In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator with hysteresis from a Schmitt trigger and learn how to use it to create an RC oscillator and a method to configure a 555 timer as an astable multivibrator.
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A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
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Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
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Resonance in a Tank Circuit A condition of resonance will be…
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As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
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There’s a sure way to calculate any of the values in a reactive…
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As we saw with DC measurement circuits, the circuit configuration…
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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
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Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
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Try out our Resistor Color Code Calculator in our Tools section.…
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When plotted on a curve tracer, the characteristic curve for a normal…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.
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Introduction Whenever an electric voltage exists between two separated…
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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.
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What factors determine where potentiometers Rpot1 and Rpot2 must be…
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Impedance Matching Because transformers can step voltage and current…
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Fallacious reasoning and poor interpersonal relations account for more…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a battery-operated circuit with a light and learn about open and short circuit failures.
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What hazards might be posed by a circuit with excessive current going…
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A switch is an electrical component that can “make” or…
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Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…
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Sometimes it is necessary to determine the length of time that a…
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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
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Voltage Components in a parallel circuit share the same voltage:…
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As was stated earlier, most meter movements are sensitive devices.…
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The metric system, besides being a collection of measurement units for…
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Programming a circuit simulation with SPICE is much like programming…
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The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…
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The node voltage method of DC network analysis solves for unknown…
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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.
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Using an example, learn about the different bias techniques for junction field effect transistors (JFETs) like the constant voltage bias, self-bias configuration, and voltage divider biasing.
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Similar in thought to the idea of the integrated circuit, tube…
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When an alternator produces AC voltage, the voltage switches polarity…
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As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…
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