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Electronic Curves Quiz
February 1963 Popular Electronics

February 1963 Popular Electronics

February 1963 Popular Electronics Cover - RF CafeTable of Contents

Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Popular Electronics, published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.

This Electronics Curves Quiz will probably prove to be a little more of a challenge than some of the ones previously appearing in a 1963 issue of  Popular Electronics magazine. Being a rocket scientist won't help you much here, but being a seasoned electronics technician, hobbyist, or engineer will sure come in handy. Be careful to note the axis unit labels - I got tripped up by that from being lazy and missed one. Surely you won't be hindered by such an oversight.

Electronic Curves Quiz

Electronic Curves Quiz, February 1963 Popular Electronics - RF CafeBy Robert P. Balin

The operation of electronic devices and circuits is often represented by characteristic curves. See if you can match the electronic devices and circuits at left (1 - 10) with their corresponding curves (A - J).

 

 

See answers below.

Quizzes from vintage electronics magazines such as Popular Electronics, Electronics-World, QST, Radio-Electronics, and Radio News were published over the years - some really simple and others not so simple. Robert P. Balin created most of the quizzes for Popular Electronics. This is a listing of all I have posted thus far.

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Curves Quiz Answers

  1 - I  Triode vacuum-tube plate characteristic curves.

  2 - F  RL circuit current-growth curve.

  3 - G  Microphone unidirectional cardioid polar pattern.

  4 - J  Tunnel diode voltage-current characteristic curve.

  5 - D  RC circuit current-decay curve.

  6 - A  Transistor common-emitter characteristic curves.

  7 - C  Zener diode current-voltage characteristic curve.

  8 - H  Parallel LC circuit resonance curve.

  9 - B  Series LC circuit resonance curve.

10 - E  Transformer core hysteresis loop.
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