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A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
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Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…
It is sometimes said regarding electrical safety that, Ït’s not the…
Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…
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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
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.
Certain substances are known to physically deform (shorten or…
At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
The instrumentation amplifier calculator will assist in the design and analysis of a conventional instrumentation amplifier circuit by calculating the required resistor values and gain.
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“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…
A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
The Skin Depth of Copper in Electrical Engineering As previously…
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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
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A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
Temperature coefficient (α) per degree C: Material Element/Alloy…
Before we begin to explore the effects of resistors, inductors, and…
In order to work with complex numbers without drawing vectors, we…
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When calculating the power dissipation of resistive components, we can…
If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…
In mathematics, an identity is a statement true for all possible…
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PARTS AND MATERIALS Two AAA Batteries Battery Clip (Radio Shack…
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Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…
Ammeters Measure Electrical Current A meter designed to measure…
In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…
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The concept of a mathematical power is familiar to most students of…
A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a coaxial cable.
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When the need arises to correct for poor power factor in an AC power…
Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
When inductors are connected in series, the total inductance is the…
In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…
This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Three NPN transistors—model 2N2222 or 2N3403…
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In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
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It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
This calculates values of the inductance, capacitance of an inductor and capacitor used in a Butterworth LC bandpass filter.
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