AC Lab - Sensitive Voltage Detector with Audio Output

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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Standing Waves and Resonance

Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…

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Attenuators

What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…

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Feedback

If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…

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BJT Quirks

An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…

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Design Project: Signal Generator

Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…

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AC Waveforms

Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…

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Tube Lab - Vacuum Tube Audio Amplifier

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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Analog Lab - Class B Audio Amplifier

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Class B push-pull audio amplifier to drive a speaker and learn about crossover distortion and how to minimize it using negative feedback.

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Wire-by-Number project kit introduction

Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…

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Resonance

The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…

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Series and Parallel AC Circuits

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

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Standing Waves and Resonance

Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…

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Inverting and Noninverting OpAmp Voltage Amplifier Circuits

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

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Mixed-Frequency Signals

What is a harmonic frequency? If an oscillator circuit outputs a…

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Performance-Based Assessments for Analog Integrated Circuit Competencies

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Design Project: Audio Power Amplifier

Explain how the microphone in your amplifier works. How, exactly, does…

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Si Lab - Light Sensor (LED Photodetector)

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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Performance-Based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies

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Series-Parallel Combination AC Circuits

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

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Impedance Matching With Transformers

Suppose you were to take a 3 kW electric heater rated for 240 VAC and…

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Basic Electricity Worksheet

What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?

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AC Network Analysis

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

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Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

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Multi-Stage Transistor Amplifiers

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

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Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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Monostable Multivibrators

We’ve already seen one example of a monostable multivibrator in…

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Three-phase Y and Delta Configurations

Three-phase Wye(Y) Connection Initially, we explored the idea of…

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Step-up and Step-down Transformers

So far, we’ve observed simulations of transformers where the…

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Radicals

Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…

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Flyback Switch Mode Regulator Calculator

A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator

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Op-Amp Voltage and Gain Calculator

A calculator for computing the gain and output voltage of an operational amplifier

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Skin Depth Calculator

A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.

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Contributors (9)

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

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Introduction to Junction Field-effect Transistors (JFET)

A transistor is a semiconductor device that controls current with the…

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Convert MCD to Lumens

This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.

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Practical Power Factor Correction

When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…

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Phasing

Since transformers are essentially AC devices, we need to be aware of…

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Voltage Signal Systems

The use of variable voltage for instrumentation signals seems a rather…

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Basic Voltmeter Use

What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown…

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Basic Electricity Worksheet

What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?

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AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

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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Successive Approximation ADC

One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…

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555 Lab - Monostable Multivibrator (One-shot)

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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Power Quality Measurement

It used to be with large AC power systems that “power…

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Building Series-Parallel Resistor Circuits

Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…

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