Resistors vs. Inductors Inductors do not behave the same way as…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.
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Now that we’ve seen how series and parallel AC circuit analysis…
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When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a variable conductor and learn the impact of a metal core placed inside an inductor coil has on the inductance.
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.
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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a large AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.
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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
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Let’s take the following example circuit and analyze it: …
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A circuit with an inductor (L) and capacitor (C) connected in parallel or series will have a resonant frequency at which their impedances are equal. Given two of the three values—inductance, capacitance, or resonant frequency—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.
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The following circuits are pre-tested netlists for SPICE 2g6, complete…
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Passive Devices Components incapable of controlling current by means…
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As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…
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A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
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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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In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…
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When using conventional current flow, we can trace the direction of…
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
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As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…
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Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
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Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
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At the start of this book, we discussed static electricity and how it…
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Diodes can perform switching and digital logic operations. Forward and…
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A calculator for computing the impedance of a wire stripline.
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There are three major kinds of power supplies: unregulated (also…
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So far, the phenomenon of resonance appears to be a useless curiosity,…
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Our exploration of thyristors begins with a device called the…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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This tool is designed to convert power ratios to decibel
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.
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A waveguide is a special form of transmission line consisting of a…
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De Forest’s Audion tube came to be known as the triode tube…
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The Parallel Wires of Infinite Length Suppose, though, that we had a…
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A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
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Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…
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A calculator for solving the maximum current a microstrip can handle.
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For reference, this section introduces the terminology used in some…
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The following circuits are pre-tested netlists for SPICE 2g6, complete…
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Things start to get complicated when we need to relate two or more AC…
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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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Design a passive circuit that will create a "split” ( V/-V) power…
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This calculator computes the inductance of a microstrip etched on a PCB.
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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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All entries arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Major…
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Power in an electric circuit is the product (multiplication) of…
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Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
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In this electrical circuit, trace the direction of current through the…
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Mercury Standard Cell Back in the early days of electrical measurement…
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This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
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The singular reason for learning and using the binary numeration…
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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
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The table of electric currents and their various bodily effects was…
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In simple reactive circuits with little or no resistance, the effects…
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