Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an…
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Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…
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Fundamentally, an amplifier is a device that takes in a low-power…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply using a step-down transformer and learn about transformer operation and the purpose of tapped windings.
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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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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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JFETs, like bipolar transistors, are able to “throttle”…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Consider a circuit for a single-phase AC power system, where a 120…
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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…
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A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
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The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build and test an automated circuit that sequentially flashes 10 LED, and learn about counters, frequency dividers, and switch debouncing.
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Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found…
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Capacitors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
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This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
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Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a…
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Power measurement in AC circuits can be quite a bit more complex than…
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An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment.…
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Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
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The use of variable voltage for instrumentation signals seems a rather…
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In instrumentation circuitry, DC signals are often used as analog…
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The choice of step-down transformers to use in a project such as this…
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This tool is designed to convert power ratios to decibel
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Parallel-in/ serial-out shift registers do everything that the…
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Add the following binary numbers:
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A tool designed to convert RF power from watts to decibels and vice versa
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Voltage is commonly defined as “electrical pressure.” The unit of…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a variable conductor and learn the impact of a metal core placed inside an inductor coil has on the inductance.
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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In the last section, we learned what would happen in simple…
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Conductors lose all of their electrical resistance when cooled to…
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Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…
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One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…
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The Law of Sines (for any triangle) The Law of Cosines (for any…
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Despite lock-out/tag-out procedures and multiple repetitions of…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an analog integrator using an operational amplifier and learn about integration functions, op amp input bias currents, and how to limit the voltage swing of a potentiometer.
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If I wanted to build a battery-powered electric drill, would it be…
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In addition to forward voltage drop (Vf) and peak inverse voltage…
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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
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A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a…
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A tool designed to convert RF power from watts to decibels and vice versa
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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The metric system, besides being a collection of measurement units for…
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Fallacious reasoning and poor interpersonal relations account for more…
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All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…
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Who Developed the Karnaugh Map? Maurice Karnaugh, a…
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Like all electrical and electronic components, transistors are limited…
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For bipolar junction transistors, the fundamental measure of…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.
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