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Self-tutoring about electronics and repair: the tutor mentions an observation. Apparently, the damage to a failed printed circuit board (pcb) may not be visible. While it often, or even usually is, it needn’t be in every case. Source: emsginc.com
Self-tutoring about home electronics: the tutor shares. Using a Smart TV today, I couldn’t get the web browser to work, even though the TV itself reported being connected to the internet. I read the instructions in the support screen about …
Technology self-tutoring: the tutor checks the importance of unplugging an unused phone charger. I’ve read in more than one place to unplug a phone charger when it’s not being used. Doing so I find inconvenient, but I’ve done it anyway …
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The tutor briefly explains the low-pass filter. This explanation draws on ideas from that of a high-pass filter (see my article here). A low-pass filter sends along low frequencies but blocks higher ones. The one we’re looking at today has …
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The tutor gives background along with a basic explanation of how a high-pass filter works. A high-pass filter will send along high frequency signals but block low frequencies. It can do so because the impedance, Xc, of a capacitor of …
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The tutor gives a nontechnical explanation of how a metal detector functions. Watching Curse of Oak Island on the History channel, you see them use metal detectors. How does a metal detector work? A basic explanation is this: The search …
The tutor tells of a purchase he made. A few weeks back, one of my kids wanted to borrow a flash drive so he could load his project on it to take to school. We didn’t have any at our …
The tutor offers a hint about using the Nexus 4 onboard calculator for sin, cos, and tan. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to get acquainted with my mobile phone. Believe it or not, I’ve been lounging on the …
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The tutor explains his recent understanding of a function he’s wondered about. I’ve noticed the ENG function on more than one calculator, but have never used it. I’ve always assumed it means “engineering”; since I’m not one, it makes sense …
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From time to time, a tutor might get asked questions about electric circuits.  In the context of tutoring or just for general interest, the maximum power transfer theorem  is nice. I last studied electronics about twelve years ago.  Ideas from …
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