Category Archives: Components

Kilofarad

“Kilofarad” is not a word I thought I’d ever have an actual use for. And yet… Continue reading

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Components: Inductors

Inductors are one of the simplest electronic components — and one of the most useful. Continue reading

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New Toy: Round LCD Displays

Round, Arduino-friendly color LCD displays. These should be fun… Continue reading

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Component Tester

The microcontroller revolution has accelerated the development of tools available to the electronics industry. Multimeters (recently, DMMs) and oscilloscopes (recently, DSOs) have been a staple of electronics workbenches for decades, along with signal generators, frequency counters, and other specialized tools. … Continue reading

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