Expert DIYer April Wilkerson tests the Franklin Sensors 710 stud finder and explains its accuracy and features.

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

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I ...

A capacitor is an essential component in many electrical and electronic circuits. It stores and releases electrical energy when needed, helping regulate voltage and maintain power stability. Over time ...

When RUIPRO asked me to review an HDMI cable, I almost immediately deleted their email. After all, who wants to review a dumb HDMI cable? But I still took a look and noticed that their cable used ...

A time domain reflectometer (TDR) measures reflections along a cable. It is similar in principle to radar. To measure those reflections, the TDR transmits an incident signal into the cable and watches ...

The city of Bellevue is gearing up for a roll-out of its newly installed water metering system with a test period beginning Aug. 1. “Currently we are verifying that we have the correct meter ...

With the StarTech.com USB-C Power Tester, you can easily look for charging problems in your setup. It’s a quick and easy way to ensure your devices are getting all the power they’re supposed to. I ...

If you do an FTP test and your power meter tells you your FTP is one million billion trillion watts, and scales accordingly, it’s still going to be a valuable training tool, though you may need the ...

Modern digital multimeters (DMMs) are user-friendly, accurate, and safe — when used correctly! Reading voltage is simple, but measurements must be properly interpreted. With a clamp-on DMM, accurate ...