This video provides an introduction to the internal components of typical smoke detectors.
A 12-V automotive battery rail is subject to many transients. The purpose of the front-end power…
The R/2R DAC circuit is an alternative to the binary-weighted-input…
What Is a R/2nR DAC Circuit? The R/2nR DAC circuit, otherwise known as…
Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
If a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal is sent to a passive…
Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…
Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
Parts and Materials 4011 quad NAND gate (Radio Shack catalog #…
Like its bipolar cousin, the field-effect transistor may be used as an…
Generators used in battery-charging systems must be regulated so as to…
The single-transistor inverter circuit illustrated earlier is actually…
The peak voltage calculator calculates peak voltage values from the peak-to-peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
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Things start to get complicated when we need to relate two or more AC…
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Whenever there is a mismatch of impedance between transmission line…
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Identify each of these logic gates by name, and complete their…
Define the following terms: energy, work, and power.
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
PARTS AND MATERIALS Four 6 volt batteries One capacitor, 100 µF…
A special type of relay is one that monitors the current, voltage,…
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Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain…
If you’ve ever witnessed a lightning storm, you’ve seen…
A microcontroller is a specialized type of digital computer used to…
As an instructor of electronics, I am called upon frequently to help…
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Similar in thought to the idea of the integrated circuit, tube…
Definition of a Logarithm “log” denotes a…
This calculator calculates the free space loss, given the distance, frequency, and gain, between two antennas.
How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Digital circuits are circuits dealing with signals restricted to the…
A very common misconception students have about potentiometers is the…
Thevenin’s Theorem states that it is possible to simplify any…
Because it takes energy to force charge to flow against the opposition…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
What Is a Zener Diode? A Zener diode is a special type of rectifying…
Seebeck Effect An interesting phenomenon applied in the field of…
This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a Pi Attenuator.
This tool is designed to convert power ratios to decibel
Instantaneous Values in AC Circuits Pure resistive AC circuit:…
Suppose we had a simple one-battery, one-lamp circuit controlled by a…
Pure semiconductors are relatively good insulators as compared with…
Power Equation of Ohm’s Law and Joule’s Law …
