Hey all, i've been trying to figure this whole electricty terminolgy out for a while now. The last time i had any experience w/ it (it re: to learning it) was liek 2 yrs ago as a HS freshman. to say ...

The basic components of electricity are relatively easy and logical to understand. Most electrical terms relate and get along ...

In this week’s Gizmodo University: Discover Electronics, we’re diving headfirst into the principle theories of electronics. The second of four classes in this series, “Volts, Amps, and Ohms” is ...

Did you know that 1 horsepower is the amount of power required to lift 550 pounds to a height of 1 foot in 1 second? Or, did you know that a foot-pound of torque is literally 1 pound of force exerted ...

Analog topologies abound for converting current to voltage, voltage to current, voltage to frequency, and frequency to voltage, among other conversions. Figure 1 joins the flock while singing a ...

Actually this isn't really an upgrade question, but it is like one...<BR> <BR>I have ordered a few barebone Ipaq desktops and I planning to use parts I have on hand (CPU, RAM, HD...) to get them up ...

Measuring a voltage is pretty easy: just place your multimeter’s probes across the relevant pins and read the value. Probing currents is a bit trickier, since you need to open up the circuit and place ...