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The first electrical tester had a simple solenoid that pulled an indicator attached to a spring across a special voltage scale. The higher the voltage applied to the solenoid, the further the indicator would be pulled against the spring. High...
May 17, 2013
Rapid progress in microelectronics has led to exponential increases in computational power over the last 40 years, accompanied by comparable decreases in both the size and cost of electronic devices. This has enabled the spread of electronics...
May 10, 2013
Both the 2012 and 2013 federal budgets contained changes to Canada’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit program. By far the most significant of these were a series of cuts announced in the 2012 budget...
Apr 26, 2013
These are some of the commonly held beliefs about EMC which are either a mistake in reasoning, untrue, only partially true (i.e. with many exceptions), without foundation, or based on misunderstanding. EMC is indeed a complex issue in which all...
Apr 20, 2013
It’s a fact of academic life that research ideas are abundant and computer resources are always too scarce. One academic institution is now poised to step up its research leadership with the assistance of a complete high-performance...
Apr 12, 2013
The Canadian auto parts industry outperformed in 2012, with full-year shipments surging 18% to an annualized $23.8 billion, according to the Scotiabank Global Auto Report released this week in Toronto.
Apr 5, 2013
Heat is both a by-product and one of the greatest enemies of electrical and electronic components. If not dissipated, this heat has the potential to cause early failures and malfunctions. Components commonly packaged in electrical enclosures,...
Apr 2, 2013
Choosing the right electromechanical switch for any design involves many considerations. Panel size, terminal type, actuator style, illumination and contact material are just a few. However these decisions are all rather irrelevant if design...
Mar 22, 2013
We are all available 24 hours a day. We have at least one cell phone, use the Internet on the go every day, and learn about the latest global news through our communication media. Having information at one's fingertips is now essential to us...
Mar 15, 2013
Since the dawn of space travel, around the time when OTTO was founded, control switches have played an integral part in providing the interface between the decision making capabilities of the operator and the response of the device being...
Mar 8, 2013
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