Hello, i just joined for my burning question to be answered as it seems that there are many great minds here on this forum. Right to the point, I am trying to follow and create this instructable:
http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Small-Bench-Power-Supply/
What I cannot figure out is just one thing about the fairly simple schematic:
http://www.instructables.com/files/orig/FE9/CL6W/I06J80H0/FE9CL6WI06J80H0.png
It is the ground or rather the common ground(?) symbol. I have read countless threads and all the answers seem to be that the symbol is a point of reference, or it is the return point to the negative terminal of the source. Of course these answers do not answer specifically to me. So my question is What do I do when i see this symbol? Do i tie all that have the same symbol and or connect to the negative terminal of the power source?
Please and thanks.
http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Small-Bench-Power-Supply/
What I cannot figure out is just one thing about the fairly simple schematic:
http://www.instructables.com/files/orig/FE9/CL6W/I06J80H0/FE9CL6WI06J80H0.png
It is the ground or rather the common ground(?) symbol. I have read countless threads and all the answers seem to be that the symbol is a point of reference, or it is the return point to the negative terminal of the source. Of course these answers do not answer specifically to me. So my question is What do I do when i see this symbol? Do i tie all that have the same symbol and or connect to the negative terminal of the power source?
Please and thanks.