Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…
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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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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 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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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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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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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 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 addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…
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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, 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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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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In this circuit, the electric motor is supposed to turn on whenever…
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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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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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A technician uses a stroboscope to “freeze” the rotation of a…
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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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This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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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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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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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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Wiring for AC and DC power distribution branch circuits are color…
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The use of variable voltage for instrumentation signals seems a rather…
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“All men are liable to error;” —John Locke Whereas…
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With simple gate and combinational logic circuits, there is a definite…
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Once again, when building battery/resistor circuits, the student or…
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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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The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…
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What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
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Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
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Synchronous motors load the power line with a leading power factor.…
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Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…
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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
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Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…
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A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
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Explain how a moving-coil, or dynamic microphone works. Identify how…
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Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document…
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Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…
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Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…
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You might have been wondering how charges can continuously flow in a…
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