Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…
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An unbalanced Wheatstone bridge cannot be solved using simple series…
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Up to now, every circuit that was presented was a combinatorial…
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Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
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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.
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Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.
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Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…
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A circuit with an inductor (L) and capacitor (C) connected in parallel or series will have a resonant frequency at which their impedances are equal. Given two of the three values—inductance, capacitance, or resonant frequency—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a blue LED flasher using a 555 timer and learn the basic theory of a voltage doubler using a transistor switch and a capacitor.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.
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The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
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A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…
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This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.
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The table method provides a structured methodology for ensuring you…
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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.
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In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test digital circuits and learn the fundamentals of digital logic circuits, including gates, counters, logic levels, hysteresis, memory, and more.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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If I wanted to build a battery-powered electric drill, would it be…
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The electrical resistance of a conductor at any temperature may be…
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It used to be with large AC power systems that “power…
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The concept and measurement units of resistance are most often used…
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Most integrated circuits are digital, based on MOS (CMOS) transistors.…
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A calculator for solving the capacitance, reactance, and admittance of a capacitor.
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It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
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This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
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A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
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What are Time-Delay Relays? Some relays are constructed with a kind of…
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Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Roman Numerals The Romans devised a system that was a substantial…
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What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…
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This calculator computes for the output pulse width of a 555 timer monostable circuit
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a common-emitter amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and learn about amplifier gain and feedback.
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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
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Identify some different ways you can create the sine-wave audio tracks…
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In the beam power tube, the basic four-element structure of the…
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Normally, the ampacity rating of a conductor is a circuit design…
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Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
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This calculator calculates the free space loss, given the distance, frequency, and gain, between two antennas.
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While mention of operational amplifiers typically provokes visions of…
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Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…
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Let’s take the following example circuit and analyze it: …
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This calculator determines the total path loss provided by an RF n-way power splitter.
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Identify which direction each potentiometer wiper must move in this…
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It was discovered centuries ago that certain types of materials would…
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Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
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Since Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorems are two…
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A tool designed to calculate the guided wavelength inside a microstrip.
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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A calculator for computing the impedance of a wire stripline.
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