Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…
Computers can be powerful tools if used properly, especially in the…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an op amp voltage follower and learn about negative feedback in operational amplifier circuits.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a programmable non-inverting amplifier and learn how to use the negative feedback of an operational amplifier to control the gain.
As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…
As the name suggests, the tetrode tube contains four elements: cathode…
A demultiplexer, sometimes abbreviated dmux, is a circuit that has one…
Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in series and learn the relationship between the individual battery voltages and the total series voltage.
Has the system ever worked before? If yes, has anything happened to…
A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build alternating current (AC) circuits and learn about basic electrical engineering circuit concepts, including transformers, motors, phase shifts, signal coupling, and noise cancellation.
Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…
As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
Older electrical schematics showed connecting wires crossing, while…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator with hysteresis from a Schmitt trigger and learn how to use it to create an RC oscillator and a method to configure a 555 timer as an astable multivibrator.
A tool designed to convert RF power from watts to decibels and vice versa
It may seem difficult to even start on a project such as this, with no…
The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…
Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…