Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
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If we were to express the series-connected DC voltages as phasors…
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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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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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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
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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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What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…
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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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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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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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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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This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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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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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.
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What does it mean if an integrated circuit comes in DIP form? What…
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A calculator for solving the maximum current a microstrip can handle.
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These are the most common types of resistors available. Resistors…
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In this collection of hands-on electronics experiments, build and test mixed-signal analog and digital circuits using the versatile 555 timer IC. These projects will teach you about RC time constants, duty cycle, transistor current drive, LEDs, voltage doublers, and more.
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The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
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When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…
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What is Attenuators? Attenuators are passive devices. It is…
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Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…
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In an astable circuit, the output voltage alternates between VCC and 0 volts on a continuous basis. This calculator will help you design an oscillator using a 555 timer IC.
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When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…
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Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in…
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A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a…
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What does it mean, in general terms, to encode something? Conversely,…
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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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In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…
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