One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…
What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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.
As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…
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An electrical connector, is an electro-mechanical device used to join…
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If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Mercury Standard Cell Back in the early days of electrical measurement…
To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.
A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna
Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…
Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
So far, the phenomenon of resonance appears to be a useless curiosity,…
What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…
Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
A switch is an electrical component that can “make” or…
Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…
In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…
