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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.

Instrumentation Amplifier Gain Calculator

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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.

Winding Configurations

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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…

Synchronous Motors

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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…

Network Topology

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Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tesla Polyphase Induction Motors

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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…

AC Instrumentation Transducers

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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…

High Voltage Ohmmeters

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

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.

Pressure Unit Conversion Calculator

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

The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (SCR)

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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…

Stepper Motors

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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…

Lorentz Force Calculator

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This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.

Networks and Busses

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

Electrical Isolation

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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…

Δ-Y and Y-Δ Conversions

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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…

Mutual Inductors

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Mutual inductors are inductors that capitalize the effect of mutual…

Series Resistor-Inductor Circuits

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In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…

Switched Capacitor Circuitry

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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

RF Power Ratio Conversion Calculator

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This tool is designed to convert power ratios to decibel

Flyback Switch Mode Regulator Calculator

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A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator

Switches, Electrically Actuated (Relays)

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The structure behind ladder logic is based on the electrical ladder…

Vol V. Credits

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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…

Decibel Calculator

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This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.

Physical Effects of Electricity

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Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…

DC Lab - Rate-of-change Indicator

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog differentiator circuit that outputs a signal proportional to the rate-of-change and learn about one of the advantages of analog circuits.

Karnaugh Maps, Truth Tables, and Boolean Expressions

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Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…

General Troubleshooting Tips

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When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…

Hyperbolic Functions

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Note: all angles (x) must be expressed in units of radians for these…

Thyristors

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

AC Inductor Circuits

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Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…

555 Lab - Schmitt Trigger

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.

Analog-to-Digital Conversion

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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…

Conventional Transistor Overview and Special Transistors

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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…

Design Project: AC-DC Power Supply

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Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…