If you’d like to fix or even diagnose anything involving electricity – whether it’s the energy that surges through a car, ...

A multimeter is a must-have tool for electrical projects. The hardest part about learning how to use a multimeter is learning to read the numerous symbols present on a multimeter. Once you can ...

Many single-phase motors used on refrigeration systems will incorporate some type of capacitor. They will either use a start capacitor to aid in its starting or a run capacitor to improve its running ...

A capacitor is an electrical component that stores an electric charge and is used in filter circuits, since AC signals pass through while DC signals are blocked. Televisions use a large number of ...

David Grant of ACT Meters provides a basic understanding of digital multimeters and how to use them to test alarm systems. He pays particular attention to safety The purpose of a multimeter is to ...

Capacitors fail. It’s what they do. Aluminum electrolytics caused my monitor power supply to fail. A failed capacitor took down Paul Rako’s air conditioner. This is a story of how two burned ...