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Tube Lab - Vacuum Tube Audio Amplifier

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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.

Winding Configurations

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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

Electrical Isolation

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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…

Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…

Network Protocols

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Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…

DC Lab - Potentiometer as a Rheostat

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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.

Bipolar Junction Transistors as Switches

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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…

Relay Construction

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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…

Pressure Unit Conversion Calculator

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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

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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.

The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

DC Lab - Thermoelectricity

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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.

High Voltage Ohmmeters

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Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…

Electrical Isolation

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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…

Parallel Resistor Calculator

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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.

Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

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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.

Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

Winding Configurations

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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

ElectroStatic Discharge

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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…

Networks and Busses

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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is  called…

Wheatstone Bridge Calculator

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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.

AC Lab - Induction Motor

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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.

AC Lab - Sensing AC Magnetic Fields

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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.

Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…

Radicals

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Definition of a Radical Given the expression where “x” is…

555 Timer Astable Oscillator Circuit

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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.

Intro Lab - Electromagnetic Induction

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will learn about electromagnetic induction using an electromagnet and a permanent magnet.

Decibels

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The Bel is Used to Represent Gain In its simplest form, an…

Vol III. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

Conversion From Decimal Numeration

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Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are…

Lock-out / Tag-out

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In this motor control circuit, how would you ensure that there is no…

AC Lab - Large Induction Motor

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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.

Digital Lab - S-R Latch Using NOR Gates

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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.

Voltage Divider Circuits

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Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…

Wiring Color Codes Infographic

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Wiring Color Codes Infographic. Released under the Creative Commons…

Basic Voltmeter Use

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What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown…

Display Tubes

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In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…

Properties of Exponents

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Product of Powers Property am an = am+n   Power of a Product…

Early Tube History

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Thomas Edison, that prolific American inventor, is often credited with…

Fundamentals of Radio Communication

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What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…

Digital Lab - Basic 2-Input NAND Gate Circuit

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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.

Control Circuits

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Digital Logic Functions

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We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…

Millman’s Theorem Revisited

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You may have wondered where we got that strange equation for the…