Licky's Column

13 ways to connect cables!

Twisting and Soldering: This is often used for electrical wires. Strip the insulation of the wires at the ends, twist the bare copper strands to...

Using Ferrite Rings as Signal Attenuators

Using Ferrite Rings as Signal Attenuators

Ferrite rings are shields made of magnetic material for attenuating high-frequency signals from cables and circuits. The simplest ferrite ring ...

Using Standard 50 Ohm Coaxial Cables for High Power and Voltage Transfer

Using Standard 50 Ohm Coaxial Cables for High Power and Voltage Transfer

For impedance matching in RF circuits, a standard impedance of 50 Ohm is universally accepted.  50 Ohm coaxial cables are used in microwave tra...

How HDMI Works Male Connectro Pins

How HDMI Works Male Connectro Pins

S-Video To RCA Cables: How To Get The Best Out Of Them

S-Video To RCA Cables: How To Get The Best Out Of Them

Have you observed how the wires you connect from your DVD player to the TV have changed over the years? In the same way, lots of other devices have...

What Are Cable Drawings?

What Are Cable Drawings?

Cable drawings are the pictorial representation of cable assembly in an electrical circuit or system.  Cable drawings provide end-to-end connec...

What Are Ferrite Cores Used for on Cables?

What Are Ferrite Cores Used for on Cables?

Key Takeaways Modeling the ferrite core as a low pass filter. Understanding the frequency response of the low pass filter. The importance of the l...