The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
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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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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
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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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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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The instrumentation amplifier calculator will assist in the design and analysis of a conventional instrumentation amplifier circuit by calculating the required resistor values and gain.
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This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.
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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
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Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…
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It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively…
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A meter is any device built to accurately detect and display an…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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What is the difference between DC and AC electricity? Identify some…
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An electromechanical generator is a device capable of producing…
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Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…
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Feedback is a fascinating engineering principle. It can turn a rather…
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When we store information in some kind of circuit or device, we not…
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Explain how the microphone in your amplifier works. How, exactly, does…
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For bipolar junction transistors, the fundamental measure of…
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Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in…
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To learn about electronics, you must eventually engage in hands-on experimentation. Knowledge gleaned from books alone has limited use in scientific endeavors. Troubleshooting a circuit can be as important as the knowledge gained from a properly functioning experiment.
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…
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What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)? The principle known as…
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Since transformers are essentially AC devices, we need to be aware of…
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If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…
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We can take the same components from the series circuit and rearrange…
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It should be common-sense knowledge that liquids flow through…
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