Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…
Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a half-wave rectifier circuit using a silicon diode and learn about the differences between permanent magnet motor operation on AC vs. DC power.
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Define the following metrological terms: • Uncertainty • Accuracy…
What is the purpose of a seven-segment decoder circuit? What is a…
An unbalanced Wheatstone bridge cannot be solved using simple series…
This is a schematic for a simple VCO: The oscillator is of the RC…
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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“I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the…
So far, we’ve studied both S-R and D latch circuits with enable…
AC electromechanical meter movements come in two basic arrangements:…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
How much voltage is there between the following pairs of points in…
In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a resistive voltage divider and observe how Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL) function in real circuits using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
A right triangle is defined as having one angle precisely…
This calculator computes for the capacitor charge time and energy, given the supply voltage and the added series resistance.
A common topology for DC-AC power converter circuits uses a pair of…
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A very important measurement in many liquid chemical processes…
Behaviors of Inductors wrapped around a Conductive Core Suppose we…
TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
AC electromechanical meter movements come in two basic arrangements:…
This series LED resistance calculator is perfect for when you have a single LED or a number of the same color of LEDs in series and need to know which resistor you should use.
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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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
So far, the filter designs we’ve concentrated on have employed…
Suppose we wanted to build a device that could add two binary bits…
When someone mentions the word “computer,” a digital…
Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
Testing a JFET with a multimeter might seem to be a relatively easy…
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
Knowing how to generate Gray code should allow us to build larger…
In simple AC power systems, one of the two conductors is typically…
A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna
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Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…
Pure resistive AC circuit: voltage and current are in phase. …
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The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of a symmetric stripline.
Normally, the ampacity rating of a conductor is a circuit design…
Determine if the light bulb will de-energize for each of the following…
By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
This calculator solves for any single missing value in the ideal diode I-V equation for a forward-biased PN-junction diode. Parameters are current, saturation current, voltage, temperature, and ideality factor.
Try out our Resistor Color Code Calculator in our Tools section.…
Since complex numbers are legitimate mathematical entities, just like…
The fourth example has A partially overlapping B. Though, we will…
A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that…
Temperature coefficient (α) per degree C: Material Element/Alloy…
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…
Of course, there is a danger of electrical shock when directly…