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Applications of microcontrollers

There are some applications of microcontrollers are given below, The microcontrollers are used to control various parameters like temperature, speed, moisture and pressure. The microcontrollers are used in fire detection and…

Technical Editor April 13, 2017

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What is the difference between avalanche breakdown and zener breakdown?

The difference between avalanche breakdown and zener breakdown are given below: Avalanche breakdown Zener breakdown It occurs in junctions which are lightly and have wide depletion widths.. It occurs in…

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Difference between carbon composition resistor and wire wound resistor

The difference between carbon composition resistor and wire wound resistor Carbon composition resistor Wire wound resistor Its power rating is from ¼ W to 2W. Its power rating is from…

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Construction of wire wound resistor

The construction of a wire wound resistor is shown in above figure. It uses a resistance wire, such as nichrome. The wire wound resistor is manufactured by winding a length…

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Construction of carbon composition resistors

The carbon composition resistor is a type of fixed resistor that reduces or restricts the electric current flow to a certain level. The basic construction of carbon composition resistor is…

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Application of carbon composition resistor

There are some important applications of carbon composition resistor are given below, The carbon composition resistor is used in DC power supplies. It is used in the power control circuits.…

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Construction of wire wound potentiometers

The basic construction of wire wound potentiometer is made of nichrome wire wound on a doughnut-shaped core of bracket and enclosed with an insulating coating. A window is left in…

Technical Editor April 9, 2017

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What is junction field effect transistor (JFET)?

The junction field effect transistors (JFET), is a type of field effect transistor (FET). They are three terminal unipolar solid state devices that can be used as voltage controlled resistors…

Technical Editor April 8, 2017

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Construction of P-channel junction field effect transistor (JFET)

The construction diagram of P channel junction field effect transistor (JFET) is shown in above figure. Its construction is similar to the N channel JFET excepts that it consist of…

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Application of junction field effect transistor (JFET)

There are some important applications of junction field effect transistor (JFET) are given below, The junction field effect transistor (JFET) is used as a constant current source. The JFET is…

Technical Editor April 8, 2017