6,000 Watt Craftsman Generator Instructions: This covers most of the important steps, but other procedures regarding troubleshooting and periodic maintenance can be found within the Craftsman operator’s manual ( https://www.craftsman.com ) From this point onward, we all need to try to get cheap tents that are small enough for 1 person per person in ourContinue reading “SPECIAL TOPICS: 6,000 Watt ( W ) Craftsman Generator Instructions”
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INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Voltage Dividers With Resistive Loads ( Part 2 )
In a previous exercise, we saw how the addition of a stiff voltage divider to a two-resistor series circuit lowers the voltage ( V ) drop across the lattermost resistor. We are now ready to examine this phenomena with a circuit that contains unequal resistor values: Q: a. What is the unloaded output voltage? b.Continue reading “INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Voltage Dividers With Resistive Loads ( Part 2 )“
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Voltage Divider Principle in Series-Parallel Circuits
The voltage-divider formula is expressed as follows: Vx = ( Rx / RT )( Vs ) This formula is used to determine how series resistors ( R ) split voltage drops apart as current passes through them. The net voltage drop across a series circuit’s resistors is always ( ignoring small losses ) equal toContinue reading “INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Voltage Divider Principle in Series-Parallel Circuits“
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Kirchhoff’s Laws ( Part 3 )
Thus far, we have used a single-loop series circuit to demonstrate the principles of Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule. What if, however, a circuit has multiple loops through which current ( I ) travels? To further complicate things, what if each loop contains a voltage ( V ) source? How will it be possible to determine theContinue reading “INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Kirchhoff’s Laws ( Part 3 )”
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Kirchhoff’s Laws ( Part 2 )
The Loop Rule states that the sum of voltage ( V ) rises and drops around a closed loop must equal zero. This observation is an extension of the Law of Conservation of Energy which states that energy is neither created or destroyed, but it has the ability to change form. Furthermore, the direction thatContinue reading “INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Kirchhoff’s Laws ( Part 2 )”
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Kirchhoff’s Laws ( Part 1 )
Conventional current ( I ) within an electrical circuit travels from a positively charged anode to a negatively charged cathode terminal: In reality, electric field lines are what emerge from the positive terminal and terminate on the negative one; thus, negatively charged electrons actually flow in the opposite direction. Envisioning current as mobile positive chargesContinue reading “INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Kirchhoff’s Laws ( Part 1 )”
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: The Voltage-Divider Formula
Thus far, we have seen how the sum of voltage drops across a series circuit is equal to the voltage value of the source ( Vs ): Vs = V1 + V2 + V3 In the aforementioned scenario, three resistors are situated within a non-diverging electrical path; thus, each resistor along the electrical path hasContinue reading “INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: The Voltage-Divider Formula“
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Series Circuits
A series circuit is one in which electric current ( I ) travels along a closed path that does not split apart: *** Note: Conventional current consists of positive charges that flow from the positively charged anode to the negatively charged cathode. In reality, negatively charged electrons flow in the opposite direction. *** The diagram,Continue reading “INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Series Circuits”
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Electron Volts vs. Kilowatt Hours ( Part 2 )
A previous mathematical derivation was used to determine that an electron volt ( eV ) is a quantity of energy carried by an electron that accelerates through an electric field. We will now see that the kilowatt-hour ( kWh ) is also a unit of energy; it is a quantum of energy carried by aContinue reading “INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Electron Volts vs. Kilowatt Hours ( Part 2 )“
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Energy and Power ( Part 1 )
Although, energy and power are interrelated concepts, they possess distinct identities of their own. Consider the relatively simple task of inflating a balloon. Blowing a small puff of air into a balloon over a short time-interval will cause the balloon to expand slightly before recoiling to its previous state. Breathing more forcefully into a balloonContinue reading “INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS: Energy and Power ( Part 1 )”