Please help clarifying connections here

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sonohe

Joined Jan 11, 2025
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I have just started building circuits last year and mostly stripboards, so these are still things that I don't know: where do you connect the points marked by red underlines and green half circles in this schematic?

Red Green.JPG
 

dl324

Joined Mar 30, 2015
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where do you connect the points marked by red underlines and green half circles in this schematic?
The symbols marked with red represent circuit ground. Technically it represents earth ground. Circuit ground is represented by a triangle outline. They and the 2 +15V symbols are what are referred to as connect-by-name; they simplify schematics.

The +15V, -15V, and ground are power supply connections.
 

Reloadron

Joined Jan 15, 2015
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The +15 and -15 are power supply points. The operational amplifier uses a dual supply, a + and - supply. I see ron already provided an image so I won't say anymore. :)

Ron
 

wayneh

Joined Sep 9, 2010
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That schematic requires a power supply with three output posts, -15V, +15V, and ground.
[too slow!]

Depending on what you're doing, this circuit might work with two 9V batteries connected in series. "Ground" would be where the two batteries connect. Or two 12V batteries.
 

boostbuck

Joined Oct 5, 2017
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It is best practice if the schematic of a circuit is uncluttered and clear to read.

It's a common practice to take power and ground points and label them as such rather than draw wires connecting them. For the purpose of wiring the circuit all such equivalently labelled points should be connected together.
 
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