| Relays or contactors are often used to switch AC-powered inductive loads such as motors, valves or electro magnets. When the device is switc...
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| The energy consumption at home is difficult to check because of the ever increasing number of electrical devices. So it is about time to do...
| Designing electronic circuits usually starts with studying the data sheets of complex integrated circuits. However, you should not lose sigh...
| The simplest way to make an adjustable constant current source is to use a voltage regulator in a suitable configuration: an example of what...
| Creating a current source (as opposed to current sink) for driving a grounded load can be a bit awkward. Admittedly the suggested circuit ch...
| The total production of natyural gas in the Netherlands can remain at the current level until at least 2030 if the right measures are taken....
| A characteristic property of DC motors is that they can also act as generators, due to the complementary nature of Faraday’s and Lenz’s laws...
| Everyone who has anything to do with electronics has at least a multimeter at home and on the work table. But what about a clamp meter? Thes...
| For the Unilab power supply module, we have developed a special meter circuit in the Elektor Labs with a four-line display that shows the ou...
| Chip manufacturers are always coming up with ever more sophisticated constant current driver chips for LEDs. We have included this design fo...