RC Circuit
PIRA: Unknown
A capacitor is first charged by a battery, and then switched to be discharged over a variable resistance. An oscilloscope is connected to monitor the voltage over the capacitor. Watch the slow drop of meter reading as the capacitor is discharging. Also compare the time constant at several resistance settings.
Equipment | Storage |
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Ammeter or multimeter | 021-8B |
RC circuit board | 021-11A |
Long leads and BNC to banana lead | Side of 021-15 |
DC power supply | 021-16B |