PASCO EM-8656 AC_DC ELECTRONICS LABORATORY User Manual

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AC/DC Electronics Laboratory

PART IIIB: Data Recording - Rectifying a Sine Wave with a LED

➀

Remove the diode from the component springs. Carefully place a colored LED in the component
springs.

➁

Repeat the data recording procedure as in Part IIIA.

➂

After you finish recording data, turn off the power switch on the back of the power amplifier.

ANALYZING THE DATA: Rectifying a Sine Wave with a LED

➀

Repeat the data analysis procedure that followed Part IIIA.

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Optional: If a printer is available, select “Print Active Display” from the File menu.

PROCEDURE A: Unit Four – Power Supply, Single Diode

PART I: Computer Setup

➀

Remove the voltage sensor from Analog Channel A of the interface.

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Expand the Experiment Setup window to full size by clicking the “Zoom” box or the “Restore”
button.

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Click on the icon of the Voltage Sensor under Analog Channel A to highlight it.

Press the “delete” key on the keyboard. Click “OK” in the alert dialog window that opens.

➃

Delete the data caches from the Data list in the Experiment Setup window. Click on a data cache
and press the “delete” key on the keyboard. Click “OK” in the alert dialog window that opens.

➤ NOTE: To delete both data caches at once, hold down the Shift key and select both data caches.