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December 2000

Nuts and Volts Magazine

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Features

Optocoupler Circuits

Operating principles and practical applications of a variety of optocoupler devices.


FET Principles And Circuits — Part 1

FET (Field-Effect Transistor) basics. Part 1 of 4


‘555’ Astable Circuits

Use the 555 timer IC in a variety of useful applications.


FET Principles And Circuits — Part 3

Practical MOSFET and CMOS circuits. Part 3 of 4


LED ‘Graph’ Circuits

Here's a variety of practical LED dot-graph and bar-graph analog-value display circuits.


FET Principles And Circuits — Part 2

Practical JFET circuits. Part 2 of 4


‘555’ Monostable Circuits

555 timer IC basics and ways of using it in monostable applications.


LED Chaser/Sequencer Circuits

The LED chaser or sequencer is one of the most popular types of LED-driving circuits and is widely used in advertising displays and in running-light ‘rope’ displays.


Practical LED Indicator And Flasher Circuits

The most widely used of all optoelectronic devices is the simple LED (light emitting diode). Here is a presentation of a variety of indicator and flasher circuits using LEDs.


FET Principles And Circuits — Part 4

Practical VMOS power FET circuits and appplications. Part 4 of 4


Using the 555 Timer IC in Special or Unusual Circuits

Use the 555 timer IC in unusual applications such as Schmitt triggers, astable gadgets, alarms, and long-period timers.


Light-Sensitive Circuits

Basic operating principles and applications of light-sensitive devices.



Projects

Build The Incredible Christmas Tree Dipstick!

Checking the water for your Christmas tree need not be a hassle!



Columns

Open Channel
by Joseph J. Carr
Signal Generators — Part 1
Used to test and troubleshoot radio receivers and other circuits, signal generators are of primary interest to almost everyone interested in electronics. Part 1

Open Channel
by Joseph J. Carr
Signal Generators — Part 2
Let's look at the frequency synthesizer, the king of all signal generators. Part 2

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