By combining 49 of them he’s put together a soda bicarb diode steering circuit for a 7-segment display capable of showing the digits 0 to 9. He takes the idea for his diode from electrolytic ...

Of course, there’s nothing unusual about using 7-segment displays, especially in a clock. However, [Edison Science Corner] didn’t buy displays. Instead, he fabricated them from a PCB using ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Output devices such as motors, solenoids, bulbs, buzzers, relays, LEDs, and 7-segment displays are used in many ...