Branch circuit wiring problems lead to more residential electrical fires than any other single cause. Hidden trouble inside a branch circuit can also lead to electrocutions and the failure of ...

Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter outlets quietly guard the most dangerous spots in your home, cutting power in a fraction of ...

A version of Part 1 appeared in the Dec. 2011/Jan. 2012 issue of Test & Measurement World. See the PDF. In January 1979, Electronic Test published an article claiming that a single test circuit that ...

When a circuit is pushed past its limits, it rarely fails politely. It signals trouble through tripped breakers, hot outlets, and flickering lights, and if you miss those early warnings, the result ...

To understand a series circuit, visualize it. You can do that by making a drawing. Just draw a box, to start with. This box represents your circuit. Notice there is only one path: the perimeter of the ...

If a poll was taken to determine what aspect of the hot rod hobby enthusiasts dislike the most, there’s a high likelihood that “diagnosing electrical issues/gremlins” would be the popular answer. An ...

For electricity to flow, everything needs to be connected in a big ring. It’s called a circuit. For example, the lights in most houses and flats are part of a circuit controlled by the consumer unit, ...

The loop output can go directly to an ADC (analog-to-digital converter) or DMM in the configuration of K22 shown. If, however, filtering is needed to reduce noise during measurements, K22 can be ...