Identifying an unmarked SMD capacitor is often a real headache: 22 pF or 220 pF? 100 nF or 1 µF? The CAP 328 was designed to ...

You must’ve been told at least once to check the battery health on your phone. Doing that is easy on iPhones, a little more complicated on Android, but almost nobody talks about checking battery ...

Last week, I stepped through the basics of automotive electrical circuits, explained how electrical current needs to flow from battery positive through the load device, to chassis ground, and back to ...

From shielding to optimized vias, engineers can employ a number of commonly used approaches to reduce EMI in their designs. NASA’s Strategy to Lower EMI in Outer Space EMI can be a pesky nuisance, and ...

It's evident right in the name why a multimeter can be so handy — it measures multiple things, including voltage, current, and electric resistance. This makes it useful whether you're a professional ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a practical method for efficiently estimating the module-level capacitance of high-voltage power modules used in automotive applications. Traditionally, acquiring the ...

When working on electrical projects around the home—whether that’s troubleshooting an issue with your HVAC system, repairing an appliance, or testing a car battery—a multimeter is essential. These ...

[Thomas Scherrer] has an odd piece of vintage test equipment in his most recent video. An AIM LCR Databridge 401. What’s a databridge? We assume it was a play on words of an LCR bridge with a digital ...

Choosing the right smart meter plan can help you take control of your energy use, be more eco-friendly and save money. Claire Sponsored by Electric Ireland Around two million Irish households have ...

Build your own budget-friendly resonance meter, a versatile RF test instrument capable of measuring frequencies from 100 kHz to 50 MHz. Originally introduced in 1989, this DIY tool also functions as a ...