In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.
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If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…
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The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…
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Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power…
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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…
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Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple current mirror using matched bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about current mirror circuit limitations, the temperature dependence of BJTs, and thermal runaway.
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Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
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There’s a sure way to calculate any of the values in a reactive…
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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
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Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…
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Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…
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Real operational amplifiers have some imperfections compared to an…
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If a sinusoidal voltage is applied to an impedance with a phase angle…
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Introduction Whenever an electric voltage exists between two separated…
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Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a…
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Up until this point, our analysis of transistor logic circuits has…
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A calculator for computing several parameters needed in the design of a flyback switch mode regulator
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Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.
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Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin
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What would happen to this meter movement, if connected directly to a…
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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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When an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, what…
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What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…
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As we saw in a few SPICE analyses earlier in this chapter, the output…
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By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy passage to…
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A special type of relay is one that monitors the current, voltage,…
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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an audio amplifier using a vacuum tube (triode) and learn about voltage transformers, how to build a high-voltage DC power supply, and how to use a transformer for impedance matching.
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Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in…
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In the beam power tube, the basic four-element structure of the…
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The choice of step-down transformers to use in a project such as this…
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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.
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Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…
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A modern method of electrical power control involves inserting a…
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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…
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After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
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Most electrical wire is covered in a rubber or plastic coating called…
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AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
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Capacitors, like all electrical components, have limitations that must…
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The word battery simply means a group of similar components. In…
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Calculate the equivalent resistance of up to six resistors in parallel with ease while learning how to calculate resistance in parallel and the parallel resistance formula.
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While the binary numeration system is an interesting mathematical…
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This calculator will solve for either distance, time, or speed given two of the three parameters.
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It is a common phenomenon for the electrical resistance of a substance…
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Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…
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What shape of voltage waveform would you expect to measure (using an…
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Consider a circuit for a single-phase AC power system, where a 120…
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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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Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
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Just like voltmeters, ammeters tend to influence the amount of current…
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