B&S (Brown and Sharpe) | Conductor size |
B, symbol for magnetic flux density | Historical, nonmechanical memory technologies |
backward compatibility | Microprocessor programming |
banana plugs and jacks | Precision potentiometer |
Band, electron | Band Theory of Solids |
band-elimination filter | Band-stop filters |
band-pass filter | Band-pass filters |
band-reject filter | Band-stop filters |
band-stop filter | Band-stop filters |
bandwidth | Electrical signal types |
bandwidth, amplifier | Feedback |
Barrier strip | Building simple resistor circuits |
| Building series-parallel resistor circuits |
Base, numeration system | Systems of numeration |
BASIC | Microprocessor programming |
Basic gate function | Basic gate function |
BASIC, computer language | Using the Spice Circuit Simulation Program |
Battery | Voltage and current |
| Electron activity in chemical reactions |
| Battery construction |
| Practical considerations |
Battery capacity | Battery ratings |
baud, unit | Electrical signal types |
Beam power tube | Beam power tubes |
Bel | Decibels |
beta | Transistor Ratings |
Beta ratio | Active mode operation |
| Current mirrors |
| Current Mirror |
Beta ratio, bipolar transistor | Tube parameters |
Beta variations | Active mode operation |
Bias current | Bias Current |
bias current, op-amp | Integrator |
bias, diode | Introduction |
bias, transistor | The common-emitter amplifier |
| Biasing techniques |
biasing techniques | Practical Biasing Techniques |
bifilar winding | Creating custom calibration resistances |
Bilateral | Active-mode operation |
Bilateral switch | Special-output gates |
bimetallic strip | Fuses |
binary addition | Full-Adder |
binary number | Binary count sequence |
| Binary addition |
| Negative binary numbers |
| Subtraction |
| Decimal versus binary numeration |
Binary numeration | Systems of numeration |
Binary point | Decimal versus binary numeration |
binding posts | Precision potentiometer |
Bipolar-mode MOSFET | IGBTs |
bistable | Positive feedback |
bistable multivibrator | Digital logic with feedback |
Bit | Bit groupings |
Bit bobble | Tracking ADC |
Bit, binary | Systems of numeration |
Bit, least significant | Decimal versus binary numeration |
Bit, most significant | Decimal versus binary numeration |
bitwise arbitration | Network protocols |
BJT switch | Transistor as a switch |
Block, terminal | Building simple resistor circuits |
Bluetooth | Short-distance busses |
Bode plot | What is a Filter? |
| Simple parallel (tank circuit) resonance |
Bohr's atomic model | Bohr's Atomic Model |
bond | Electron activity in chemical reactions |
Bonded strain gauge | Strain gauges |
Boolean Algebra | Digital logic functions |
Boosting, AC voltage sources | Single-phase power systems |
Boosting, transformer connection | Winding configurations |
Bounce, switch contact | Monostable multivibrators |
| Contact "bounce" |
| NAND gate S-R flip-flop |
| LED sequencer |
bps, unit | Electrical signal types |
Branch Current analysis | Branch current method |
breadboard | Ohmmeter Usage |
Breadboard, solderless | Building simple resistor circuits |
| Building series-parallel resistor circuits |
Break-before-make | Contact "normal" state and make/break sequence |
breakdown | The Shockley Diode |
| Diode Characteristic |
Breakdown, insulation | Insulator breakdown voltage |
| High voltage ohmmeters |
breakover | The Shockley Diode |
Bridge circuit | Bridge circuits |
| AC Bridge Circuits |
| AC Instrumentation Transducers |
Bridge circuit, "full" | Strain gauges |
Bridge circuit, "half" | Strain gauges |
Bridge circuit, "quarter" | Strain gauges |
bridge rectifier | Rectifier circuits |
| Full-wave bridge rectifier |
Bridge, Kelvin Double | Bridge circuits |
Bridge, Wheatstone | Bridge circuits |
bridged T attenuator | Bridged T Attenuator |
Broadcast, digital network | Network topology |
brush | What is alternating current (AC)? |
brushless DC motor | Brushless DC motor |
Bubble memory | Historical, nonmechanical memory technologies |
Bubble, gate symbol | Digital signals and gates |
Bucking, AC voltage sources | Single-phase power systems |
Bucking, transformer connection | Winding configurations |
buffer | Gate universality |
Buffer gate | The "buffer" gate |
Buffer gate, open-collector TTL | The "buffer" gate |
Buffer gate, totem pole TTL | The "buffer" gate |
bus | Networks and busses |
| Short-distance busses |
Bus topology | Network topology |
Busbar | Conductor size |
bypass capacitor | Feedback |
Byte | Bit groupings |