A potentiometer, commonly referred to as a “pot,” is an adjustable resistor that controls an electrical component’s voltage, current, or resistance. Potentiometers come in various shapes and sizes and ...

[Lee] wrote in to share the work he’s done in building a controller for his soldering iron. The idea started when he was working with an ATX power supply. He figured if it works as a makeshift bench ...

Before testing your potentiometer, make sure you have the following tools on hand: a digital multimeter, a screwdriver, and some connecting wires. It’s essential to use a reliable, accurate multimeter ...

What is PWM? PWM is a technique by using we can control the voltage or power. To understand it more simply, if you are applying 5 volt for driving a motor then motor will moving with some speed, now ...

Stepper motors are increasingly taking its position in the world of the electronics. Starting from a normal Surveillance camera to a complicated CNC machines/Robot these Stepper Motors are used ...

The classic potentiometer (pot) has been used successfully in electronics system designs for decades: its strengths and weaknesses are very well understood. But what if the pot were able to be ...

The classic Schmitt-trigger-based RC oscillator is "hacked" and analyzed using the simulation software QSPICE.