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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If we were to express the series-connected DC voltages as phasors…
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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 and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED, and learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.
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Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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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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A technician uses a stroboscope to “freeze” the rotation of a…
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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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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 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, you will build a red LED flasher and learn a useful application of the versatile 555 timer IC.
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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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Electromechanical watt-hour meters use an aluminum disk that is spun…
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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 the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…
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This tool is designed to convert power ratios to decibel
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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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During the early development of telephone technology, a unit was…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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A calculator for computing the inductance of a coaxial cable.
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As with inductors, the ideal capacitor is a purely reactive device,…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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In Millman’s Theorem, the circuit is re-drawn as a parallel…
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So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…
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Thyristors are a broad classification of bipolar-conducting…
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This calculator calculates the resistivity of a component based on its resistance value, length, and cross-sectional area.
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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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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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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a voltage follower amplifier using a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) in common-collector configuration and learn about circuit ground and impedance transformations.
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Solid Copper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…
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A tool designed to calculate the characteristic impedance of a twisted-pair cable
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