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Securing electrical cables to holes in enclosures?

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Does wire color matter in electronics?

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Why can't USB-C receivers be as small as their USB-A counterparts?

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Can a high voltage line kill a person without touching it?

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What is the reason for yellow tape on top of USB mini-B?

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Why do condors get electrocuted by power lines?

answered Jul 8, 2016 at 5:58

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How do media buttons on a plain wired headset work?

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How to make traces on an universal PCB?

answered Jan 16, 2013 at 17:51

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Why would clipping a wire cause a bomb to explode?

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Why do the leads of some resistors have holes?

answered Apr 22, 2022 at 6:57

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How can I make connection on pcb (circuit board) holes without solder (for prototyping)?

answered Aug 1, 2016 at 21:57

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What kind of wire connectors are these?

answered Jul 28, 2017 at 3:11

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Internal or external oscillator

answered Dec 8, 2015 at 9:11

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How do I find a shutter-style (off-half-full press) momentary button?

answered Dec 16, 2017 at 19:06

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Pull-up and Pull-down Resistor Usage on Input or Output MCU Pins

answered Feb 19, 2013 at 21:01

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Why are op amps used so frequently in analog electronics?

answered Aug 1, 2015 at 4:18

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What is the objective of a base-emitter resistor?

answered Feb 3, 2016 at 23:35

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For 3.3V microprocessors, what's the best way to power the gate of a MOSFET?

answered May 22, 2016 at 10:31

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Does Bluetooth interfere with WiFi?

answered Nov 12, 2019 at 6:41

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Are circuit boards necessary?

answered Jul 28, 2016 at 1:01

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More than one button in the same pin

answered Jul 12, 2013 at 19:07

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What happens if I omit the pullup resistors on I2C lines?

answered Mar 12, 2014 at 4:43

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Arduino digitalRead reading wrong

answered Sep 23, 2013 at 1:52

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ATMega8: why do VCC and AVCC have to be connected?

answered Oct 22, 2013 at 20:20

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what is the difference between PHY and MAC chip

answered Jul 11, 2013 at 13:15

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A good circuit for a large number of push button inputs?

answered Sep 28, 2013 at 21:57

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Hole in PCB due to corrosive reaction?

answered Nov 7, 2019 at 6:11

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What does a dashed rectangle and an encircled dot mean?

answered Feb 9, 2022 at 3:44

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Why not reflow a PCB before placing parts?

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What are coupling and decoupling capacitors?

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2,271 Answers

Securing electrical cables to holes in enclosures?

Does wire color matter in electronics?

Why can't USB-C receivers be as small as their USB-A counterparts?

Can a high voltage line kill a person without touching it?

What is the reason for yellow tape on top of USB mini-B?

Why do condors get electrocuted by power lines?

How do media buttons on a plain wired headset work?

How to make traces on an universal PCB?

Why would clipping a wire cause a bomb to explode?

Why do the leads of some resistors have holes?

How can I make connection on pcb (circuit board) holes without solder (for prototyping)?

What kind of wire connectors are these?

Internal or external oscillator

How do I find a shutter-style (off-half-full press) momentary button?

Pull-up and Pull-down Resistor Usage on Input or Output MCU Pins

Why are op amps used so frequently in analog electronics?

What is the objective of a base-emitter resistor?

For 3.3V microprocessors, what's the best way to power the gate of a MOSFET?

Does Bluetooth interfere with WiFi?

Are circuit boards necessary?

More than one button in the same pin

What happens if I omit the pullup resistors on I2C lines?

Arduino digitalRead reading wrong

ATMega8: why do VCC and AVCC have to be connected?

what is the difference between PHY and MAC chip

A good circuit for a large number of push button inputs?

Hole in PCB due to corrosive reaction?

What does a dashed rectangle and an encircled dot mean?

Why not reflow a PCB before placing parts?

What are coupling and decoupling capacitors?