DC motor What It Does,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use it,What Can Go Wrong

In this section, the term “traditional DC motor” is used to describe the oldest and simplest design, which consists of two brushes delivering power via a rotating, sectioned com ­mutate to two or more electromagnetic coils mounted on the motor shaft. Brushless DC motors (in which DC is actually converted to a pulse train) are […]
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solenoid What It Does,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use it,What Can Go Wrong

The term solenoid was historically used to describe any coil without a magnetic core. More recently and more commonly it describes a coil inside of which a cylindrical plunger moves in response to the magnetic field generated by the coil. In this encyclopedia, the term electromagnet has its own entry, and describes a coil with […]
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solenoid What It Does,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use it,What Can Go Wrong

The term solenoid was historically used to describe any coil without a magnetic core. More recently and more commonly it describes a coil inside of which a cylindrical plunger moves in response to the magnetic field generated by the coil. In this encyclopedia, the term electromagnet has its own entry, and describes a coil with […]
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solenoid What It Does,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use it,What Can Go Wrong

The term solenoid was historically used to describe any coil without a magnetic core. More recently and more commonly it describes a coil inside of which a cylindrical plunger moves in response to the magnetic field generated by the coil. In this encyclopedia, the term electromagnet has its own entry, and describes a coil with […]
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voltage regulator What It Does,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use it,What Can Go Wrong

Correctly known as a linear voltage regulator to distinguish it from a switching regulator or DC-DC converter. However, the full term is not generally used, and “voltage regulator” is normally understood to mean a linear voltage regulator. What It Does A linear voltage regulator provides a tightly con­ trolled DC output, which it derives from […]
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voltage regulator What It Does,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use it,What Can Go Wrong

Correctly known as a linear voltage regulator to distinguish it from a switching regulator or DC-DC converter. However, the full term is not generally used, and “voltage regulator” is normally understood to mean a linear voltage regulator. What It Does A linear voltage regulator provides a tightly con­ trolled DC output, which it derives from […]
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voltage regulator What It Does,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use it,What Can Go Wrong

Correctly known as a linear voltage regulator to distinguish it from a switching regulator or DC-DC converter. However, the full term is not generally used, and “voltage regulator” is normally understood to mean a linear voltage regulator. What It Does A linear voltage regulator provides a tightly con­ trolled DC output, which it derives from […]
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electromagnet What It Does,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use it,What Can Go Wrong

The term electromagnet is used here to mean a coil containing a core of ferromagnetic material that does not move relative to the coil. The core is used solely to create a mag­netic field that attracts or repels other parts that have appropriate inherent magnetic properties. Where a center component moves in response to the […]
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electromagnet What It Does,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use it,What Can Go Wrong

The term electromagnet is used here to mean a coil containing a core of ferromagnetic material that does not move relative to the coil. The core is used solely to create a mag­netic field that attracts or repels other parts that have appropriate inherent magnetic properties. Where a center component moves in response to the […]
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electromagnet What It Does,How It Works,Variants,Values,How to Use it,What Can Go Wrong

The term electromagnet is used here to mean a coil containing a core of ferromagnetic material that does not move relative to the coil. The core is used solely to create a mag­netic field that attracts or repels other parts that have appropriate inherent magnetic properties. Where a center component moves in response to the […]
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