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| The sidac from Motorola is best compared with a triac of which the gate connection is missing. lt switches on whenever the voltage across...

| The Smartec Type SMTl60-30- 18 is a temperature sensor with a digital output, and housed in a TO-18 case. Pins 1 and 3 are are the suppIy...

| No PC interface has attracted more attention in the electronics press, and caused hotter debates, than the RS-232 interface. It is unfortu...

| The UGQ5140K unipolar Hall effectswitch is a monolithic IC designed for magnetic attenuation of low-power incandescent lamps or inductive...

| The logic relation 'exactly two of a,b,c, are true', or ((a,b,c,)), can perform all standard logic functions: for example, a = not b is (...

| Many people nowadays do a lot of cooking in their wok, usually on agos or electric stove, but the idea outlined below, which I have been u...

| Many electronics designers give little or no thought during their work to the various types of battery now available, Battery manufacture...

| The MAX743 DC-DC converter IC contains all the active circuitry needed to build smalI, dual-outpur power supplies. Relying on simple two-...

| Precision temperature control is required from egg incubators to large industrial furnaces. lf the temperature controller malfunctions, t...

| One instrument no electronics hobbyist can do without is a regulated power supply. This month we present a no-frills design that should...