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Compute the minimum number of 120Ω resistors to get 80Ω of resistance?

How does a laser printer control the laser to produce such high resolutions?

Why do ICs have NC (No Connection or No Function) pins?

Is MOSFET gate threshold voltage a limit or minimal "Full-on" switching voltage?

General question about analog and digital signals

Why can sticking fingers in an electric outlet kill you?

Why aren't active headphones equalized to a flat frequency response?

Spacecraft Power Supply Frequency

Are sealed lead-acid batteries safe to use indoors?

Are solder bridges on chips always bad?

Measuring feline capacitance

Is there a software program that calculates the Transfer Function for a given circuit?

meaning of MOSFET "linear region" in the context of switching losses

Capacitors for AMS1117 for 5V to 3.3V regulation

Charging Li-ion batteries in parallel

Can I connect two OPA541 (or similar power amplifiers) in parallel to get higher current output?

Physically, how does connecting a PCB to chassis ground reduce noise?

Why are the power transmission/distribution systems AC and not DC?

How to detect fake FTDI chips?

Why is the upper hole in a plug point bigger than the rest?

BJT power dissipation - Which value to use? (Ta vs Tc)

Determining minimum number of NAND/NOR gates required to realize a Boolean expression

Why do DRAMs retain their state better when they are cold (when powered off)?

What is a good methodology to identify small SMD components?

Isn't the term RAM technically incorrect?

How often are bits sent over cat 5 ethernet cables?

Why are Arduino peripherals called shields?

Understanding the Apple 1 power supply

Are too high capacitance capacitors "bad" for the circuit?

How do I design a 2A or more power supply for my consumer USB devices?