They come in a variety of colors. You plug a banana plug into a banana jack. They are used in circuits that share a common ground since they only connect one wire.

They come in a variety of colors. You plug a banana plug into a banana jack. They are used in circuits that share a common ground since they only connect one wire.

Keeps your battery from rolling around your enclosure.

This package contains four high power diodes arranged in a diode bridge. It is used for full wave rectification in power supplies.

This is a typical ceramic capacitor. Ceramic capacitors are non-polarized so there is no need to put them into the board in a particular orientation. They come in many many values (from pico-farads to micro-farads) and many voltage ratings (from 10s of volts to 1000s of volts). They come in many sizes. Typically lead spacing of 0.2" (5mm) works well but you can always bend the leads of smaller or larger caps to fit the PCB. For synth work 50V or higher is more than enough.

This is a typical high speed diode like the 1N914 or 1N4148. Zener diodes also come in this form factor. Notice the band at one end. It marks the diode's cathode.

DIP (dual inline package) ICs. These ICs are in plastic DIPs but they also come in ceramic but they look pretty much the same. DIPs come in from 6 to 80 or more pins.

These are IC sockets with machined pins. They provide a good connection to the pins of the IC. They permit you to easily replace a bad or suspect IC. These sockets have gold contact fingers.

This is a double pole double throw switch. It has two independent SPDT switches that are controlled with the same switch bat.

This is a typical aluminum polarized electrolytic capacitor. This is the radial lead configuration. They also come in axial configuration (leads coming out of the sides like an axle). Notice that the negative side is marked. This is because you must install polarized electrolytic capacitors properly. The negative side must always be at or below the potential of the other lead. Sometimes the positive terminal is marked. Usually the positive lead is longer than the negative lead (when new). There are also non-polarized aluminum capacitors. They look pretty much like this too but do not have a polarity indicator. They come in many colors. They range in value from micro-farads to farads. They have a wide range of voltage ratings. For synth work 25V or more is typical.

This is a typical polyester film capacitor. Film capacitors are non-polarized so there is no need to put them into the board in a particular orientation. They come in many many values (from pico-farads to micro-farads) and many voltage ratings (from 10s of volts to 1000s of volts). They come in many sizes and colors. Typically lead spacing of 0.2" (5mm) works well but you can always bend the leads of smaller or larger caps to fit the PCB. For synth work 50V or higher is more than enough.

Another type of film capacitor to illustrate that they come in different shapes, sizes and colors.

Another type of film capacitor to illustrate that they come in different shapes, sizes and colors. This is an axial lead configuration.

Another type of film capacitor to illustrate that they come in different shapes, sizes and colors.

LEDs come in a variety of colors (and spectrums) now and in multi-color as well. The longer lead is the anode and the LED typically has a flattened side to mark the cathode.

Used to connect a 9V battery to a circuit.

This is a stereo phone jack (TRS tip-ring-sleeve) which is typically used for headphones. In guitar foot pedals it can be used to switch the ground to the circuit so that it is only powered when the guitar cord jack is inserted.

This is a mono phone jack used to permit connection with a phone plug.

Polystyrene caps display good temperature stability and long hold times when used in sample and hold circuits. They are like film caps (described above).

This is a knob which fits on a 1/4" potentiometer shaft. Since the hole is round it will fit pots with round or "D" shafts. Knobs come in many forms and colors. They also come in many shaft configurations including "D", knurled, round, different sizes, etc. Be sure the knobs you buy fit the pots you buy.

This is a typical potentiometer. They come in different wattage ratings, tapers, and resistances. Usually an "A" before the value means "Audio taper". The letter "B" before the value means linear taper. The two outer terminals connect to the resistive strip of the pot. The center terminal is connected to the "wiper" which "wipes" along the resistive strip when you turn the shaft thus permitting the resistance between the terminals to be varied.

Another typical size of potentiometer.

This is a diode that is used where higher power and lower frequency and not speed is the major consideration. Higher power diodes have greater junction capacitance and are not suited for logic switching circuits like high speed diodes are. You can make a bridge rectifer out of diodes like this or use the integrated version shown above. These are typically used in power supplies or spike suppression across coils.

This is a PT094 2K Ohm .1W +/-1% T.C. +3500 PPM Wire Wound Axial Compensator. It is used in very specific situations to compensate for temperature changes in log convertors.

Typical 1/2 watt resistor. They come in values from ohms to meg-ohms. The resistor should not be put into a circuit where it dissipates more than 1/2 watt of power. You will notice that as the power rating of a resistor goes up so does it's size. This is because the resistor needs more surface area to dissipate the heat that comes with high power.

Typical 1/4 watt resistor. They come in values from ohms to meg-ohms. The resistor should not be put into a circuit where it dissipates more than 1/4 watt of power.

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