Breadboard Activity
Breadboard Activity
Breadboard Activity
General Instruction: Read the questions carefully. Any form of erasure and tampering is
considered wrong. Use ball pen with blue or black ink only.
M ATERIALS:
Analog/Digital Multi-meter
Breadboard and Solid Wire
DISCUSSIONS:
Proto-board/Breadboard
When building a “permanent circuit” the components can be grown together, soldered
together, or held together by screws and clamps. A prototyping breadboard allows you to
quickly build and test a circuit before constructing it more permanently. It is also known as
“solder-less” breadboard. Modern breadboards are made from plastic, and come in all shapes,
sizes, and even different colors. While larger and smaller sizes are available, the most common
sizes you will probably see are "full-size," "half-size," and "mini" breadboards. Most breadboards
also come with tabs and notches on the sides that allow you to snap multiple boards together.
PROCEDURES:
1. Test the internal connection of the breadboard by using the probes and continuity check
of the multi–meter.
2. Set your multi-meter to the continuity check symbol. Remember that this symbol might
not look the same on all multi-meters (and some multi-meters do not have it at all).
3. Insert the black and red probe into the holes for each given figure and observe the multi-
meter. Record your data on the given table.
Figure A:
Analog Digital
(0Ω or ∞) (beep or no beep)
Figure B:
Analog Digital
(0Ω or ∞) (beep or no beep)
Figure C:
Analog Digital
(0Ω or ∞) (beep or no beep)
Figure D:
Analog Digital
(0Ω or ∞) (beep or no beep)
Figure E:
Analog Digital
(0Ω or ∞) (beep or no beep)
Figure F:
Analog Digital
(0Ω or ∞) (beep or no beep)
Figure G:
Analog Digital
(0Ω or ∞) (beep or no beep)
Figure H:
Analog Digital
(0Ω or ∞) (beep or no beep)
QUESTIONS:
2. Refer to Line 2 of Figure I: Is there a connection between ends of the arrow? Why?
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Figure I:
Line 1 Line 2
Line 4
Line 3
Line 5
6. The figure below shows a basic circuit with a battery pack, an LED, and a resistor. Spot the
difference and encircle it. Which of the two figures will not work? Why?
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“What is FAIL?”
FAIL is the…
8. Encircle the difference between these two circuits? Again, only the LED on the left lights
up. What is the problem?
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9. Encircle the difference between the figures below. Elements on the left figure will not
work. What is the problem?
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