DC Lab - Introduction

In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, you will build direct current (DC) circuits and learn fundamental electrical engineering circuit concepts.

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Fundamentals of Radio Communication

What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…

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Metric Prefix Conversions

To express a quantity in a different metric prefix from how it was…

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Read-Only Memory (ROM)

Read-only memory (ROM) is similar in design to static or dynamic RAM…

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Voltage and Current

As was previously mentioned, we need more than just a continuous path…

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AC Lab - Using a Transformer to Build a 12 VAC Power Supply

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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Troubleshooting Series and Parallel Circuits

The jobs of electronics engineers and technicians frequently entail…

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Characteristic Impedance

Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…

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Voltage Divider Circuits

Let’s analyze a simple series circuit and determine the voltage…

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DC Lab - Potato Battery

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will create a battery from a potato (yes! a potato) and learn about the relationship between chemical energy and electric energy.

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Simple Series Resonance

A similar effect happens in series inductive/capacitive circuits. When…

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The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

Bipolar junction transistors (Also known as BJTs) can be used as an…

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TTL NOR and OR gates

TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…

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Permissive and Interlock Circuits

A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control…

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Antiderivatives of Power Functions of e

  Note: this is a very unique and useful property of e. As in…

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Electrical Energy Calculator

This calculator will determine the instantaneous energy, sustained energy, and power consumed by an electrical system given two of the three electrical parameters (voltage, current, or resistance) and the time.

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Gate Universality

NAND and NOR gates possess a special property: they are universal.…

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The Instrumentation Amplifier

What Is an Instrumentation Amplifier? An instrumentation amplifier…

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Modern Nonmechanical Memory

Now we can proceed to studying specific types of digital storage…

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DC Lab - Precision Potentiometer

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a precision potentiometer from three lower precision potentiometer and learn about voltage range compression and parameter interactions.

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