Electronics / Test Equipment

Design Guide: High Powered Ultraviolet LEDs are high-performance, industrial-grade devices and as such are more expensive than regular high-brightness LEDs. They also require proper attention to eye safety, especially for the shorter wavelength HPUV versions... more

White Paper: This resource addresses how it may surprise you to learn that neon tubes are one of the most common lighting technologies in use today...for commercial signage.  Neon is primarily used in channel lettering.  Channel lettering refers to the large illuminated letters and logos mounted on... more

Product Literature: If you are old enough to remember the late 1970's, you might recall a curious consumer sensation, akin to the Pet Rock. Stores began selling photographs of landscapes, wildlife and panoramic vistas that had almost a magical visual appeal. These images were branded "Laser Art Photography". As... more

Design Guide: It's good practice to apply a systems-level approach to high-brightness LED (HBLED) illumination applications. Minimally, the system includes the optical, thermal and electrical characteristics of the HBLED, the lens (if any) which is built-in to its package, secondary optics such as external... more

Design Guide: This resource addresses how it is easy to take common household items for granted. Flashlights are a prime example. They are typically placed at the back of a drawer somewhere, next to the fist aid kit. But for many professionals, outdoor enthusiasts, military personnel and police, these devices... more

Design Guide: This resource explains the battle between Thomas Edison, a major stakeholder of direct current (DC) power distribution and George Westinghouse, who believed that alternating current (AC) was a superior technology. Westinghouse's AC system which employed pairs of step down transformers... more

Design Guide: 16-page Engineering Guide describes how to select and use Inductosyn® and Electrosyn® position transducers for demanding applications. Rotary Inductosyn® and Electrosyn® transducers provide absolute and incremental position information accurate to ±0.5 arc seconds or better... more

Design Guide: Ordinary 60W incandescent bulbs only convert about 8% of their input energy into usable light. Most of the remaining energy is conveniently radiated out as infrared (73%) or conducted out through the lamp base (19%). In the case of a visible-spectrum HBLED however, there is negligible IP emission... more

Design Guide: These tutorials will show you how to use locating pins and guides. The first tutorial will describe the principles of positioning, and will be followed by examples of the application of locating pins and guides. Throrough 4 chapter guide starting with basics of positioning and ending with how to... more