As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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Learn About L/R Time Constants It is often perplexing to new students…
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Testing a JFET with a multimeter might seem to be a relatively easy…
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Determine the output voltage polarity of this op-amp (with reference…
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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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What Is Kirchhoff’s Current Law? Kirchhoff’s Current Law,…
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What Is an Instrumentation Amplifier? An instrumentation amplifier…
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So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…
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The final transistor amplifier configuration (Figure below) we need to…
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In the last section, we learned what would happen in simple…
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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Circuits consisting of just one battery and one load resistance are…
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Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…
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Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
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Normally, the ampacity rating of a conductor is a circuit design…
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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
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In addition to forward voltage drop (Vf) and peak inverse voltage…
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As lengthy as this chapter has been up to this point, it only begins…
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Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…
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It should be common-sense knowledge that liquids flow through…
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What do you think this logic buffer gate will do, with the output…
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As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…
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In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
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Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
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What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
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Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…
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A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
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What Is a R/2nR DAC Circuit? The R/2nR DAC circuit, otherwise known as…
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After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
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If I needed to describe the distance between two cities, I could…
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A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle
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To learn about electronics, you must eventually engage in hands-on experimentation. Knowledge gleaned from books alone has limited use in scientific endeavors. Troubleshooting a circuit can be as important as the knowledge gained from a properly functioning experiment.
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This calculator will determine the square root, cube root, or nth root of a given number, x.
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It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
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The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
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What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…
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Suppose we wished to measure the resistance of some component located…
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The expression of numerical quantities is something we tend to take…
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What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…
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A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
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A circuit which removes the peak of a waveform is known as a clipper.…
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We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
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Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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If the output of a shift register is fed back to the input. a ring…
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For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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