DCS # | DEMONSTRATION | REFERENCE | ABSTRACT |
5F30.00 | RC Circuits | | |
5F30.10 | capacitor and light bulb | PIRA 200 | A large lelectrolytic capacitor, a light bulb, and a 120 V dc supply in series show a long time constant. |
5F30.10 | capacitor and light bulb | 5F30.10 | A 5600 microF capacitor is charged and discharged through 7.5 and 40 W light bulbs. |
5F30.10 | long RC time constant | En-11 | A 5600
microF capacitor, a light bulb, and a 120 V dc supply in series show a long
time constant where the bulb dims as the capacitor charges. |
5F30.11 | light the bulb | 29-4.2 | Charge a capacitor with DC and discharge through a light bulb, try the same thing with AC. |
5F30.12 | discharge a capacitor | Ed-6 | Discharge a capacitor through a resistor. Read the voltage with a meter. |
5F30.15 | RC time constant on galvanometer | PIRA 1000 | |
5F30.15 | RC time constant on galvanometer | E-259 | A series RC circuit with a galvanometer. Diagram. |
5F30.16 | RC voltage follower | AJP 41(5),745 | Use a voltage follower to isolate the circuit from the display. |
5F30.20 | RC time constant on scope | PIRA 500 | |
5F30.20 | RC time constant on scope | 5F30.20 | A
circuit with a slow time constant (.1 - 10 sec.) is charged and discharged
and the current and voltage are displayed on a dual trace storage scope. |
5F30.20 | RC charging curve | Disc 18-28 | Show charging and discharging a RC circuit with a battery on an oscilloscope. |
5F30.21 | RC time constant | En-10 | Show the time constant from an RC circuit on an oscilloscope. |
5F30.21 | RC time constant | Eo-12 | A plug in circuit board for showing RC time constants on the oscilloscope. |
5F30.22 | time constant of an capacitive cir. | En-8 | The time constant of a RC circuit driven by the calibration signal is shown on an oscilloscope. |
5F30.28 | finding R from time constant | 30-2.2 | A circuit to measure high resistances by using an RC charging time. |
5F30.50 | series and parallel capacitors | PIRA 1000 | |
5F30.50 | series and parallel capacitors | E-261 | Two 2 microF capacitors in series or parallel with a 40 W lamp. |
5F30.60 | neon relaxation oscillator | PIRA 1000 | |
5F30.60 | blinking neon bulb | 29-4.3 | A neon bulb in parallel with a capacitor will light periodically as the capacitor charges and discharges. |
5F30.60 | RC relaxation oscillator | 33-1.2 | An RC relaxation oscillator has a neon lamp across the capacitor provide a visible discharge. |
5F30.60 | RC flasher circuit | E-263 | A neon lamp in parallel with the capacitor in a series RC circuit. |
5F30.60 | flashing neon light | E-4f | A battery powered neon light oscillator. |
5F30.60 | neon relaxation oscillator | E-4e | A circuit for a neon relaxation oscillation oscillator. Reference: AJP 13(12),415. |
5F30.60 | relaxation oscillator | Disc 18-29 | An RC neon light relaxation oscillator. |
5F30.61 | relaxation siren oscillator | 33-1.3 | A double RC relaxation oscillator with slow and fast periods gives a siren waveform. |
5F30.68 | backward and forward waves | AJP 40(5),763 | RC circuits are used to get a wave in neon bulbs that goes from the sink to the source. |
5F30.71 | capacitance operated relay | E-4g | References but no information on the circuit. Bring your hand close to a aluminum plate and the relay triggers. |
5F30.80 | fun circuit | A-10a | One box has switches that control two lights in another box but only one wire connects the two boxes. |