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.
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This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, power a DC motor through a multi-conductor cable to learn how AC signals are coupled between conductors and how to mitigate noise coupling.
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Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…
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This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire-over-plane setup.
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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…
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This calculator will help compute the inductance of a length of wire.
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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
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With BogusBus, our signals were very simple and straightforward: each…
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So far, we’ve been analyzing single-battery, single-resistor…
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Any kind of switch contact can be designed so that the contacts…
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The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
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Associative Property In addition and multiplication, terms may be…
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Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…
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A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
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Wiring Color Codes Infographic. Released under the Creative Commons…
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Ampacities of copper wire, in free air at 30o C: INSULATION TYPE…
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This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.
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(“c” being a constant) RELATED…
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What are Simultaneous Equations and Systems of Equations? The terms…
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The circuit in the previous section is not a very practical one. In…
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The smaller the cross-sectional area of any given wire, the greater…
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The superposition theorem is one of those strokes of genius that takes…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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If I needed to describe the distance between two cities, I could…
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Roman Numerals The Romans devised a system that was a substantial…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use potentiometers to vary a voltage and learn about voltage divider ratios and potentiometer applications.
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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
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Input Voltages for Logic Gates Logic gate circuits are designed to…
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Long before the advent of digital electronic technology, computers…
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If vectors with uncommon angles are added, their magnitudes (lengths)…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a voltage follower amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) in common-collector configuration and learn about circuit ground and impedance transformations.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.
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Constant Rule Rule of Sums Rule of…
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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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Inductors, like all electrical components, have limitations which must…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…
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