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jippie

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What is the reason that the value "47" is so popular in electrical engineering?

answered May 3, 2013 at 7:02

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Why are the contacts for the Data lines in USB A and B plugs shorter than the contacts for Ground and Power?

answered Aug 10, 2015 at 18:30

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Sizing MOSFET gate resistor

answered May 9, 2013 at 18:20

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What is Overmodulation?

answered Apr 19, 2014 at 9:49

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AVR - How to program an AVR chip in Linux

answered Apr 19, 2013 at 6:48

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Batteries in series with different amp-hour ratings.

answered Mar 12, 2013 at 20:43

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Does my circuit need decoupling caps?

answered Nov 17, 2013 at 21:42

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Using a bottle of water as a resistor

answered Oct 16, 2014 at 18:08

24 votes

My son got shocked by a D cell battery

answered Jan 17, 2013 at 22:46

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What should the input voltage be for a L7805CV voltage regulator?

answered Dec 10, 2012 at 20:57

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Why is PWM used to control DC motor speed instead of using a variable resistance?

answered Nov 1, 2013 at 9:20

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How can I detect which arduino board (or which controller) in software?

answered Feb 18, 2013 at 19:58

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5 Band resistors and correct orientation

answered Jul 6, 2014 at 7:42

20 votes

Naively mixing two (or perhaps more) audio signals

answered Mar 19, 2014 at 7:45

20 votes

Single LED single transistor circuit not working

answered May 25, 2013 at 12:45

19 votes

How does a signal travel down a telephone wire?

answered May 10, 2013 at 8:35

19 votes

Does a self-powered USB device have to connect to VCC from the host port?

answered Jan 18, 2013 at 23:16

18 votes

Read Positive and Negative Voltage in Arduino

answered Apr 29, 2014 at 5:57

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What is the purpose of the capacitor and resistor in this op-amp circuit?

answered Apr 26, 2014 at 6:19

16 votes

Why do some tactile switches have 4 terminals?

answered Feb 21, 2014 at 20:58

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What components are these?

answered Mar 14, 2014 at 10:35

15 votes

What was used to detect light before the invention of photodiodes/phototransistors?

answered Sep 8, 2013 at 9:13

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Where does the Maximum Emitter-Base Voltage come from?

answered Jul 3, 2012 at 20:32

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10V from USB port

answered May 26, 2013 at 9:44

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Vacuum cleaner power rating does not match line voltage and current rating

answered Apr 28, 2013 at 13:23

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"Giant Pixel", low-energy component?

answered Dec 24, 2012 at 22:18

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Why my DAC works without GND and VCC?

answered Nov 24, 2013 at 11:29

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Why do all transistor latch circuits (that ive seen) use two transistors?

answered Nov 4, 2014 at 6:42

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Why does a multimeter put more voltage to measure a smaller resistance?

answered Sep 7, 2013 at 12:10

13 votes

Why need the capacitors be as close as possible to the device?

answered Jan 19, 2014 at 12:12

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