In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
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In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
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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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This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use a PC-based oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn basic oscilloscope operation.
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In DC and low-frequency AC circuits, the characteristic impedance of…
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Decibel as Absolute Unit of Power It is also possible to use the…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will construct a voltage detector with adjustable sensitivity and audio output, and you will learn a method for detecting small electrical signals without an oscilloscope.
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What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…
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It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…
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Identify which direction each potentiometer wiper must move in this…
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A circuit with an inductor (L) and capacitor (C) connected in parallel or series will have a resonant frequency at which their impedances are equal. Given two of the three values—inductance, capacitance, or resonant frequency—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
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During the early development of telephone technology, a unit was…
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Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use an LED as a light-sensitive photodetector and learn how to use a bipolar transistor in a common-emitter amplifier configuration.
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Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…
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Long before the advent of digital electronic technology, computers…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.
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Roman Numerals The Romans devised a system that was a substantial…
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The structure behind ladder logic is based on the electrical ladder…
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A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…
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Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
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What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…
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When analyzing complex series and parallel circuits, it is easy to…
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What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave rectifier for AC to DC conversion and learn about center-tapped transformers.
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A right triangle is defined as having one angle precisely…
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This calculator computes the inductance of a wire coil.
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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
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In designing digital circuits, the designer often begins with a truth…
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Product of Powers Property am an = am+n Power of a Product…
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When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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It used to be with large AC power systems that “power…
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Normally, the ampacity rating of a conductor is a circuit design…
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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…
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The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…
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In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.
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In power distribution systems, it is very important to be able to…
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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…
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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
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As lengthy as this chapter has been up to this point, it only begins…
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If a strip of conductive metal is stretched, it will become skinnier…
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At first it may seem pointless to have the four buffer gates following…
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Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
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It was discovered centuries ago that certain types of materials would…
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What Is a R/2nR DAC Circuit? The R/2nR DAC circuit, otherwise known as…
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A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
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