It may seem difficult to even start on a project such as this, with no…
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When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog voltage comparator circuit and learn how open-loop operational amplifiers function.
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When capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance is…
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Computers can be powerful tools if used properly, especially in the…
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Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
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Reactive Power We know that reactive loads such as inductors and…
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In the last section, we learned what would happen in simple…
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To express a quantity in a different metric prefix from how it was…
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Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
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Another strategy for addressing the problem of secondary electrons…
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What is Split-Phase Power Systems? Split-phase power systems achieve…
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Quantum physics describes the states of electrons in an atom according…
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Connecting digital circuitry to sensor devices is simple if the sensor…
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In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…
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A transistor is a semiconductor device that controls current with the…
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Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
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This calculates values of the inductance, capacitance of an inductor and capacitor used in a Butterworth LC bandpass filter.
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It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
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Try out our Resistor Color Code Calculator in our Tools section.…
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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…
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A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
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Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
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As we’ve seen, negative feedback is an incredibly useful…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test digital circuits and learn the fundamentals of digital logic circuits, including gates, counters, logic levels, hysteresis, memory, and more.
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We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…
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While the binary numeration system is an interesting mathematical…
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Like all electrical and electronic components, transistors are limited…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
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An often neglected area of study in modern electronics is that of…
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After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
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Write the following exponential expressions in expanded form: 101 =…
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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! Calculus is a branch of mathematics that…
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A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
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Mercury Standard Cell Back in the early days of electrical measurement…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a monostable multivibrator using a 555 timer IC and learn about RC time constant charging and how a one-shot timer operates.
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Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…
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This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a rectangular waveguide
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By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…
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This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.
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As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path…
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Typically, complex circuits are not arranged in nice, neat, clean…
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Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build an astable multivibrator (oscillator) circuit that provides an output in the audio frequency range and learn the effect of component values and supply voltage on oscillation frequency.
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Though it may seem strange to cover the elementary topic of electrical…
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Over the course of the next few chapters, you will learn that AC…
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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Using an example, learn about the different bias techniques for junction field effect transistors (JFETs) like the constant voltage bias, self-bias configuration, and voltage divider biasing.
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The Bel is Used to Represent Gain In its simplest form, an…
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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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