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.
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.
This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.
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.
The circuit in the previous section is not a very practical one. In…
Example Derivatives of e Proportionality Constant When we say that a…
A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
What, exactly, is necessary to establish electrical continuity between…
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.
The electrons of different types of atoms have different degrees of…
Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…
Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in…
Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…
A right triangle is defined as having one angle precisely…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
This calculator helps you compute the inductance of a wire loop.
An electrical connector, is an electro-mechanical device used to join…
Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…
By now you should be well aware of the correlation between electrical…
If the burden of two systems of measurement for common quantities…
The node voltage method of DC network analysis solves for unknown…
This page will walk you step-by-step through the process of…
Real operational amplifiers have some imperfections compared to an…
What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.
Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
If we connect the output of an op-amp to its inverting input and apply…
Single phase power system schematic diagram shows little about the…
Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…
Just like voltmeters, ammeters tend to influence the amount of current…
Design a passive circuit that will create a "split” ( V/-V) power…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
This series LED resistance calculator is perfect for when you have a single LED or a number of the same color of LEDs in series and need to know which resistor you should use.
With this lesson, I hope to avoid a common mistake found in…
An ideal transistor would show 0% distortion in amplifying a signal.…
A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating
Starting with circle A in a rectangular A’ universe in figure…
