Photoconductive Cell Construction and Working

Photoconductive Cell Construction and Working: Photoconductive Cell Construction and Working - Light striking the surface of a material can provide sufficient energy to cause electrons within the material to break…

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UJT Circuit Diagram

UJT Circuit Diagram: UJT Circuit Diagram Operation : The Unijunction transistor (UJT) consists of a bar of lightly-doped n-type silicon with a block of p-type material on one side, [see…

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Bridge Tied Load Amplifier

Bridge Tied Load Amplifier: All of the power amplifiers already discussed have been single-ended (SE): meaning that they provide power to a load that has one terminal grounded and the…

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AC Analysis of BJT Circuits Articles

AC Analysis of BJT Circuits Articles: Coupling and Bypassing Capacitors: Coupling Capacitors – To use a transistor circuit to amplify or otherwise process an ac signal, the signal source must…

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IC Linear Voltage Regulators

IC Linear Voltage Regulators: 723 IC Regulator - The basic circuit of a 723 IC Linear Voltage Regulators in a dual-in-line package is shown in Fig. 17-20. This IC has…

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Improving Regulator Performance

Improving Regulator Performance: Error Amplifier Gain - The performance of a regulator is dependent on the voltage gain of the error amplifier. A higher gain amplifier gives better line and…

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Integrated Circuit Operational Amplifier

Integrated Circuit Operational Amplifier: Circuit Symbol and Packages - Figure 14-1(a) shows the triangular circuit symbol for an Integrated Circuit Operational Amplifier (op-amp). As illustrated, there are two input terminals,…

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Amplifier Testing

Amplifier Testing: Preparation - Transistor Amplifier Testing and other circuits should be tested in a methodical fashion; otherwise the results obtained may be useless. The circuit should first be carefully…

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