A quadrature encoder uses two output channels offset in phase to detect both direction and position with greater precision.

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the essential building blocks behind almost all modern electronic devices. These components ...

Combining Cor Van Rij's JFET test socket with two DMMs, a current limiter, switches and a wall wart yield a simple, accurate ...

The 30-year-old Virginia resident evaded capture for years after authorities discovered pipe bombs planted near buildings in ...

Learn how ESA can be used to assess transformer health, detect faults, and improve power quality across various applications, including wind, solar, and industrial settings.

Vintage computer hardware can fail in a variety of fascinating ways, with [Bits und Bolts] dealing with an interesting failure mode, in the form of degraded MLCC capacitors on Voodoo 2 graphics cards.

Abstract: In-circuit impedances of individual components in power converters, such as semiconductor power switches and inductors, can deviate from their off-circuit impedances, affecting ...

Abstract: This article proposes a novel analytical fault model for permanent magnet machines with interturn short-circuits that considers the influence of various factors on the fault current. These ...

This project presents a weighing scale utilizing a load cell, where a strain gauge load cell is interfaced with an amplifier to measure the weight of objects and display the readings on a screen. This ...