Category Archives: Electronics

Z80 End-Of-Life

Posted on 2024-04-29 by M. Eric Carr

Zilog has announced that the Z80 processor will go EOL. Almost fifty years is a pretty good run, for a CPU. Continue reading →

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KVL and KCL

Posted on 2023-12-31 by M. Eric Carr

Kirchhoff’s Laws seem obvious, but written algebraically, they’re powerful. Continue reading →

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Kilofarad

Posted on 2023-03-31 by M. Eric Carr

“Kilofarad” is not a word I thought I’d ever have an actual use for. And yet… Continue reading →

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Components: Inductors

Posted on 2023-01-31 by M. Eric Carr

Inductors are one of the simplest electronic components — and one of the most useful. Continue reading →

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