |
| 5a | Construct simple circuits | Soldering | Tools | Types of Circuit Board | Projects |
| 5b | Explain the operation of constructed circuits | The pages you need will depend on the nature of your circuits. Block Diagrams | Circuit Diagrams | Voltage Dividers | Transistor Circuits | Logic Gates | 555 Timer Circuits | Counting Circuits |
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