The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…
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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Low-voltage AC power supply Bridge rectifier pack…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
PARTS AND MATERIALS One N-channel junction field-effect transistor,…
The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
You might have been wondering how charges can continuously flow in a…
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A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
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Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…
Generally speaking, network analysis is any structured technique used…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Low-voltage AC power supply (6 volt output) Four…
To enter numbers in scientific notation into a hand calculator, there…
What is Conductance? In the study of DC circuits, the student of…
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Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…
Mathematicians use Venn diagrams to show the logical relationships of…
Two relatively recent technologies designed to reduce the…
Since three-phase is used so often for power distribution systems, it…
After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
What is Split-Phase Power Systems? Split-phase power systems achieve…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 470 µF…
Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
Single phase power system schematic diagram shows little about the…
In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…
There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
In any electrically conductive substance, what are charge carriers?…
Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…
AC electromechanical meter movements come in two basic arrangements:…
Seeing as how a common meter movement can be made to function as a…
An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…
Cathode: This is the electrode that is heated and emits the…
PARTS AND MATERIALS One 9V Battery Battery Clip (Radio Shack catalog #…
What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…
All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
Suppose we wanted to build a device that could add two binary bits…
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The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
This calculator gives the reactance and admittance of an inductor or the inductance given the reactance of an inductor
This chapter will cover the physics behind the operation of…