What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
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…
After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…
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.
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…
If I needed to describe the distance between two cities, I could…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will learn about electromagnetic induction using an electromagnet and a permanent magnet.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test mixed-signal analog and digital circuits using the versatile 555 timer IC. These projects will teach you about RC time constants, duty cycle, transistor current drive, LEDs, voltage doublers, and more.
Protective relays are special power-sensing devices whose job it is to…
Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…
It was discovered centuries ago that certain types of materials would…
A demultiplexer, sometimes abbreviated dmux, is a circuit that has one…
In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build analog circuits, including amplifiers, comparators, oscillators, and more. Following the step-by-step instructions will help you understand and appreciate analog systems.
A transistor is a semiconductor device that controls current with the…
An electromechanical generator is a device capable of producing…
In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure current using the ammeter function.
Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…
The metric system, besides being a collection of measurement units for…
Periodic table of chemical elements.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog differentiator circuit that outputs a signal proportional to the rate-of-change and learn about one of the advantages of analog circuits.
