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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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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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use a potentiometer as a variable resistor to control the speed of a motor and learn how to connect a potentiometer as a rheostat.
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Instantaneous Values in AC Circuits Pure resistive AC circuit:…
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Pure semiconductors are relatively good insulators as compared with…
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The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…
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In this hands-on semiconductor experiment, build an improved full-wave rectifier with output filtering and learn about capacitive filtering in AC-to-DC power converters.
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Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…
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A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…
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Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
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The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
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This calculator computes the resonant frequency of a parallel inductor and capacitor "tank" circuit.
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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A very common misconception students have about potentiometers is the…
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What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…
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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
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When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…
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The normal data inputs to a flip flop (D, S and R, or J and K) are…
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Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are…
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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
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What is the difference between DC and AC electricity? Identify some…
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Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…
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Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use a PC-based oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn basic oscilloscope operation.
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There are not too many circuit symbols for bipolar transistors. There…
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…
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What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…
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Like all electrical and electronic components, transistors are limited…
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Dielectric strength in kilovolts per inch (kV/in): Material*…
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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.
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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