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Magnetic Fields and Inductance

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Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…

Capacitor Charge and Time Constant Calculator

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This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.

Series and Parallel AC Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Capacitor Impedance Calculator

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This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.

Multi-Stage Transistor Amplifiers

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Ohm’s Law Practice Worksheet With Answers

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Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.

RC Time Constant Calculator

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The time constant of a series RC circuit is the product of the resistance and capacitance. Given two of the three values—resistance, capacitance, or RC time constant—this tool will calculate the missing third variable.

Review of R, X, and Z (Resistance, Reactance and Impedance)

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Before we begin to explore the effects of resistors, inductors, and…

Capacitor Quirks

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As with inductors, the ideal capacitor is a purely reactive device,…

Input and Output Coupling

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To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an…

Series R, L, and C

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Let’s take the following example circuit and analyze it:  …

Capacitance

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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

AC Lab - Signal and Noise Coupling

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, power a DC motor through a multi-conductor cable to learn how AC signals are coupled between conductors and how to mitigate noise coupling.

Time Constant Calculations

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Series-Parallel Combination AC Circuits

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Voltage and Current Calculations

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There’s a sure way to calculate any of the values in a reactive…

Practical Considerations - Capacitors

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Capacitors, like all electrical components, have limitations that must…

Basic AC-DC Power Supplies

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

Battery Life Calculator

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This calculator provides three options—basic, intermediate, and advanced—for determining expected battery life for microcontroller, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge processing systems with up to four different operating modes.

Capacitor Types

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A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…

Analog Lab - Class B Audio Amplifier

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Class B push-pull audio amplifier to drive a speaker and learn about crossover distortion and how to minimize it using negative feedback.

Factors Affecting Inductance

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There are four basic factors of inductor construction determining the…

Lenz’s Law and Faraday’s Law Calculator

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This calculator uses Faraday's and Lenz's laws to calculate the magnitude and polarity of the induced electromotive force (EMF) caused by a change in magnetic flux through a closed-loop coil.

AC Lab - LC Tank Circuit

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a parallel resonant inductor-capacitor circuit and learn about oscillation, resonant frequency, and damping.

Review of R, X, and Z (Resistance, Reactance and Impedance)

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Before we begin to explore the effects of resistors, inductors, and…

Inductors

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An inductor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that…

Troubleshooting Series and Parallel Circuits

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The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…

Algebraic Substitution for Electric Circuits

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There are two basic Ohm’s Law equations: one relating voltage,…

Capacitor Charge and Time Constant Calculator

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This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.

DC Lab - Potentiometric Voltmeter

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a null-balancing potentiometric voltmeter and learn how to prevent a voltmeter from changing the voltage it is measuring.

Series and Parallel Inductors

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When inductors are connected in series, the total inductance is the…

Resistors

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Because the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in…

DC Lab - Sensitive Voltage Detector With Audio Output

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will construct a voltage detector with adjustable sensitivity and audio output, and you will learn a method for detecting small electrical signals without an oscilloscope.

What is the Relationship Between Conductance and Resistance?

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The concept and measurement units of resistance are most often used…

Ohm’s Law - How Voltage, Current, and Resistance Relate

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The first, and perhaps most important, relationship between current,…

Analog Lab - PWM Power Controller

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.

Resistor Color Codes

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Try out our Resistor Color Code Calculator in our Tools section.…

DC Lab - Capacitor Charging and Discharging

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build capacitor charging and discharging circuits and learn how to calculate the RC time constant of resistor-capacitor circuits.

Voltage Divider Calculator

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The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.

AC Resistor Circuits (Capacitive)

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Pure resistive AC circuit: voltage and current are in phase.  …

Power Measurement

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Power measurement in AC circuits can be quite a bit more complex than…

Parallel R, L, and C

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We can take the same components from the series circuit and rearrange…

Properties of Exponents

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Product of Powers Property am an = am+n   Power of a Product…

AC Lab - Induction Motor

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple AC permanent capacitor split-phase induction motor and learn the principles of AC induction motor function.

Feedback

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If some percentage of an amplifier’s output signal is connected…

AC Lab - Frequency Analysis

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use the frequency spectrum display from an oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn about spectral analysis.

Mutual Inductance

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When an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, what…

Intro Lab - Build an Electromagnet

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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an electromagnet and learn about electromagnetism including the relationship of magnetic polarity to current flow.

Copper Wire Gauge Table

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Solid Cooper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…

Symmetric Stripline Impedance Calculator

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This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a symmetric stripline.

Waveguide Calculator (Circular)

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This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a circular waveguide

The Common-source Amplifier (JFET)

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Switches, Process Actuated

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It is very important to keep in mind that the “normal”…

Edge Coupled Trace Inductance Calculator

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This calculator helps you compute for the inductance of an edge coupled trace.

AC Waveforms

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Radio waves are comprised of oscillating electric and magnetic fields,…

555 Lab - LED Flasher with Inductive Flyback

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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.

Digital-to-Analog Conversion

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If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…

Resistor Color Codes

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Try out our Resistor Color Code Calculator in our Tools section.…

The Shockley Diode

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Our exploration of thyristors begins with a device called the…

TTL NOR and OR gates

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TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…