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Programmable pulsed current power supply

I am wanting to build a lab-scale or benchtop power supply circuit which can produce theoretically square (practically trapezoidal-ish) pulses of frequency and duty cycle that can be set via Arduino/...
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Pulse generation from a constant current source

I need to generate a biphasic pulse as shown below. [![enter image description here][1]][1] The specifications of the pulse is given below. Amplitude 0~10mA Pulse width 10~500µs Constant inter-pulse ...
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Improving voltage follower circuit for high voltage pulse

What I’m doing: I have some unknown resistive loads that I want to apply an exponential decay pulse to. Regardless of the resistance of the load, I want to be able to specify the pulse peak voltage ...
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RC circuit for EDM machine pulsing backwards

I am building a hackaday EDM machine project. Same as picture attached minus the 3D printer board and with a 120 V, 9 Ω setup instead. I measured my voltages with a multimeter and across my electrodes ...
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Pulse generator ll - Art of Electronics

How does Q3 hold Q1 at ground? I understand the operation of the pulse generator, I just don't get how q3 holds the collector of q1 at ground.
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How can I make a circuit that works like a pushbutton without a pushbutton?

I am trying to make a circuit that would do the job of pushing a pushbutton just once but without a pushbutton in order to make it automatic. A sensor activates it, and a latching relay circuit gets ...
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How does this circuit behave? (cap charge/discharge)

When I pulse, start signal should be at least 50ms HIGH before falling. To do this I must design R and C values to estimate capacitor C1 charge/discharge times. I get the schmidt trigger part, but I'm ...
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Two pulse to create one pulse circuit

I have two pulse quick outputting of an Op Amp at a particular voltage. What I am trying to do is have an output pulse to trigger at the first rising edge pulse and fall at the second rising edge ...
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Vintage germanium transistors: How does this metronome oscillator work?

I'm trying to restore and learn from a simple metronome assembled by my uncle in the 60's. It has a nice sounding beat and used to work until very recently — although unstable. I've ...
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Designing an EMP Generator for school :^)

How would I go about calculating and designing a circuit that can produce an axial magnetic field greater than 20 Tesla for about 1.4 μs (full width at half maximum). The dimensions of the solenoid ...
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Is there a way to make an LED blink using a passive circuit?

I am trying to make a simple flashing LED toy to get a 5-year-old boy interested in electronics. The LED should blink for the shortest time possible Remain off for several seconds between flashes The ...
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10ns squarewave single pulse circuit

I'm trying to design a 10ns pulse circuit that will generate a square wave, and pulse once when its triggered. It will be triggered by a push-button. It should be ...
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Building a device to reduce pulse frequency by a variable amount

A speed sensor on the wheel of a mini motorcycle sends pulses as the wheel rotates. It may send 1, 2 or 4 pulses per tire revolution, so let's say that at top speed, it may have 10, 20 or as many as ...
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Pulse generator with single op amp and diode

I want to design pulse generator with specific period and duty cycle. I found a pulse generator with single op amp and diode. I couldn't find information about how to calculate period and duty cycle. ...
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RC Differentiator circuit with pulsating DC voltage

The circuit shown in the picture is a RC differentiator circuit whose output is a pure sine wave while the input is pulsating DC. I wonder how the circuit converts pulsating DC input voltage to a pure ...
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