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Conceptual short circuit diode / zero-bias base collector junction BJT question
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What is the Design of Loney's Solenoid for Satellite Magnetic Torquers?
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DC Lighting Control - Power 3 LED Strips
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Current Carrying Ability of A Potato
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Using multiple 555 timers in astable
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How is a Compensator Realized in Practical Control Systems?
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Simple alternatives protoboards for RF circuit design
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Describing the voltage out of a rectifier
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How to learn the basics/building guitar effects
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Mastering the Solar System Design: Calculating Cable Loss
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RC Circuit: Effects of Increasing R on E and V
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Three-phase symmetrical components SPICE attempt
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Differential Amplifier not working properly.
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Calculating heat loss and conduction through a wire
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Calculate Cut-Off Frequency for Low Pass Filter w/ 2 Op-Amps
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Difference between positive and negative flow in wires
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Antenna as a source of electricity
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What is the TRIG.SOURCE button for?
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What are the best inverter topologies for low power induction motors?
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Where can I find examples of energy band diagrams for semiconductor devices?
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Dc brushless motor in locomotive is it possible?
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Transformer currents in primary and secondary question
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Magnets or EMF in car bumpers to protect from fender bender
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Calculating magnetic field of finite solenoid
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Why Phone Charger Makes High Frequency Sound
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Understanding the Nature of Electricity: Flow of Electrons or Electric Charge?
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Understanding Half-Wave Rectification in AC Circuits: V(dc)=0.318Vm Explained
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Length of wire in a coil of known dimensions?
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LED's powered by by AC draw more current
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Model predictive control variable Cost function
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Understanding Potential Difference and EMF in Electric Circuits
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Question over Coupling capacitors and Op-Amps
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PCB Design / Fab / Assembly start up experience?
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Why we are using single phase & three phase
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How can a diode defend the coil during transistor cutoff?
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The Role of Batteries in Electrical Circuits
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Reverse Recovery Time Explained: Simple Guide
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How do I obtain a usable 60 volts for my singing arc?
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Electromagnet core dereference between hard and soft iron
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Can Emerging Battery Technologies Approach the Energy Density of Liquid Fuels?
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How Does Resistance Distribute Along the Length of a Resistor?
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Find the Perfect Heat Sink: Closed Four-Sided Design with Open Ends
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Can electrons pile up in a conductor
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How to convert AC Watts to DC Watts
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Need a stable 5V 7A Power Supply
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Why is the Norelco 1.1kW step-down device so compact?
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What Makes the Wheatstone Bridge Ideal for Measuring Small Resistances?
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How EMR interacts with matter and how antennas differ to other rods
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Any frequency sweep feature in LTSpice?
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Are Relays the Electrical Equivalent of Mechanical Switches?
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How to obtain the sampling frequency of frequency data
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DC vs AC Parameters: Understanding the Difference
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How to Measure the Bandwidth of an LNA?
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How Does Generator Size Affect Weight at Different Speeds?
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What are the Convolution Intervals for Step Function and Exponential Decay?
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Adding New Section Panel: Do We Need a Separate Feeder & Breaker?
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Why do we need setup and hold time?
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What is the Quiescent Operating Point for FET's?
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A Parallel AND a Series circuit
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A problem with display on an oscilloscope
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Voltage Fluctuations in Arduino-opamp-thermistor circuit
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How to Boost 0.3V to 5V for Capacitor Charging?
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The difference of Back EMF waveform shape of BLDC and brushless PM generator
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Power electronic switches VS dc contactor
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RL-circuit with a switch, with the differential equation.
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Motors for a scale model plane (airfix not rc)
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Balanced load at home means no current on the neutral?
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Diode in a series LC circuit and voltage at resonance?
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Need help setting up multi potentiometers.
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Understanding FET Maximum Ratings: DC vs Pulsed Drain Current
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What is an Active*low*Input*and edge* triggered input?
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Inductive Torque sensing demystified
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How is a pole mounted transformer wired?
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Are Modular Synthesizers the Future of Music Creation?
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FDM vs OFDM: Why Can OFDM Overlap Without ICI?
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Why Is Transformer Secondary Voltage In Phase With Primary Despite Lenz's Law?
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Powering a Railgun: Generating High Currents & Calculating Velocity
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Can someone explain the workings of this FM transmitter circuit in detail?
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Discrete time Derivative/Integration mechanisms in DSP.
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How Do You Determine if a System is Causal and Distinguish Between FIR and IIR?
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How Does Rotor Pole Count Affect AC Motor Performance?
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Understanding High Pass Filter: Plate Behavior and Phase Shift
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Can I share an AC neutral w/ two different voltage requirements?
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Can Magnetic Induction Affect Measurements in Non-Conservative Fields?
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Current through short-circuit inductor
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Dielectric Polarization and leakage effects?
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Question about capacitor voltage and inner dielectric effects?
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Calculating Amperage from a 3 Farad Capacitor
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Electromagnetic Induction Without Air Core
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FDM, TDM & Fiber-optics: Multiplexing Explained
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How can I protect my DC series motor starter from frequent damage?
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Find Replacement for LM1013 IC - Need Help
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JFET Clarification: Why the Depletion Region is Wider near the Top?
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Voltage spike in alternator when phases are shorted?
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RLC circuit resistance, inductance and capacitance
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Help w/ Signal Generator (voltage varies w/ freq adjustment)
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Multi inductor or capacitor RLC circuits
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Branch Circuits: What is and isn't?
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How Does the Depletion Region Influence Diode Behavior in Forward Bias?
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Voltage in Circuits: Why Does Potential Difference Appear?
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