Basic Knowledge
Resistor Value
Decode band colours or find colours for a given value
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Capacitor Value
Decode 3-digit capacitor markings to real values
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Inductor Value
THT colour bands & SMT codes — inductance in µH / nH
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AC & Frequency Tools
Sine wave, reactance, impedance, resonance & power factor
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PWM Duty Cycle
Frequency, duty cycle, period, on/off time & average voltage for Arduino & ESP32
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Filter Calculator
Low-pass, high-pass, band-pass & band-stop RC/RL/LC filters with Bode plot
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Circuit Theory
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RC Time Constant
Charging time & frequency for RC circuits
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555
555 Timer
Astable & monostable frequency / duty cycle
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Ω
Ohm's Law
Solve V, I, R, P — any missing value
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LED Resistor
Calculate series resistor for any LED colour
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R1R2 PARALLEL
Series-Parallel Network
Total R, C or L — add as many components as needed
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R1 R2 Vout
Voltage Divider Rule
Output voltage & current from resistor dividers
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KVL & KCL
Kirchhoff's laws — unknown voltage drops & branch currents
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Diodes & Rectification
Diode Bias
Forward bias current and voltage drop
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Half-Wave Rectifier
DC output, ripple, and filter calculations
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Bridge Rectifier
Full-wave DC output with capacitor filter
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Center Tap
Center-tap transformer rectifier
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Power & Wiring
Battery Life
Runtime for Li-ion and LiFePO4 batteries
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Wire Gauge (AWG)
Current capacity and resistance per AWG size
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Active Components
BJT & MOSFET
DC gain, biasing and small-signal analysis
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Op-Amp Configurations
Voltage follower, inverting & non-inverting amplifier, comparator, differential & summing amp
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🌈 Resistor Value
Enter a resistance value above
Bands:
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🔵 Capacitor Value

3-digit code: first two digits = significant figures, third = multiplier (×10n pF).
Example: 104 = 10 × 104 pF = 100 nF

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Quick Reference
🌀 Inductor Value
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Formats: 100=10µH, R47=0.47µH, 4R7=4.7µH

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Wheeler: L = μ₀N²A / l
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🔗 Series-Parallel Network
Components (Ω)
Series Total
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Parallel Total
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SERIES
PARALLEL
📐 Formula Reference
🔁 KVL & KCL — Kirchhoff's Laws
Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL)
Sum of all voltages around a closed loop = 0.
VS = V1 + V2 + … + Vn
Vs + − R1 — V₁ R2 — V₂ R3 V₃ Vs = V₁ + V₂ + V₃ → ΣV = 0
Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL)
ΣIin = ΣIout at every node.
N I₁ → I₂ → → I₃ → I₄ I₁ + I₂ = I₃ + I₄