While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

Discover which items should never be plugged into a power strip, along with other hazardous mistakes people frequently make.

Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Everyone dropped their first, or likely fortieth, F-bomb when their dad had them hold the spark plug while he hit the kickstarter on their dirt bike. While it might ...

A continuity tester that indicates the resistance of, say, PCB traces with musically-related tones, whose pitch changes with ...

Featuring built in test points with a lever disconnect switch, the WKC/TKM series of top-mounted knife edge disconnect terminal blocks allow a technician to either test or calibrate a circuit without ...

Regular readers may remember that I pulled a Toyota Century out of a kudzu patch in Durham, back in June. Thomas, first mate ...

I have a drawer full of USB cables and every time I want to connect a device, I have to try them out. USB-C was supposed to ...

This Digital Circuit Simulator provides an interactive platform for learning and experimenting with digital logic circuits. Built with modern web technologies, it offers a drag-and-drop interface ...

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The Ting Smart Sensor quietly monitors your home wiring for potential hazards. Here's how it fared in my house.