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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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a 7-segment binary-coded decimal (BCD) display and learn about active-low and active-high logic inputs.
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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a digital combination lock with LED output indicators and learn about XOR gate functionality and how to implement NOR logic functionality using diodes.
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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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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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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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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) to switch an LED and learn about the current their amplification.
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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 circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…
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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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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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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
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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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This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…
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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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A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…
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In addition to voltage and current, there is another important…
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In simple reactive circuits with little or no resistance, the effects…
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In the last section, we learned what would happen in simple…
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build analog circuits, including amplifiers, comparators, oscillators, and more. Following the step-by-step instructions will help you understand and appreciate analog systems.
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Define the following metrological terms: • Uncertainty • Accuracy…
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A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle
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Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is a series of numbers…
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Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…
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“Garbage in, garbage out.” —Anonymous SPICE…
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A handy all-in-one tool for reading resistor color code values for a 4 band resistor, 5 band resistor, or 6 band resistor.
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It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple circuit that will teach you how to use a commutating diode to reduce inductive kickback.
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As lengthy as this chapter has been up to this point, it only begins…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
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Since Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorems are two…
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What would happen to this meter movement, if connected directly to a…
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In this introduction to parallel resistance circuits, we will explain…
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