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If the energy meter sees a reactive load, will it register a lower reading?
Sep 6 '11 at 0:23
31
“Ground” vs. “Earth” vs. common vs. negative terminal
Jan 25 '17 at 4:18
28
How antenna radiates(how currents flows through wire)
Jul 5 '13 at 8:42
25
Why is an inductor not a good antenna?
Mar 11 '13 at 7:40
24
What is the process of going from machine code to electrically controlling individual transistors?
Nov 2 '19 at 23:46
23
How critical is winding a solenoid/electromagnet neatly?
May 30 '20 at 3:24
19
Why is there no net current in a wire without a voltage applied?
Dec 31 '16 at 2:25
17
Why does a neon lamp indicator on a power strip switch flicker in the dark?
Apr 25 '16 at 0:47
14
What is the purpose of the IR-diode Cover on Remote Controls?
Oct 17 '15 at 22:32
13
Will a battery short out when the terminals are directly connected together or will internal resistance save it?
Aug 4 '17 at 6:06
12
Blasting copper off a substrate with a 808nm laser diode- viability
Aug 15 '16 at 8:22
11
Silicon Diode Threshold Voltage 0.7
Feb 16 '17 at 9:22
11
How is it that two electric currents can travel in opposite directions on the same wire, at the same time, without interfering with each other?
Dec 22 '18 at 15:38
11
Why do we “need” resistors (I understand what they do, just not why…)?
Feb 23 '18 at 2:37
10
Why can current flow through the reverse biased base-collector junction (N-P junction) in a BJT with a forward biased base-emitter junction?
Dec 30 '16 at 11:41
10
My scope detects a 50Hz signal when the probe is not connected to a circuit, is this normal?
Aug 18 '13 at 8:38
9
If Conventional Current is wrong, how can I trace the flow of current in a schematic?
Jul 18 '17 at 17:46
9
where is the closed path in tesla coil?
Jul 4 '18 at 5:10
9
How can tungsten be a conductor and also have high resistance?
Feb 16 '17 at 8:37
9
How can there even be an input voltage on a long-tailed pair?
May 3 '18 at 1:14
8
Learning the principles of op-amps - Why are there so many?
Sep 10 '15 at 8:01
8
How to measure small, spiky amounts of current?
Jan 9 '18 at 1:12
8
How does this transistor dual LED flasher circuit work?
Sep 10 '15 at 2:19
8
How does this continuity/mains tester work?
Dec 13 '12 at 4:38
7
How can energy “physically” be fed back into the grid?
Jan 12 at 23:34
7
How is it possible that emitting electrons create alternating charges in the cavities of a magnetron?
Jan 22 '20 at 11:21
7
How do ZOR antennas work?
Dec 3 '19 at 5:34
7
Lower than 0.7-0.6V voltage drop on sillicon diodes
May 31 '16 at 22:46
7
Current flow intuition in a circuit
Mar 21 '16 at 8:29
6
Why does electricity require a closed loop to flow?
Nov 10 '16 at 7:33
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