In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a BJT differential amplifier and learn about a fundamental building block that is the basis of most operational amplifiers.
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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Having learned about digital memory devices in the last chapter, we…
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A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…
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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
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Most of us have experienced some form of electric “shock,”…
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For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…
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By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a thermocouple to measure temperature changes and learn about the Seebeck effect.
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It is very important to keep in mind that the “normal”…
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Centuries ago, it was discovered that certain types of mineral rock…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) to build a sensitive switching circuit and learn about JFET current gain.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, use an LED as a light-sensitive photodetector and learn how to use a bipolar transistor in a common-emitter amplifier configuration.
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This calculator helps determine the resistance of a variable resistor within a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the differential voltage created across the bridge terminals.
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The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…
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Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
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This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
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Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
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This calculator will convert pressure values to ten different standard units for pressure.
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As the name suggests, the tetrode tube contains four elements: cathode…
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The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
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A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating
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Like all electrical and electronic components, transistors are limited…
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Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.
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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
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So far, we’ve explored tubes which are totally…
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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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You might have been wondering how charges can continuously flow in a…
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It is very important to keep in mind that the “normal”…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
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Centuries ago, it was discovered that certain types of mineral rock…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will construct a voltage detector with adjustable sensitivity and audio output, and you will learn a method for detecting small electrical signals without an oscilloscope.
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How is it possible to electrically measure the torque output by a…
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This tool is designed to convert power ratios to decibel
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The choice of step-down transformers to use in a project such as this…
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All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to…
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