Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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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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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
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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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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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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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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
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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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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
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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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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.
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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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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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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
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Constant Rule Rule of Sums Rule of…
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A calculator for computing the impedance of a wire stripline.
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Before we begin to explore the effects of resistors, inductors, and…
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Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin
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If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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In the beam power tube, the basic four-element structure of the…
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Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in parallel to power a light and learn the relationship between the individual battery currents and the total system current.
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The table of electric currents and their various bodily effects was…
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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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The electrons of different types of atoms have different degrees of…
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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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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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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog integrator using an operational amplifier and learn about integration functions, op amp input bias currents, and how to limit the voltage swing of a potentiometer.
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Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply using a step-down transformer and learn about transformer operation and the purpose of tapped windings.
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