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How efficient are step up transformers? Some transformers even provide a variable output by allowing connection to be made at different points on the secondary…
What causes resistors to fail? A fixed composition resistor normally fails in an open configuration when overheated or overly stressed due to shock or vibration.…
Does it matter what type of capacitor? Yes, the type of capacitor can matter. Different types of capacitor have different properties. Some of the properties…
Are there any bad news about I2C addresses? The only bad news about I2C is that each I2C device must have a unique address –…
What type of battery cell can be restored after discharge? So, a primary battery should be thrown away after use as they are non-rechargeable. A,…
How does a microcontroller drive a MOSFET? But you still don’t want to drive them over a long wire from the microcontroller or PWM source.…
How do you determine if a transistor is saturated? A transistor goes into saturation when both the base-emitter and base-collector junctions are forward biased, basically.…
Does an ideal transformer have inductance? The ideal transformer has infinite no-load input impedance, 100% magnetic coupling between transformer windings ( hence no leakage inductance),…
What does JTAG stand for in microcontrollers? Later this spec was formalized into an IEEE standard (1149.1), entitled “Standard Test Access Port and Boundary-Scan Architecture”.…
How are H bridge transistors used in NPN circuits? NPN Only Transistor H-Bridge Circuits. Here we look at construction of all NPN transistor h-bridge circuits.…