2015

November 2015 Updates

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Date Published:	November 29, 2015
Last Modified:	November 29, 2015

New DIACs page under Electronics->Components.
New Light Dimmers page under Electronics->Circuit Design.
New TRIACs page under Electronics->Components.
New Optical Isolators page under Electronics->Components.

A commonly used symbol for a standard optical isolator.
New SOT-89 Component Package page under PCB Design->Component Packages.

A 3D render of the SOT-89 (SC-62, TO-243) component package. Image from http://www.digikey.com/.
New Control Statements page under Programming->Languages->C.
New Tools section under Electronics.
New Flux page under Electronics->Tools.
The Javascript page was moved from under Website Design to under Programming Languages.
New Varistors page under Electronics->Components.

The schematic symbol for a varistor (a.k.a. voltage-dependent resistor, VDR).
Updates to the Ferrite Beads page.
Updates to the LEDs page (including the addition of section on pulse extending for LEDs).

The schematic for a LED pulse width extending circuit. It converts a short pulse that would not be seen into a longer pulse which is visible.
Updates to the SOT-363 Component Package page.
Updates to the Comparators page.
New Mouse Bites page under Electronics->PCB Design.

A four-hole mousebite on the side of a PCB.
New D-subminiature page under Electronics->Components->Connectors.

One of the most commonly used D-sub connectors of this era, the 9-pin female PCB-mount DE-9 connector.
New Headers page under Electronics->Components->Connectors.