Ask Charlie 
Control Engineering's Ask Charlie blog covers all aspects of automation, especially discrete control, motors, drives, sensors, motion control, machine control and embedded systems. C.G. Masi answers questions from readers of Control Engineering's print and online magazines, newsletters and other publications.
Recent Posts
- Can a car drive faster than it falls from 4,000 feet?
- Do absolute encoders need calibration?
- What’s the difference between accuracy and precision?
- How do you determine MTBF?
- What are large hadrons, and why should we make them collide?
- How does an RTD work?
- What’s the best way to sense electric current for control applications?
- Can SMP computing help predictive maintenance?
- Can smart instruments help predictive maintenance?
- What’s holding up use of hydrogen as a fuel?
Recent Comments
- David Neal, P.E on Do absolute encoders need calibration?
- sillyblindharper on What’s the difference between accuracy and precision?
- Matt on How old is the RCA connector standard?
- Sen Can on What’s holding up use of hydrogen as a fuel?
- WILL DELSMAN on What’s the best way to sense electric current for control applications?
Most Commented On
- For a fail-safe 24 V dc auxilary supply, is it better to use 12 batteries of 2 V each, or two 12 V batteries? (3)
- How old is the RCA connector standard? (3)
- What is the ideal background for a mechatronics engineer? (2)
- What’s holding up use of hydrogen as a fuel? (2)
- What’s the best way to sense electric current for control applications? (2)
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