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This tool calculates a capacitor's reactance for a given capacitance value and signal frequency.
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A tool designed to calculate the guided wavelength inside a microstrip.
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The peak voltage calculator calculates peak voltage values from the peak-to-peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
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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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