This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.
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Capacitors, like all electrical components, have limitations that must…
Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…
In simple reactive circuits with little or no resistance, the effects…
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Resonance in a Tank Circuit A condition of resonance will be…
When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
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The principle of non-sinusoidal, repeating waveforms being equivalent…
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Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
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The electrons of different types of atoms have different degrees of…
The first, and perhaps most important, the relationship between…
There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…
Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
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In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
As an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it creates a…
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For a given amount of water pressure, which will flow a greater rate…
The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…
Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
What is Conductance? In the study of DC circuits, the student of…
Digital circuits are circuits dealing with signals restricted to the…
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An important electrical quantity with no equivalent in DC circuits is…
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Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
As we saw earlier, a power system with no secure connection to earth…
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A thyristor is a device that has a number of unusual characteristics.…
What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…
Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…
A very useful tool for observing rotating objects is a strobe light.…
Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
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A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability…
