Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
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Project Overview This project employs all of the skills…
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Shockley Diodes and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) Shockley…
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will compare the resistance of a lamp filament in its on and off states and learn about nonlinear resistances by applying Ohm's law.
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The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
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Safety is very important when designing and/or building a device…
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If a strip of conductive metal is stretched, it will become skinnier…
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Most ohmmeters of the design shown in the previous section utilize a…
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Generally speaking, how many “time constants” worth of time does…
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Ammeters Measure Electrical Current A meter designed to measure…
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In electric circuits, the three basic quantities are voltage (E or V),…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will examine the heat generated by resistors and maybe even make one smoke! Also, learn to calculate power dissipation using Joule's law and resistor power ratings.
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In this circuit, three resistors receive the same amount of current (4…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple current mirror using matched bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about current mirror circuit limitations, the temperature dependence of BJTs, and thermal runaway.
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So far we know that AC voltage alternates in polarity and AC current…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use the frequency spectrum display from an oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn about spectral analysis.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a null-balancing potentiometric voltmeter and learn how to prevent a voltmeter from changing the voltage it is measuring.
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Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
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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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Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple voltmeter and ammeter while learning some fundamentals about circuit measurements.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
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Note the “50 ohm” rating printed on the jacket of the cable. What…
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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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Solve this equation for the value of x: x + 5 = 8 How many exact…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a pulse-width modulator power controller for a light and learn the basics of PWM signals.
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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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Explain the operation of this “H-bridge” motor control circuit: At…
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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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Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…
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This tool is designed to calculate cross-talk coefficient and coupled voltage for a stripline
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An electromechanical generator is a device capable of producing…
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The half-adder is extremely useful until you want to add more than one…
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A three-phase motor may be run from a single-phase power source.…
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A calculator for computing the impedance of a wire stripline.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) current regulator and learn some of the advantages of JFETs over BJTs for current regulation.
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What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a 3-bit down counter using J-K flip-flops and learn about asynchronous counter functionality.
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A rheostat (variable resistor) and a switch are both examples of…
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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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Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…
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So far, the phenomenon of resonance appears to be a useless curiosity,…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a programmable non-inverting amplifier and learn how to use the negative feedback of an operational amplifier to control the gain.
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A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
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Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
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