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K7-14. RC Circuit - 100 Microsecond Time Constant
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K7-14. RC Circuit - 100 Microsecond Time Constant
Purpose
To demonstrate a reasonably fast RC circuit.
Equipment
Decade capacitor box, decade resistor box, oscillator, and dual trace scope on scope/TV cart.
Setup Time
5 minutes.
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Description
Using a decade resistance box and a decade capacitor box a series RC circuit is produced. (1) It can be◙driven by a slow square wave and the voltage across the capacitor as the capacitor charges can be observed using the dual trace scope. (2) It can be driven by a sine wave and the phase shift between the voltage across the capacitor and the sine wave from the oscillator can be seen on the dual trace scope. See circuit below. ◙◙
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See pagesk2. electromagnetic induction
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See pagesk3. transformers
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