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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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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.
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In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an automotive alternator to generate three-phase AC voltage and learn how alternators can function as both generators and motors.
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
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Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…
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This calculator determines the total path loss provided by an RF n-way power splitter.
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Although many textbooks provide good introductions to digital memory…
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In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
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SCRs are unidirectional (one-way) current devices, making them useful…
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We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…
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In any electrically conductive substance, what are charge carriers?…
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In Millman’s Theorem, the circuit is re-drawn as a parallel…
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This tool is designed to convert power ratios to decibel
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It is imperative to understand that the type of numeration system used…
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The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.
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Standing waves at the resonant frequency points of an open- or…
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This calculator computes for the output pulse width of a 555 timer monostable circuit
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Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…
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Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…
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A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
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Ampacities of copper wire, in free air at 30o C: INSULATION TYPE…
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The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
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Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential…
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By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
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In this introduction to series resistance circuits, we will explain…
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Wiring for AC and DC power distribution branch circuits are color…
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Early computer science pioneers such as Alan Turing and John Von…
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There was some historic crude, but usable semiconductor…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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A Link Budget puts into account all gains and losses a signal goes through in a system as it is transmitted. The calculator calculates the power of the received signal given amplifier and antenna gains, and medium loss.
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The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…
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This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for an inverting op-amp.
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The structure behind ladder logic is based on the electrical ladder…
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The discovery of the relationship between magnetism and electricity…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
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