Tips From Our Tech Department
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Electrical / Circuitry
Soldering
Safety Information
Keypads
Reference Charts
- Commonly Used Acronyms
- BCD Switch Table
- Capacitor Code Guide
- Diode Data
- Resistor Color Guide
- Inductor Color Guide
- Capacitor Guide
- EIA Standard Values Table
- Film Resistor Charts: 5% Carbon Film Resistors and 1% Metal Film Resistors
- Telephony Dialing and Signaling Tones
- General Purpose Transistors
- Wire Chart
Free Software
- Using Find_R Utility Program
- Finding resistor values for any given ratio.
Miscellaneous
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Speed of Light with Nanosecond Pulsed 650 nm Diode Laser
Reprinted with the permission of the author, Mitch Gallant Ph.D.
- The 7-Henry Inductor
- Choosing Components: Part 1
- Choosing Components: Part 2
- The Oscillating Amplifier
- Notes On Gain-Error In Op-Amp Amplifiers
- X10 Scope Probe
- Reading Transistor Markings
- Trouble-Shooting
- Article: Cooper Hand Tools - All About Screws