Communities

Writing
Writing
Codidact Meta
Codidact Meta
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
Photography & Video
Photography & Video
Scientific Speculation
Scientific Speculation
Cooking
Cooking
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Judaism
Judaism
Languages & Linguistics
Languages & Linguistics
Software Development
Software Development
Mathematics
Mathematics
Christianity
Christianity
Code Golf
Code Golf
Music
Music
Physics
Physics
Linux Systems
Linux Systems
Power Users
Power Users
Tabletop RPGs
Tabletop RPGs
Community Proposals
Community Proposals
tag:snake search within a tag
answers:0 unanswered questions
user:xxxx search by author id
score:0.5 posts with 0.5+ score
"snake oil" exact phrase
votes:4 posts with 4+ votes
created:<1w created < 1 week ago
post_type:xxxx type of post
Search help
Notifications
Mark all as read See all your notifications »

Search

Advanced Search Options

To further refine your search, you can use additional qualifiers such as score:>0.5. For example, the search score:>=0.5 created:<1y grammar would return only posts mentioning "grammar" that have a score >= 0.5 and were created less than a year ago.

Further help with searching is available in the help center.

Quick hints: tag:tagname, user:xxx, "exact phrase", post_type:xxx, created:<N{d,w,mo,y}, score:>=0.5

Filters
1.2k posts
 
71%
+3 −0
Q&A Electrolytic vs ceramic capacitors about self-resonance frequency

A quick google search provides the answer. Lower capacitance will shift the graph to the right. 0 effort, should be closed.

posted 3y ago by Kranulis‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A Most correct term for radio switching noise?

I'm wondering what's the most correct term (if any) to use for "switching noise" of a radio transceiver? By that I mean the spikes that originate from turning the power amp on/off while switching b...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Lundin‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

71%
+3 −0
Q&A 2 bit subtractor using full subtractor

We don't just give direct answers to homework (or homework-like) questions here, but can help you work thru the problem on your own. You might consider trying to synthesize a subtractor from scrat...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Meta React feature guidelines?

I think we should try to come up with some consensus regarding how to use the new reactions feature, more specifically the "outdated" and "dangerous" options. Which kind of posts should these be us...

3 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Lundin‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

71%
+3 −0
Q&A PTC resettable fuse leakage current

Intro Hi everyone, I have a question about the practical use of a PTC (positive thermal coefficient) resettable fuse. I've never used one before, but I'd like to add one to a DC motor circuit to p...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by cosined‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Lorenzo Donati‭

71%
+3 −0
Meta Can a paper be a tutorial or textbook-like?

This is a good question. I wasn't originally envisioning introductions to known concepts, but that might work if well written. If so, the Paper should at least be clearly labeled as such. We don...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Meta What are the guidelines for porting one's answers from ElectricalEngineering.SE, if any?

Sorry I didn't notice this earlier. We definitely don't just want to import questions and answers directly from SE. This has been discussed several times on various Codidact sites. Some of the f...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A CAN "split" pin, bus termination and common mode stabilization

Can anyone explain the theory behind this pin You have already done so yourself: used to give a common mode stabilization and thereby reduce radiated emissions As far as I know, that is exactly ...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Meta What are the guidelines for porting one's answers from ElectricalEngineering.SE, if any?

I've noticed that in the edit account section there is a (inactive) link to one's content on a StackExchange site. This made me wonder if it is appropriate to transfer some content from EE.SE manu...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Lorenzo Donati‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

71%
+3 −0
Meta Can a paper be a tutorial or textbook-like?

Although I joined Codidact from the beginning, I was never truly active and lost track of the development of the system and this site in particular. I've read the help and the "paper" category loo...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Lorenzo Donati‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Question discussion papers
71%
+3 −0
Q&A How to choose the right value for input voltage ripple of an SMPS?

There are two issues with input voltage ripple: The input voltage being too high or low for correct operation, and high frequency noise on the input. The first is pretty straight forward. You mak...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A Choosing Y value in photoresistor graph

If you truly have a photoresistor, then resistance as a function of brightness makes more sense. It's the resistance that is roughly constant for a fixed brightness as voltage is varied. Put anot...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A How to calculate the RC filter of a TCXO for a RFIC reference?

The RFIC manufacturer recommends to "add filtering caps" for high RF output cases. It seems your questions are really about this RF IC, not the oscillator. The oscillator itself seems to be prett...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A H(jω) does not exist for unstable systems, but we still use it when designing controllers - contradiction?

According to Signal processing and linear systems by Lathi, the transfer function $H(j\omega)$ does not exist for systems with poles in the RHP: - This makes sense to me, since $H(j\omega) = \fr...

3 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Carl‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Lorenzo Donati‭

71%
+3 −0
Q&A Flyback transformer for Vout > Vin

A higher voltage can be produced at 1:1 ratio because the transformer is being run in flyback mode. Unlike normal forward mode, the primary and secondary don't conduct at the same time. The input...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A How to protect RF switches from ESD?

Those are good questions, and I don't have a single definitive answer for them. I'd start with putting an appropriate TVS (or maybe separate diodes to ground and 3.3 V) between C3 and S1. My reas...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A PCB ground planes with isolated voltage

Your description is confusing due to lots of hand waving, so it is hard to be specific. However, an isolated section should be separated from the non-isolated parts laterally. It depends on the e...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A Flyback transformer for Vout > Vin

This question is asked in an addition to https://electrical.codidact.com/posts/276436 Here is a Flyback converter mentioned there: Design parameters are: Input voltage 125 volts Output volt...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by 2kind‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Lorenzo Donati‭

71%
+3 −0
Q&A What reactance actually is?

Your third equation defines impedance. Rearranged to solve for Z, it is:     Z = V / I Note that this is exactly Ohms law when V and I are real numbers. In the general case of impedance, all th...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A PNP Darlington pair as a current limiter

Follow the current. Q3 is a controlled current sink. Whatever voltage is applied to its base appears across R11 minus the B-E drop. That voltage on R11 causes a particular current to flow. That...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A H(jω) does not exist for unstable systems, but we still use it when designing controllers - contradiction?

Please note that the text refers to the integral, or the mathematical evaluation through integration which, indeed, cannot be obtained. But that doesn't mean you can't obtain the Laplace transfer f...

posted 3y ago by a concerned citizen‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A Is a current-dependent current source and a current mirror the same thing?

I have a 4-20 mA digital air pressure regulator which is controlled by and reports its pressure by being the current sink in two independent 4-20 mA current loops. Our control system utilizes Anal...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by JYelton‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

71%
+3 −0
Q&A How can I fix this 4-20 mA current loop to source current that matches current sink on its input?

Building on a previous question about terminology, I am trying to arrive at a solution to connect a digital air pressure regulator that sinks current as part of its 4-20 mA current feedback loop to...

2 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by JYelton‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Nick Alexeev‭

71%
+3 −0
Q&A High Speed Digital Communication Bus Probing

One of the first things you should do is provide a connection for the scope probe ground. If you think you'll be regularly looking at signals on this board, then one of those little loops or pins ...

posted 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer
71%
+3 −0
Q&A How to calculate the voltage of a coil?

calculate the voltage that will center the magnetic field of a coil This is not possible since the voltage has no effect on the position or shape of the magnetic field. The position and shape are...

posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Answer