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Table of Contents
Unit 1 – The AC Waveform Generator........................................................................................1
Exercise 1 – AC Waveform Generator Familiarization ..............................................................4
Exercise 2 – Generator Impedance .............................................................................................6
Unit 2 – AC Measurements ...........................................................................................................7
Exercise 1 – AC Amplitude Measurement................................................................................10
Exercise 2 – Measuring With an Oscilloscope .........................................................................12
Exercise 3 – Measuring and Setting Frequency ........................................................................14
Exercise 4 – Phase Angle ..........................................................................................................15
Unit 3 – Inductance ......................................................................................................................17
Exercise 1 – Inductors ...............................................................................................................19
Exercise 2 – Inductors in Series and in Parallel ........................................................................20
Unit 4 – Inductive Reactance ......................................................................................................21
Exercise 1 – Inductive Reactance .............................................................................................24
Exercise 2 – Series RL Circuits ................................................................................................ 25
Exercise 3 – Parallel RL Circuits .............................................................................................. 27
Unit 5 – Transformers .................................................................................................................29
Exercise 1 – Transformer Windings .........................................................................................33
Exercise 2 – Mutual Inductance ................................................................................................3 5
Exercise 3 – Transformer Turns and Voltage Ratios ................................................................36
Exercise 4 – Transformer Secondary Loading..........................................................................38
Unit 6 – Capacitance ....................................................................................................................41
Exercise 1 – Capacitors .............................................................................................................44
Exercise 2 – Capacitors in Series and in Parallel ......................................................................46
Unit 7 – Capacitive Reactance ....................................................................................................47
Exercise 1 – Capacitive Reactance ...........................................................................................51
Exercise 2 – Series RC Circuits ................................................................................................ 53
Exercise 3 – Parallel RC Circuits.............................................................................................. 55
Unit 8 – Time Constants ..............................................................................................................57
Exercise 1 – RC Time Constants ..............................................................................................60
Exercise 2 – RC and RL Wave Shapes .....................................................................................62
Appendix A – Safety ................................................................................................................. A-ii