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.
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…
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.
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
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.
Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
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.
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.
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
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.
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…
In an astable circuit, the output voltage alternates between VCC and 0 volts on a continuous basis. This calculator will help you design an oscillator using a 555 timer IC.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will learn about electromagnetic induction using an electromagnet and a permanent magnet.
The Bel is Used to Represent Gain In its simplest form, an…
All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are…
In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…
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.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an S-R latch using two NOR gates and learn how this type of digital memory operates, including invalid states, race conditions, and the effects of output loading.
Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…
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What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown…
In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…
Product of Powers Property am an = am+n Power of a Product…
Thomas Edison, that prolific American inventor, is often credited with…
What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test a 2-input digital NAND gate with LED indicators and learn to read pinout diagrams, power a digital IC, connect unused inputs and outputs, and use pulldown resistors.
We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…
You may have wondered where we got that strange equation for the…