| Want to detect earthquakes and other seismic events — from natural disasters to human activities — right from your workbench? This DIY seism...
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| The frequency of the mains voltage serves as a reliable indicator of the electrical grid’s load. This grid frequency meter monitors both thi...
| How are cutting-edge electronics — from powerful power supplies to sophisticated embedded systems in audio amplifiers — designed and enginee...
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| Detecting a magnetic field is a relatively easy task, but measuring its intensity is far more complex! The author of this article describes...
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| The major limitations of an inexpensive frequency counter are the poor medium- to long-term stability and the lack of an internal reference...
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| There are several situations where you may need to measure low resistance values, down to the milliohm range. One example is locating a shor...
| When editing or translating engineering texts, it often happens that the authors use the definitions “precision” and “accuracy” interchangea...
| Ronald Cobet, a retired teacher from Almelo, Netherlands, has turned his attic into a workspace where he brings his love for electronics to...
| Check out the latest installment of Elektor Lab Notes. We cover some of the newest projects on our workbenches, including interesting innova...
| Build your own budget-friendly resonance meter, a versatile RF test instrument capable of measuring frequencies from 100 kHz to 50 MHz. Orig...