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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
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.
A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
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The Q factor of a series inductive circuit is given by the following…
Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…
Conductors lose all of their electrical resistance when cooled to…
Often in the course of designing and building electrical meter…
This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.
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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.
Capacitors, like all electrical components, have limitations that must…
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.
A similar effect happens in series inductive/capacitive circuits. When…
When using conventional current flow, we can trace the direction of…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
The atoms in insulating materials have very tightly-bound electrons,…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use series and parallel resistor networks to precisely adjust the range and zero point of a rheostat.
This calculator calculates the resistivity of a component based on its resistance value, length, and cross-sectional area.
An inductor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that…
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Guidelines to Series-Parallel Combination Circuit Analysis The goal of…
Whenever electrons flow through a conductor, a magnetic field will…
The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
If you’ve used DOS or UNIX operating systems before in a…
A switch can be constructed with any mechanism bringing two conductors…
Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…
Inductors have the exact opposite characteristics of capacitors.…
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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…
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This calculator is designed to compute for the parameters needed to design a L-Match Impedance Circuit
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Limitations of Electromechanical Relays As versatile as…
We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…
After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…
Using the same value components in our series example circuit, we will…
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A Link Budget puts into account all gains and losses a signal goes through in a system as it is transmitted. The calculator calculates the power of the received signal given amplifier and antenna gains, and medium loss.
So far, the phenomenon of resonance appears to be a useless curiosity,…
Though it may seem strange to cover the elementary topic of electrical…
The node voltage method of DC network analysis solves for unknown…