Troubleshooting Analog Circuits

Robert Pease (Author)

9780750694995, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 17 June 1991

232 pages, Approx. 100 illustrations
25.2 x 19.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.454 kg

"Combining his expertise as a senior scientist at National Semiconductor with a sense of humor and easy writing style, Pease has produced an excellent guide to analog circuit troubleshooting." --Library Journal 2004

Based on the author's popular series in EDN Magazine, the book contains a wealth of information on debugging and troubleshooting analog circuits. In this book, you'll find advice on using simple equipment to troubleshoot (would you believe an ordinary AM radio?); step-by-step procedures for analog troubleshooting methods; and generous helpings of the author's unique insights, humor, and philosophy on analog circuits.

Troubleshooting linear circuits - The beginning
hoosing the right equipment
Getting down to the component level
Solving capacitor-based troubles
Preventing material and assembly problems
Solving active-component problems
Identifying transistor troubles
Operational amplifiers - the supreme activators
Quashing spurious oscillations
The analog-digital boundary
Troubleshooting charts

Subject Areas: Information technology industries [KNTX]