A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…
Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…
Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…
The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…
It is fairly important to use large value resistors (10 MΩ works…
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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…
Superconducting devices, though not widely used, have some unique…
What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…
A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
What is Split-Phase Power Systems? Split-phase power systems achieve…
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.
The 555 integrated circuit is the most popular chip ever manufactured.…
Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
Remember that vectors are mathematical objects just like numbers on a…
The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…
The word battery simply means a group of similar components. In…
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The expression of numerical quantities is something we tend to take…
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Up to this point we have considered logic reduction problems where…
This calculator calculates the resistivity of a component based on its resistance value, length, and cross-sectional area.
Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 6-volt battery Magnetic compass Small permanent…
Research the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) guidelines on…
Shift registers, like counters, are a form of sequential logic.…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two single-turn, linear-taper potentiometers, 5…
A technician uses a stroboscope to “freeze” the rotation of a…
Explain the principle of operation for the particular integrated…
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…
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Let’s take the following example circuit and analyze it: …
When a switch is actuated and contacts touch one another under the…
Temperature coefficient (α) per degree C: Material Element/Alloy…
An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…
Periodic table of chemical elements.
PARTS AND MATERIALS Two AAA Batteries Battery Clip (Radio Shack…
Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…
Buses and networks are designed to allow communication to occur…
In the design of large and complex digital systems, it is often…
If the output of a shift register is fed back to the input. a ring…
No text on electrical metering could be called complete without a…
What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
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This calculator helps determine the maximum temperature a device can withstand
Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…
