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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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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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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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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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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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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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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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 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 is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
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This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
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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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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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It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
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What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…
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Definition of a Logarithm “log” denotes a…
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Learn About L/R Time Constants It is often perplexing to new students…
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This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a bridged-tee attenuator.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a half-wave rectifier circuit using a silicon diode and learn about the differences between permanent magnet motor operation on AC vs. DC power.
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A Link Budget puts into account all gains and losses a signal goes through in a system as it is transmitted. The calculator calculates the power of the received signal given amplifier and antenna gains, and medium loss.
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This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a Pi Attenuator.
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So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…
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When a switch is actuated and contacts touch one another under the…
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Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…
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While the C-B (common-base) amplifier is known for wider bandwidth…
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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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Voltage Components in a parallel circuit share the same voltage:…
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Mathematicians use Venn diagrams to show the logical relationships of…
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Decibel as Absolute Unit of Power It is also possible to use the…
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When first approaching a failed or otherwise misbehaving system, the…
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As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path…
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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.
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