Building a power supply on a breadboard

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1. The function of a power supply
2. Types of power supplies
3. The block diagram of a DC power supply
4. The step down transformer
5. The half-wave rectifier
6. The full-wave rectifier
7. The bridge rectifier
8. Smoothing the rectified output
9. The zener diode voltage regulator
10. Voltage regulator integrated circuits
11. Reading power supply specifications
12. Efficiency and heat loss in a power supply
13. Building a power supply on a breadboard
14. Soldering a sound joint
15. Testing a power supply
16. Troubleshooting power supply faults
17. Switched mode power supplies and advancements
18. Applications of power supplies
19. Safety and maintenance of power supplies