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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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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Transformers with Multiple Secondaries Transformers are very versatile…
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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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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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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
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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.
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
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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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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
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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.
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.
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Solid-state switching circuits usually keep their constituent…
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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.
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The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…
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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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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build analog circuits, including amplifiers, comparators, oscillators, and more. Following the step-by-step instructions will help you understand and appreciate analog systems.
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Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.
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Over the course of learning about electricity, you will want to…
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This calculator is designed to compute for the parameters needed to design a L-Match Impedance Circuit
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Anyone who’s studied geometry should be familiar with the…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a BJT differential amplifier and learn about a fundamental building block that is the basis of most operational amplifiers.
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Electricity and Magnetism An electric current through a conductor will…
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The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…
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Ohm’s Law also makes intuitive sense if you apply it to the…
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When connecting batteries together to form larger “banks”…
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Designing Wire Resistance Conductor ampacity rating is a crude…
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As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…
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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.
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To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.
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Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Additive Identity a + 0 = a Multiplicative Identity 1a = a…
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