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Component of a machine that is responsible for moving and controlling a mechanism or system

Electronic device/component that increases the strength of a signal

Avalanche photodiode

Highly sensitive semiconductor electronic device

Passive two-terminal electronic component that stores electrical energy in an electric field

Ceramic capacitor

Fixed-value capacitor using ceramic

Electrical component that conducts a fixed current, independent of the voltage across it

Electronic component that only allows current to flow in one direction

Electrical connector

Device used to join electrical conductors

Electrolytic capacitor

Polarized capacitor whose anode is made of a metal that forms an insulating oxide layer through anodization

Electronic component

Discrete device in an electronic system

Construction of electrical capacitors

Passive two-terminal electrical component that stores energy in its magnetic field

Electrical device

Antique electrical device which stores a high-voltage electric charge

Light-emitting diode

Semiconductor and solid state light source

Operational amplifier

High-gain voltage amplifier with a differential input

Converts light into current

Photomultiplier tube

Fast, high sensitivty, low noise electronic photon detector

Light-sensitive gas-filled or vacuum tube

Type of resistor, usually with three terminals

Electronic device that converts or regulates electric energy and supplies it to a load

Electrically operated switch

Passive electrical component providing electrical resistance

Type of mechanical device

Converter that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal

Type of electromagnet with cylindrical conductor

Sensor measuring deformation and stretching

Electrochemical capacitor that bridges the gap between electrolytic capacitors and rechargeable batteries

Switch (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Type of resistor whose resistance varies with temperature

Electrical device for measuring temperature via two dissimilar metals connected at two points

Device that converts energy from one form to another.

Passive electrical device that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another, or multiple circuits

Device that controls electric current between electrodes in an evacuated container

Variable capacitor

Capacitor whose capacitance may be intentionally and repeatedly changed mechanically or electronically

Electrical element which maintains a fixed voltage across its two terminals, regardless of current