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1949 Television Local Oscillator Operation
Usually these old sets use a Colpitts oscillator as the local oscillator, but the one in this Motorola VT73 is strange. I have no idea how it works and would like to understand its' operation. Any ...
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what does Id/I(vgs) vs frequency tell us about the MOSFET in analog IC design?
I am going through all of jakob bakers examples from his cmosedu website and this one in particular does not make sense. This example is from a file named Fig9_34 which can be found in the ...
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How do I determine what voltages are safe to apply to the outputs of IC's?
This is an issue that I keep coming across and I still dont have a full answer on how to deal with this situation aside from using a mechanical switch or pins.
My board will be powered by battery ...
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Is this a good design for a voltage regulator and current regulator power source?
I designed this circuit based on a lecture from class. I'm not focusing on specific component values yet, as I will calculate them later.
My professor mentioned that using the components we learned ...
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Opamp unexpectedly amplifying common mode noise (LTspice)
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
I'm trying to design a DC Ground fault protection device for a PV array.
While simulating the design, I tried introducing some AC noise ...
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Help me figure out what rectifier rating values I need when all I have is the ratings for an entire stack of 18 diodes
I need to rebuild a high voltage rectifier stack for a high power FM broadcast transmitter. The original parts and similar ones are long out of production.
The stack is made up of 18 stud rectifiers ...
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How is it possible to calculate Laplace Transform DC Battery-RLC Circuit Output with Inductor Current and Ouput Voltage Initial Conditions?
1. How is it possible to calculate Laplace Transform Battery-RLC Circuit Output with Inductor and Ouput Voltage Initial Conditions?
I was calculating output Voltage \$V_{out1}\$, with an initial ...
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Active flyback MOSFET as an alternative to a Schottky diode for 15A+ inductive load switching?
I'm designing a low-side PWM driver for a 24 V brushed DC motor that draws around 15 A of continuous current. The motor is driven using PWM at a frequency between 2 kHz and 5 kHz, with a variable duty ...
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Maximum current density for surface and Internal layers in Power Analyzer tool for a high current PCB
The attached image shows the Power Analyzer configuration for my PCB. I would like to understand how to correctly configure the maximum current density for both surface and internal layers. For ...
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Why doesn't swapping the LDR with the resistor in the voltage divider part reverse the behaviour?
Below is my circuit diagram:
The circuit works fine as a light detector but when I swap the positions of the resistor and LDR connected to the base of the BC547B transistor, the LED gets stuck in the ...
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Help with 30V 10A DC Power Supply Schematic
I am working on an amplifier that requires a 30V 10amp DC power supply. I want to build this myself to house the converter from 120V wall AC to DC inside of the speaker's chassis itself, mostly to ...
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Why do multimeter's datasheets give resolution and not sensitivity?
Why do multimeter's datasheets give resolution and not sensitivity?
RESOLUTION - the smallest portion of the signal that can be observed.
SENSITIVITY - the smallest change in the signal that can be ...
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Is backfeeding a power brick a problem?
I'm putting together a portable equipment rack for field use - the usual sort of thing where a collection of off-the-shelf items are mounted together into a peli-case as a one-off assembly. All the ...
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Where to set cut-off frequency/sampling rate of DAQ (Data AcQuisition) devices in qualification context
I am building a setup for the qualification of some devices that will need to pass DO-160 and in particular section 20 conducted & radiated.
I've already passed these tests on other devices with ...
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52**t SOT32-6 IC identification
I have an IC with marking '52' then '64' vertical then 't'.
Can any one help?
It's in a power supply which outputs 24, 64V.
Its input from the white wire beside the two red and black 360V after the ...