I see techs in the field get the most frustrated when they have a low-voltage short they can’t seem to locate. The challenge techs face with low voltage diagnosis is a combination of poor process and ...

Without realizing it, engineers have made electronic circuits that resist breakdowns, say physicists in Spain 1. Ricard Sole of the Universitat Politecnica Catalunya in Barcelona and co-workers have ...

About 40 years ago, I was helping my old friend Tom change out a furnace. He was a licensed warm air mechanic, and I was a journeyman electrician. The door chime transformer had been connected to the ...

A little short circuit can lead to big trouble. In 1996, a spark caused by faulty wiring insulation exploded fumes inside TWA Flight 800's fuel tank, leading to a horrific explosion and crash that ...