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.
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.
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…
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 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.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
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.
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
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.
This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…
Mutual inductors are inductors that capitalize the effect of mutual…
In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…
Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
This tool is designed to convert power ratios to decibel
A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
The structure behind ladder logic is based on the electrical ladder…
All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
This calculator will convert voltage or power gains into decibels. Enter one of the three values and the calculator will output the other two.
Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…
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.
Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
Note: all angles (x) must be expressed in units of radians for these…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…
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.
The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…
