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convert MilliAmperes to Amperes
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Milliampers divided by 10 = Amperes

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Convert Ohms to Kilohms
Definition
Ohms divided by 1000
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Ohm's Law Formula for finding Power
Definition
Calculate Amps I=V/R

Then Calculate Watts W=VxI
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Capacitive Reactance does what with frequency
Definition
decreases with increasing frequency
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Ohm's Law Triangle for Voltage
Definition
V
I R

To find Voltage cover the V with your finger and fill in values for I(amps) and R(resistance)

V = I x R
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Ohm's Law Triangle for Amperes or Ammeters
Definition
V
I R

Cover I (amps) with finger and find the values for V(volts) and R (resistance)

Formula I = V/R
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Ohm's Law for finding Resistance
Definition
V
I R

to find resistance cover R with your finger and find values for Volts (v) and Ampes (I)

Formula is R = V/I
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Easy way to remember Ohm's Law
Definition
Find Value's (what values are given)
Find Equation (determine which equation will be used)
Find Numbers (do the math)

Very Easy Now
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What is the Basic Unit of Resistance
Definition
The Ohm
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How to calculate voltage drop across series resistors.
Definition
Step 1: Determine Current of total resistors across the series.
(I = Current/V=Voltage/R(t)=Resistance Total)
I = V / R(t)
I = 9 / (2k + 5k + 10K)
I = .53 mA

Step 2: Now that we have the Current across the resistors we can calculate the voltage across EACH resistor.
I = Current
Vx=Voltage (x=Current Value across X Resistor)
Rx=Resistor value(x=resistor#)

V = I x Rx

V1 = .53 mA x 2k
V1 = 1.06V

V2 = .53 mA x 5k
V2 = 2.65

V3 = .53 mA x 10k
V3 = 5.3V

V1 + V2 + V3 = 9.01 (voltage is 9V only 9.01 because i rounded up from .529 to .53) At .529 you can see barely a difference:

V1=1.058V
V2=2.645V
V3=5.290V
V Total= 8.993V

Also If the resistors are all the same value its easier.
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In a A/C circuit, if the power factor equals .5, then the __________power is one half the ____________power.
Definition
true/apparent
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Resistance Total Fact
Definition
The total resistance will always be lower than that of the smallest resistor.
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How to Find resistance Total in parallel circuit if Ohms are provided.
Definition
Divide all R(ohms) by 1 then add them together.

Example
1/ (1/120 + 1/82 + 1/270 + 1/180) this approximates to.....

1/ (0.0083 + 0.0122 + 0.0037 + 0.0056) which becomes...

1/ 0.0298 giving us .....

Total R = 33.6 Ohms

Always Round!
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value of current in the circuit
Definition
Find the Resistance Total First then divide by Voltage.

* note * divide all Ohms by 1 then add together. Then apply Ohms Law I = V/R

Example V =28 R1=4, R2=4, R3=6
R1=1/4 = 0.25
R2=1/4 = 0.25
R3=1/6 = 0.16
0.25 + 0.25 + 0.16 = 0.66v

I = 28/0.66 = .02(I)
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In a RCL circuit the phase difference between voltage and current is
Definition
Less than 90 degrees between voltage and current.
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Formula to convert Volts to Kilovolts(kv)
Definition
Kilo = 1000 Take Volts and divide by 1000

v/1000
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electrical door bell has a resistance of 70 ohms and requires a current of 2 Amps, the voltage necessary to operate the bell is
Definition
Ohm's Law Formula would be V=I*R
V=2*70 V=140
Answer in KV is .14 which is v/1000
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The A/C voltage across a pure inductance is said to
Definition
be in phase with the current
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two materials most commonly used in the manufacture of transistors are:
Definition
germanium and silicon
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Formula to find Total Resistance if all have the same value.
Definition
Rt = R/N

R is the Value of each resistor.
N is the Number of Resistors.
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Formula to find resistance if two resistors have different values.
Definition
Rt = R1 X R2 divided by R1 + R2
Term
total resistance of parallel circuit with three or more resistors
Definition
Rt = 1 divided by 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 etc
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One micro-henry is
Definition
The SI prefix "micro" represents a factor of 10-6, or in scientific notation, 1E-6.

So 1 microHenry = 10-6 Henry.

or

.000001 h
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How to find Ammeter in the circuit
Definition
Ohm's Law Formula should be I = V/R
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impedance of an A/C circuit is equal to
Definition
the total opposition to current flow
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How to find total current in circuit
Definition
we have to find out the total voltage ,then resistance then finally you can find out the current
Term
A current that continually changes in amount and periodically changes it’s direction is called:
Definition
alternating current
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in a Series Circuit how do you find total voltage?
Definition
The total voltage is the sum of the voltage on each component.
Term
how to find total resistance in a series circuit?
Definition
The total resistance is equal to the sum of the resistance on each component.
Term
A NIBBLE is?
Definition
4 bits or half a byte
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A kilo-bit is equal to
Definition
equal to 1000 bits
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A rectifier:
Definition
converts D/C to A/C
Term
The logic circuitry that allows a computer to communicate with the outside world is know as the
Definition
I/O input/output
Term
The unit that performs arithmetic and logic operations is the
Definition
ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit
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What is a Digial Multimeter
Definition
Used to mesaure the voltage, current, or resistance in an electric circuit
Term
What is an Oscilloscope
Definition
To View and Measure AC waveforms.
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A Volt is a measure of what?
Definition
Electromotive Force
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When applied frequency is increased in a circuit containing both an inductor and a capacitor what happens.
Definition
inductive reactance increases
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200 Micro Farads is the same as
Definition
2 x 10-4 farads
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The DC resistance of a conductor is determined by
Definition
The length, Thickness and temperature
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Voltage Drop Fact
Definition
The sum of all of the voltage drops in a circuit always equals the supply voltage, such as the battery voltage.
Term
How to find voltage drop on a complex circuit. both parallel and series.
Definition
First find total resistance of the parallel circuits (R1 xR2) / (R1+ R2) = Rt. Add that to the ohm in the series and it equals the total ohms. Now find total current using I=V/R. I = V/R. So I = 70 volts/70 ohms = 1 amp. Now calculate voltage drop using V = I x R So V of R1 = 1 amp x 57 ohms = 57 volts.
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convert milliamps to amps
Definition
take milliamps and divide by 1000
Term
Definition of Voltage
Definition
Electrical tension (or voltage after its SI unit, the volt) is the difference of electrical potential between two points of an electrical or electronic circuit, expressed in volts.[1] It is the measurement of the potential for an electric field to cause an electric current in an electrical conductor.
Term
An attenuator is
Definition
An attenuator is an electronic device that reduces the amplitude or power of a signal without appreciably distorting its waveform.

An attenuator is effectively the opposite of an amplifier, though the two work by different methods. While an amplifier provides gain, an attenuator provides loss, or gain less than 1.
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software includes what types of things
Definition
programs, routines, symbolic languages all of the above.
Term
How many time constants are required to charge a capacitor to 100% of the source voltage.
Definition
6
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High speed data transmission would be done as
Definition
Synchronous transmission
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a device that increases measured loss in a circuit is called a
Definition
Pad
Term
A circle on a flow chart indicates
Definition
A start piont
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A resonant A/C circuit offers what?
Definition
Minimum impedance to current flow.
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A rate of electron flow in a circuit is expressed in units called what?
Definition
Amperes or Amps
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Convert Milli amperes to AMperes
Definition
take milliamps and divide by 1000
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To find voltage when ohms and amps are provided
Definition
v=I x R example 70ohms requires current of 2amps. find voltage. v=2X70=140 then to convert to KV 140/1000 = .14kv
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