Goofy Mind Your P’s and Q’s 2018-01-22 By many accounts, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison did not like each other much. There was probably a level of mutual respect. but it wasn't full respect from either side.…
Education Self Resonance Frequency of an Inductor 2018-01-032018-01-03 The self resonance frequency (SRF) of an inductor is the frequency at which resonance between the inductance and the parasitic capacitance of the inductor occurs. At the SRF, the inductor…
Goofy Electrical Nursery Rhymes 2017-12-192017-12-20 Hey diddle diddle, the cap is too little, the coil makes the voltage too soon. The little source laughed to see such a short and the power factor went out…
Opinion The Difference Between Engineering Technologists and Engineers 2017-12-152017-12-18 Engineers and engineering technologists are both highly trained professionals and have similar, but not identical roles in a wide range of industries. This article specifically applies to engineering technologists and…
Education Updating a ThingSpeak Channel Using an Arduino 2016-11-282017-11-20 ThingSpeak is a cloud based internet of things service that allows you to send HTTP requests to interface to a channel of data. You can send data, retrieve data, and…
Student Projects Animatronic Hand – Student Project Fall 2014 2015-01-302017-12-17 This project, constructed by Brad Billwiller, uses an Arduino Uno as the interface between a glove and a mechanical hand. Flex sensors on the fingers of the glove change resistance…
Student Projects 2D Plotter – A Student Project from Fall 2014 2015-01-252017-12-17 This project, built by Nathaniel Nolt, reuses a couple of old CD ROM drives from a computer, an Arduino Mega and a stepper motor control board to create a 2…
Student Projects First Year Electronics Projects 2014 2015-01-252017-12-17 Students in the Introduction to Electronic Engineering Technology class at Okanagan College are required to complete an electronics project for the course. The course is a first semester course and…
Education Kirchoff’s Voltage Law 2014-08-282017-11-20 The concept behind Kirchoff's Voltage Law is that around any electrical loop, the sum of the voltage rises equals the sum of the voltage drops. Another way to put this…
Uncategorized A Study in Electrical Component Device Failure 2014-08-28 With special thanks to Tchaikovsky and Afrotechmods.
