By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…
To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.
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Capacitors, like all electrical components, have limitations that must…
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Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…
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This calculator determines the resistance of a microstrip trace
A helpful tool for calculating the impedance of a wire microstrip.
An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment.…
This calculator helps determine the maximum temperature a device can withstand
What, exactly, is necessary to establish electrical continuity between…
A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
This tool is designed to compute for the trace width of a microstrip
This tool helps calculate the impedance of an edge-coupled microstrip.
A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating
Explain how an ohmmeter is able to measure the resistance of a…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.
What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
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A calculator designed to calculate the maximum current that a stripline can handle
In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…
What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will compare the resistance of a lamp filament in its on and off states and learn about nonlinear resistances by applying Ohm's law.
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After the introduction of the DC electrical distribution system by…
This calculator determines the resistance of a microstrip trace
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will control a light with a switch and learn the basics of connecting toggle (on/off) switches into circuits.
In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will use an AC voltage source connected to speakers to learn about sound waves and the foundational principle used in noise cancelling headphones.
With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…
It should be common-sense knowledge that liquids flow through…
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Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
Guidelines to Series-Parallel Combination Circuit Analysis The goal of…
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis…
Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…
We can construct a simple logic functions for our hypothetical lamp…
The field effect transistor was proposed by Julius Lilienfeld in US…
This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
The Rules of Binary Addition Adding binary numbers is a very simple…
Shown here is a simplified representation of an atom: the smallest…