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Relay vs. Transistor?

answered Feb 13, 2011 at 16:41

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I don't care how a transistor works, how do I get one to work?

answered Oct 18, 2010 at 17:14

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Motor driver using only a 2N2222 transistor?

answered Nov 28, 2010 at 10:01

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When is a MOSFET more appropriate as a switch than a BJT?

answered Apr 14, 2011 at 23:36

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What is the difference between \$V_{CC}\$, \$V_{DD}\$, \$V_{EE}\$, \$V_{SS}\$

answered Jul 25, 2011 at 19:24

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What have countries gained by increasing/decreasing mains voltage by 10V?

answered May 22, 2011 at 11:12

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heating from power dissipation

answered Jun 18, 2011 at 9:48

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Are coin cells a suitable replacement for AA batteries?

answered Oct 26, 2010 at 13:32

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Why does more transistors = more processing power?

answered Oct 25, 2010 at 10:31

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Why did my MOSFET explode?

answered Dec 7, 2010 at 19:13

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Circuit Simulation Software

answered Nov 20, 2010 at 18:32

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What is the skin effect?

answered Nov 22, 2010 at 23:15

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What happens to my LED when I supply too much current?

answered May 24, 2011 at 22:30

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Bulletproof firmware upgrades

answered Aug 18, 2011 at 15:31

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Have microcontrollers replaced simpler ICs?

answered Mar 23, 2011 at 0:47

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What to replace a relay with?

answered Oct 15, 2010 at 10:45

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What is the difference between PLA and ROM?

answered Oct 29, 2010 at 14:23

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Why are these USB data lines conned to pull-up resistors?

answered May 19, 2011 at 15:04

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Algorithm for charging LI-PO batteries?

answered Jun 20, 2011 at 22:19

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Reading PDF through FPGA

answered Dec 31, 2010 at 20:43

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What is an eFuse

answered Dec 30, 2010 at 18:53

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Good design for a basic non-IC class D audio amp?

answered Feb 25, 2011 at 2:41

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What are some good ideas to practice on the MSP430

answered Nov 24, 2010 at 22:41

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Internal resistance of batteries?

answered Oct 24, 2010 at 21:19

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Use diodes to obtain lowered DC voltage?

answered Nov 1, 2010 at 20:29

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Is it possible to revive a dead battery by passing a high voltage through it?

answered May 25, 2011 at 9:32

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How is using a transformer for isolation safer than directly connecting to the power grid?

answered Jul 27, 2011 at 22:24

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Obtaining a -3.3v with +3.3v and ground

answered Oct 4, 2011 at 11:23

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Are PTC fuses called some other way?

answered May 8, 2011 at 0:01

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Fastest way to get integer mod 10 and integer divide 10?

answered Apr 5, 2011 at 21:03

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Relay vs. Transistor?

I don't care how a transistor works, how do I get one to work?

Motor driver using only a 2N2222 transistor?

When is a MOSFET more appropriate as a switch than a BJT?

What is the difference between \$V_{CC}\$, \$V_{DD}\$, \$V_{EE}\$, \$V_{SS}\$

What have countries gained by increasing/decreasing mains voltage by 10V?

heating from power dissipation

Are coin cells a suitable replacement for AA batteries?

Why does more transistors = more processing power?

Why did my MOSFET explode?

Circuit Simulation Software

What is the skin effect?

What happens to my LED when I supply too much current?

Bulletproof firmware upgrades

Have microcontrollers replaced simpler ICs?

What to replace a relay with?

What is the difference between PLA and ROM?

Why are these USB data lines conned to pull-up resistors?

Algorithm for charging LI-PO batteries?

Reading PDF through FPGA

What is an eFuse

Good design for a basic non-IC class D audio amp?

What are some good ideas to practice on the MSP430

Internal resistance of batteries?

Use diodes to obtain lowered DC voltage?

Is it possible to revive a dead battery by passing a high voltage through it?

How is using a transformer for isolation safer than directly connecting to the power grid?

Obtaining a -3.3v with +3.3v and ground

Are PTC fuses called some other way?

Fastest way to get integer mod 10 and integer divide 10?