Electronics - Thyristors and Tranducers

Exercise : Thyristors and Tranducers - General Questions
1.
A TRIAC:
can trigger only on positive gate voltages
can trigger only on negative gate voltages
cannot be triggered with gate voltages
can be triggered by either a positive or a negative gate voltage
Answer: Option
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2.
When checking a good SCR or TRIAC with an ohmmeter it will:
show high resistance in both directions
show low resistance with positive on anode and negative on cathode, and high resistance when reversed
show high resistance with negative on anode and positive on cathode, and low resistance when reversed
show low resistance in both directions
Answer: Option
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3.
What does a hall effect sensor sense?
temperature
moisture
magnetic fields
pressure
Answer: Option
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4.
What causes the piezoelectric effect?
heat or dissimilar metals
pressure on a crystal
water running on iron
a magnetic field
Answer: Option
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5.
Which is the DIAC?
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Answer: Option
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