In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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.
Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…
This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
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.
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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.
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
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.
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…
Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a…
In ladder logic symbolism, an electromechanical relay coil is shown as…
The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use series and parallel resistor networks to precisely adjust the range and zero point of a rheostat.
Current Components in a series circuit share the same current: Itotal…
Any kind of switch contact can be designed so that the contacts…
In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
In Millman’s Theorem, the circuit is re-drawn as a parallel…
Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is…
Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
If I needed to describe the distance between two cities, I could…
Notice something important here: taking the derivative of f(x)…
The concept and measurement units of resistance are most often used…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
