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38 votes
3 answers
6k views

Can people act like antennas?

27 votes
6 answers
9k views

How do I describe this circuit?

18 votes
2 answers
3k views

Why do I need space between two relays?

8 votes
3 answers
807 views

Chokes vs. small capacitors on signal cables

7 votes
3 answers
4k views

Does the physical size of electrolytic capacitors affect how they perform?

2 votes
4 answers
1k views

Why are my reed relays releasing 10x faster than spec?

2 votes
1 answer
91 views

How well do relays handle brief overcurrents?

2 votes
2 answers
5k views

What's the C rating for NiMH batteries? [duplicate]

1 vote
1 answer
91 views

How do I solder to a soldered overlay board?

1 vote
2 answers
1k views

Why are you supposed to wind an electromagnet only one way?

1 vote
1 answer
311 views

What could be causing this GFCI trip upon fan turn off?

1 vote
1 answer
533 views

Multiple identical chopper drives in parallel

1 vote
0 answers
743 views

Running a stepper motor at less than rated amps, what's the torque?

1 vote
2 answers
865 views

What are the differences between round and square steppers?

1 vote
4 answers
4k views

Can I drive a stepper motor like a brushless motor?

1 vote
2 answers
578 views

When conversing, what is a "big resistor"?

0 votes
2 answers
2k views

Using a DC-DC boost converter to run a stepper motror through a chopper drive

0 votes
1 answer
456 views

Why do over-currents destroy IC's?

0 votes
1 answer
473 views

Braking a motor with power transistors

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2 answers
2k views

Stepper motor causes massive spikes in power supply when decelerating

0 votes
1 answer
385 views

Do reed relays have shorter opening than closing time?

0 votes
1 answer
1k views

Why is my relay oscillating for over a half-second?

0 votes
1 answer
4k views

NiMH battery voltage drop under load

-1 votes
2 answers
1k views

Why will metal make static electricity dangerous?