Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a blue LED flasher using a 555 timer and learn the basic theory of a voltage doubler using a transistor switch and a capacitor.
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This series LED resistance calculator is perfect for when you have a single LED or a number of the same color of LEDs in series and need to know which resistor you should use.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.
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A technician uses a stroboscope to “freeze” the rotation of a…
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It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
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What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will connect batteries in parallel to power a light and learn the relationship between the individual battery currents and the total system current.
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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.
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use an LED as a light-sensitive photodetector and learn how to use a bipolar transistor in a common-emitter amplifier configuration.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED, and learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.
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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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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.
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All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…
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Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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Because octal and hexadecimal numeration systems have bases that are…
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Let’s begin with a semiconductor gate circuit in need of…
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Example Derivatives of e Proportionality Constant When we say that a…
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Shown here is a simplified representation of an atom: the smallest…
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For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…
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What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…
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Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
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Capacitors, like all electrical components, have limitations that must…
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A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
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To learn about electronics, you must eventually engage in hands-on experimentation. Knowledge gleaned from books alone has limited use in scientific endeavors. Troubleshooting a circuit can be as important as the knowledge gained from a properly functioning experiment.
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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
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Resonance in a Tank Circuit A condition of resonance will be…
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Ampacities of copper wire, in free air at 30o C: INSULATION TYPE…
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