Circuit Symbols

Notes
1 A number of variations of circuit symbols are commonly found. For example, is still often
used although it is no longer the international symbolfor a resistor.
2 Some symbols details are often left out in circuit diagrams. For exemple, the “a” end “k” labels and
the circle on diodes are not Always shown.

Component Common symbols

1 - Fixed resisrtor or
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2 - Variable resistor or or or
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3 – Potentiometer or
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4 – Thermistor or
-tº -tº
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5 – LDR or
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6 – Capacitor or +
fixed eletrolytic variable
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7 – Inductor or
air cored dust cored iron cored
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8 – Transformer or

air cored dust cored iron cored

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9 – Aerial
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10 – Eart
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11 – Cell / Battery or
cell battery
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12 – Meter A V
meter ammeter voltmeter
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13 – Switch
push single pole double pole reed
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14 – Fuse or or
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15 – Microphone
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16 – Loudspeaker
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17 – Bell
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18 – Relay or 100 RLA
n
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19 – Lamp
signal illuminating neon
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20 – Eletric motor
M
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21 – Crystal
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22 – Diode a k a k a k

LED zener
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c c
23 – Bipolar transistor b b
e e
PNP NPN
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24 – Op lamp +
-
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J Q
25 – J-K flip-flop CK
K Q
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26 - Logic gate
AND NAND OR NOT
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D1
OA90 C3 +5 V
RF AF I C1 10 pF
+
- O1
100 pF
C2 47 KΩ R3 - I C2
L1 5-65 pF
470 pH C1 5 KΩ +
R1 P1 LS1
1 KΩ R2 O2
220 KΩ
0V 0V
-5 V
E

tuned circuit detector AF amplifier volume power amp speaker

control

amplitude - modulated
RF carrier RF carrier
A

RF power
RF oscillator modulator amplifier

microphone

AF amplifier
AF signal