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Is paralleling MOSFETs a good or a bad idea?

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How do constant current constant voltage devices work?

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Do solar inverters dump excess generated energy as heat?

asked Jul 23, 2021 at 17:17

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What happens when a ceramic bypass or decoupling capacitor goes bad?

asked Nov 12, 2019 at 20:06

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What is the purpose of clamping the gate and source of a mosfet

asked Apr 25, 2020 at 6:40

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Why do contactors have lower withstanding current for signaling than power circuits?

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Are USB type C pull resistor neccesary on CC and SBU pins?

asked Sep 25, 2021 at 9:41

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ADC feature explanations

asked May 12, 2020 at 18:06

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What does a High Impedance input mean for an ADC

asked May 25, 2020 at 0:57

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Should I remove the solder mask from an isolation-barrier?

asked Sep 24, 2020 at 13:43

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Circuit that retains a state even after power loss

asked Mar 13, 2021 at 17:56

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Can PCB dissipate heat from MOSFET so that a heatsink is not needed

asked Jun 7, 2021 at 15:35

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Can a N-channel MOSFET used as a highside switch

asked Mar 24, 2020 at 14:41

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Can you parallel the transistors in ULN2003?

asked Sep 27, 2018 at 14:47

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How are small triacs able to “switch” or control high power AC loads

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Is there a lower form factor alternative for common female header pins

asked Aug 15, 2019 at 2:03

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Buck - Boost converter inductor selection

asked Sep 19, 2019 at 10:51

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What the difference between a buck-boost converter and buck-boost controller?

asked Nov 14, 2019 at 18:35

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Are the USB-C D+ and D- shorted to its duplicate pair pin?

asked Dec 6, 2019 at 0:44

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How to count the units moved with 2 motor encoders

asked Dec 24, 2019 at 5:22

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ADC eliminating noise for improved accuracy

asked May 20, 2020 at 18:12

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How to calibrate current transformer such as SCT-013 without having to actually generate the actual current?

asked Apr 8, 2020 at 8:41

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How to safely interface 220VAC in a PCB

asked Jan 12, 2020 at 2:04

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Spikes on a square wave of a oscilloscope reading

asked Jan 16, 2020 at 16:14

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Is a diode on a MOSFET's gate-source really necessary?

asked Jul 1, 2021 at 9:40

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Importance of 2nd or 3rd order RC Low Pass Filter in noise/ripple filtering

asked Jun 14, 2020 at 22:56

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Choosing series resistor for Optocoupler LED

asked Jul 2, 2020 at 20:21

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High or low side switching where the switch (button) is meters away from the circuit

asked Jul 6, 2020 at 18:09

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1 answer

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How do you measure power consumed by a PoE-powered device?

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Converting a DeWalt charger from 110V to 220V, rational of component selection from the guide

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Is paralleling MOSFETs a good or a bad idea?

How do constant current constant voltage devices work?

Do solar inverters dump excess generated energy as heat?

What happens when a ceramic bypass or decoupling capacitor goes bad?

What is the purpose of clamping the gate and source of a mosfet

Why do contactors have lower withstanding current for signaling than power circuits?

Are USB type C pull resistor neccesary on CC and SBU pins?

ADC feature explanations

What does a High Impedance input mean for an ADC

Should I remove the solder mask from an isolation-barrier?

Circuit that retains a state even after power loss

Can PCB dissipate heat from MOSFET so that a heatsink is not needed

Can a N-channel MOSFET used as a highside switch

Can you parallel the transistors in ULN2003?

How are small triacs able to “switch” or control high power AC loads

Is there a lower form factor alternative for common female header pins

Buck - Boost converter inductor selection

What the difference between a buck-boost converter and buck-boost controller?

Are the USB-C D+ and D- shorted to its duplicate pair pin?

How to count the units moved with 2 motor encoders

ADC eliminating noise for improved accuracy

How to calibrate current transformer such as SCT-013 without having to actually generate the actual current?

How to safely interface 220VAC in a PCB

Spikes on a square wave of a oscilloscope reading

Is a diode on a MOSFET's gate-source really necessary?

Importance of 2nd or 3rd order RC Low Pass Filter in noise/ripple filtering

Choosing series resistor for Optocoupler LED

High or low side switching where the switch (button) is meters away from the circuit

How do you measure power consumed by a PoE-powered device?

Converting a DeWalt charger from 110V to 220V, rational of component selection from the guide