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Constructing a Demo Using an LRC Circuit

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Simple electrical engine theory

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Achieving Variable Phase Shift in Yellow Light

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Understanding Frequency Regulation in Power Plants

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Generator Rotation: Does Opposite Direction Increase Electrical Output?

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If voltage is constant and current increases, does resistance decrease?

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Radio Tuner without an inductor coil

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Ups Backup Source Experience

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Why iron cores in motors, generator loading, and safe battery electromagnet power

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Designing and Constructing a Circuit: Getting Started

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Is the Chart Box Plan Feasible for Utilizing Telephone Line Power?

  • MrMedeco
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Superconductors and Conductors: Connections and Possibilities

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Find Solve Real-Life Engineering Challenges Here!

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Can You Power a Hydroponics Setup with a Stationary Bike Generator?

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Understand how a low pass filter

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Power system for appliances in a mobile bus using cheap sources

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Why don't birds get shocked sitting on transmission lines?

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Wiring a tethered car with forward/reverse and turning controls

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Info needed on High Voltage Systems

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Designing a Pocket-Sized Tracking Chip: Extra Credit Physics Project

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Design a 16 State Counter with 5 JK FF

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How do I tell if AC or DC current flows through each component?

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Voltage Source with output of OV

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Magnetic fields, current and resistance

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Sizing a Potentiometer and padding resistors

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Static electricity with spinning disks

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Idea of powerlines kind of dated?

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Voltmeter IC for Measuring Voltage in BCD

  • david90
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Voltage Multiplier: Increasing 1.5V to 5V

  • Thewayne45
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Why Do My Outlets Have a Positive, Negative, and Ground?

  • Peter Pan
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How can you create a stable 5V power supply for digital logic gates?

  • david90
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Why do electrons move from anode to cathode in a fuel cell?

  • Nim
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Does Home Grounding Protect from Electric Shock?

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Is the Efficiency of This Electric Motor Too Good to be True?

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Measuring voltage between two positive rails in a 24V vehicle system

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How exactly does a transistor work?

  • PRodQuanta
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What Do Electrical Engineers Do?

  • GTdan
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Where can I find a good explanation of Mealy and Moore machines?

  • phantomAI
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Passive transceiver powered by received RF signals

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Can I Convert 24v Wheelchair Batteries to Power a Laptop at 12v?

  • vars
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Can a Wireless PCMCIA Card Extend Internet Access Beyond 100m?

  • username
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30V to more Volts/less current, making homemade lightning

  • peter444
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Should I Leave My Computer On or Turn It Off at Night?

  • Ivan Seeking
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Improve WiFi Reception with Phased Array Antenna

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Diesel-Electric Power system on a Ship

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Magnetic Field outside AC Solenoid

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Solving Zener Circuit: Vs=50V, Vz=10V, Iz=32mA, R1=1K Ohm

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Designing a Counter for 0-5-2-7-4-1-6-3-0 Using Gates and T-Flip Flops

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Amp-hour capacity of 1.5V batteries when linked in series

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Can I substitute an unlabeled NPN transistor for a 2N3904?

  • david90
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Kirchhoff's law problems with two circuits

  • TJ
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Creating a Monorail: Electric Fields and Magnetism

  • The Green Giant
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What is collector current and how do you calculate it?

  • Artman
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Kirchhoff's Law: Solving Matrix Inverse on HP 48GX

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What is the Amperage Rating of a 3-Pronged Edison Plug

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Free Worldwide Energy - Nichola Tesla

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Mini sumo robot motor driver losing too much power

  • binaryblade
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Are EMP Generators Legal in the US, Florida? Voltage Speculation

  • Muteibanez
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Voltage drop across R2 in series circuit with 5Ω and 9Ω resistors

  • ViEternal83
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Building a Mod60 Counter with Mod10 and Mod6

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Calculating Emitter, Base and Collector Currents in an NPN Transistor

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Astonishing little AC/DC-adaptor

  • kuengb
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What is the name for wireless AC power transfer between inductors?

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Optoisolation: Why Do You Need It?

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How do I build a spectrum analyzer?

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Build a PIC-Controlled Robot: All You Need Under $200

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Can laser diodes be safely used in children's toys?

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Converting 24v to 12v for truck accessories

  • Peter Pan
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Latch and Flip Flop: Is Latch a Type of Flip-Flop?

  • david90
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How to Implement a JK Flip Flop for a Given State Diagram?

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Why don't red laser pens produce straight beams like green ones?

  • MythioS
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Step Up Voltage from Disposable Camera Flash

  • Muteibanez
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How Do EM Fields Influence Fluid Properties?

  • DivGradCurl
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How Can I Connect Multiple Modules in Verilog?

  • david90
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How do I wire old light bulbs with a 6V battery for a science fair project?

  • Danae Legrow
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Adding a volume control knob at the steering wheel

  • david90
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Why should you be careful when choosing the size of a relay contact or fuse?

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Do Any Materials Contract with Small Electrical Currents?

  • CyberJay
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Digital Elevator: Designing a 2 Floor System

  • JasonJo
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Systematic approach to boolean equations with multiplexers and decoders

  • david90
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How Efficient Are Radio Signals Over Distance?

  • Thomas1980
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Analytical model for linear generator

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Why does Ohm's law seem to contradict the power equation?

  • Erazman
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Cascading Multiplexers: A Tutorial

  • JasonJo
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Optical analog to digital converter

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How to Find I1 in a Circuit with Multiple Elements

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Large capacitor bank for a science project

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Can Stacked High Frequency Electromagnets Overcome Magnetic Interference?

  • warpexplorer
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Where to start learning circuitry and building devices

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How can I make something like this?

  • david90
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How does an electron gain kinetic energy from an electric field?

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