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Aimed at anyone who wants to learn quickly, this book focuses on the technical details of fibre optics, the fibres themselves, the tools used to work the fibres, and the associated devices used to connect fibre optics.

In "The Homebuilt Winery", Steve Hughes offers home winemakers all the know-how they need to set up a home winery and build all the basic equipment for just a fraction of the cost of store-bought. The book includes building plans and step-by-step instructions for more than 30 winemaking essentials - including a crusher, a de-stemmer, presses, pumps, and a bottle filler. It also presents a range of options for cellar racking. Along the way, Hughes leads reader through the entire process of winema...

This renowned book offers a comprehensive yet practical exploration of basic electrical and electronic concepts, hands-on applications, and troubleshooting. Written in a clear and accessible narrative, the Seventh Edition focuses on fundamental principles and their applications to solving real circuit analysis problems, and devotes six chapters to examining electronic devices. Some key features include: "Symptom/Cause" problems, and exercises on Multisim circuits available at www.pearsonhigh...

For courses in Digital Electronics, and Digital Logic.Digital Electronics with VHDL provides the fundamentals of digital circuitry, which are introduced using the fixed-function ICs and evolve into CPLDs (Complex Programming Logic Devices) programmed with VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language). Basic logic gates are used to perform arithmetic operations; then the text proceeds through sequential logic and memory circuits to interface to modern PCs. This new textbook is designed to present pr...

For courses in Networking in two- and four-year colleges and schools of technology; also invaluable as a preparation text for COMPTIA's Network+ exam and several Microsoft core exams. This easy-to-understand text combines learning about the networking of computers with installing, configuring, using, and troubleshooting Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. It covers everything that students need to know about the installation and configuration of a local area network (including topologies, ca...

For courses in Process Controls. Simulating workplace conditions that students can be expected to troubleshoot, this text offers simple process incidents with a sense of urgency to solve. The problem-solving process includes exercises students can master based on previous studies, while the book emphasizes workplace organization, communications, teamwork, a workable problem-solving process, and problem prevention.

This introductory survey explores electricity and electronics using a systems approach to enhance understanding of basic concepts. In two sections, one touching the basics of electricity, the other providing an overview of electronics, this edition reflects recent developments in the field.

This direct, easy-to-read text provides comprehensive coverage of industrial electronic topics, exploring the many processes used in the production of all goods and services. The book contains abundant worked example solutions, problems tied to actual industrial electronic examples, and troubleshooting techniques. It makes use of the Technology Pyramid to logically develop topics and maximize students’ understanding of them.

A turn-of-the-century classic.

The extensively revised 3rd edition of CMOS VLSI Design details modern techniques for the design of complex and high performance CMOS Systems-on-Chip. The authors draw upon extensive industry and classroom experience to explain modern practices of chip design. The introductory chapter covers transistor operation, CMOS gate design, fabrication, and layout at a level accessible to anyone with an elementary knowledge of digital electornics. Later chapters beuild up an in-depth discussion of the des...

The bestselling step-by-step guide to gas engine maintenance and repair - updated for today's do-it-yourselferThe Fourth Edition of Small Gas Engine Repair shows readers how to troubleshoot and repair virtually any type of small gas engine used in garden equipment, chain saws, pumps, and standby generators. Written by a master mechanic, this fully updated new edition provides owners of these tools with cost-saving techniques that enable them to save money by making repairs themselves with parts...