To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…
By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…
What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.
PARTS AND MATERIALS Oscilloscope Assortment of non-polarized…
Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
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Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
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If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…
As with inductors, the ideal capacitor is a purely reactive device,…
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As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…
Learn About L/R Time Constants It is often perplexing to new students…
In an ideal case, an inductor acts as a purely reactive device. That…
This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.
The smaller the cross-sectional area of any given wire, the greater…
There’s a sure way to calculate any of the values in a reactive…
We know that the current in a series circuit may be calculated with…
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Determine what the magnitude and polarity of the voltmeter’s…
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
PARTS AND MATERIALS Three NPN transistors—model 2N2222 or 2N3403…
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Because capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, they…
PARTS AND MATERIALS AC power source: 120VAC Capacitor, 3.3 µF…
Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
PARTS AND MATERIALS High-quality “closed-cup” audio…
A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Oscilloscope Assortment of non-polarized…
A handy tool for reading resistor color code values
What do we do if we come across a circuit more complex than the simple…
There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
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If two coils of wire are brought into close proximity with each other…
A switch is an electrical component that can “make” or…
Roman Numerals The Romans devised a system that was a substantial…
The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
If we take the equivalent circuit of an SCR and add another external…
Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…
You might have noticed on the table for specific resistances that all…
Over the course of the next few chapters, you will learn that AC…
What Is a Zener Diode? A Zener diode is a special type of rectifying…
A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…
PARTS AND MATERIALS One 12AX7 dual triode vacuum tube Two power…
It has been found that any repeating, non-sinusoidal waveform can be…
In Millman’s Theorem, the circuit is re-drawn as a parallel…
The wires between the tank and the monitoring location is called…
Remember that vectors are mathematical objects just like numbers on a…
Why learn about Karnaugh maps? The Karnaugh map, like Boolean…
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What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…
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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
