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This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a circular waveguide
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Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
The final transistor amplifier configuration (Figure below) we need to…
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This calculator shows the peak-to-peak voltage (VP-P) value from the peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
Two relatively recent technologies designed to reduce the…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.
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By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…
A calculator designed to compute the power-added efficiency (PAE) of an amplifier
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Why learn about Karnaugh maps? The Karnaugh map, like Boolean…
A tool designed to calculate the maximum speed, minimum time per step and maximum power of a stepper motor
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Designing Wire Resistance Conductor ampacity rating is a crude…
What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
Power in an electric circuit is the product (multiplication) of…
A bistable multivibrator has two stable states, as indicated by the…
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The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…
Define the following metrological terms: • Uncertainty • Accuracy…
