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.
Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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 helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
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 AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
Aside from the issues of the physical network (signal types and…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
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.
This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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.
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.
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.
This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a rectangular waveguide
Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
Cathode: This is the electrode that is heated and emits the…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, construct a three-stage common-emitter amplifier using bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about multi-stage gain and feedback.
In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a red LED flasher with a transistor drive to control the current and learn how to use transistors to provide current gain and how to limit LED current.
“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple RC circuit that demonstrates phase shift and learn how out-of-phase AC voltages do not add algebraically.
Associative Property In addition and multiplication, terms may be…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze relay…
Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
So far in our discussions on electricity and electric circuits, we…
Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…
Ohm’s Law also makes intuitive sense if you apply it to the…
Conductors lose all of their electrical resistance when cooled to…
In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…
Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…
Identify some of the different types of capacitors, and their…
Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…