A couple of years ago, I had the privilege of designing and building a new, state-of-the-art 50 kW transmitter site facility for KBRT(AM) in the Los Angeles market. The project was well documented in ...

When choosing a capacitor for any application, there are a few key characteristics that must be understood in order to analyze its suitability for the circuit. In a simple capacitor equivalent circuit ...

FIGURE 1: This electrical schematic diagram shows the cooler’s single-phase, R-134a capacitor start/capacitor run (CSCR) refrigeration compressor motor, and starting relay circuit section. July 6, ...

Vintage computer hardware can fail in a variety of fascinating ways, with [Bits und Bolts] dealing with an interesting failure mode, in the form of degraded MLCC capacitors on Voodoo 2 graphics ...

When troubleshooting a complex device, knowledge is “king.” We want, and need, to know everything relevant to the issue, including the proper IC revision number, where to find relevant reference ...

One of the last remaining unshrinkable obstacles blocking the progress of fully integrated, wearable technology is the clunky component that absorbs and disburses stray electricity and converts ...