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Popular Mechanics
May 2009 |
How to Diagnose Car Electrical Problems by Tracing Voltage Drops Electricity shouldn't be daunting, especially when it comes to automotive wiring.   |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009
Mike Allen |
How to Fix Car Radio Static Here's how to test for a bad diode with nothing more than a decent digital multimeter. |
Popular Mechanics
March 17, 2009 |
6 Low-Voltage Electrical Repairs You can Do Yourself Doorbell doesn't ring, or rings continuously... Wall or ceiling light doesn't light... Cordless power tools losing power... Cordless phone won't hold a charge... Extension cord resistance... |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009
Seth Porges |
How to Make Your Own Battery-Powered Gadget Chargers There's no magic to a cellphone charger. It's really little more than a plastic-wrapped strip of copper wire designed to deliver power (stepped down in voltage and converted to DC, of course) from an outlet to your phone battery. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2003
Mike Allen |
How To Charge Your Battery Motorhomes, tractors, boats, motorcycles and other occasional-use vehicles should use a battery-maintainer style of charger to prevent battery damage. The permanent extra wiring harness makes it easy to hook up the charger when necessary. |
AskMen.com
Louis Whitehead |
Dealing With A Dead Car Battery There are a number of reasons why batteries can weaken and fail. Here are some of the more common ones. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2007 |
How to Properly Check the Juice in Your Car Battery There's more to checking a battery than simply testing the voltage and looking inside for low water. |
Popular Mechanics
October 17, 2007
Mike Allen |
Whatever Happened to the 42-Volt Car? It's been just about 10 years since the auto industry was abuzz with the impending transition of automotive electrical systems from 12 volts to 42 volts. Didn't happen. Isn't gonna. Stop holding your breath. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2008 |
ITT Interconnect Introduces Rugged Electrical Connectors for Transportation Applications ITT Interconnect Solutions is introducing electronic connectors for transportation applications called the Trident series. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2004 |
New Products Fixed-Carbon-Composition Resistor... Miniature 40/60-Watt Power Supply... Three-Phase and Neutral EMC Filter... PolySwitch to Prevent Damage to Control Boards... Low Profile Switching Power Supplies... 150-Volt Rectifiers... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2007 |
Power Entry Module for Next-Generation ATCA300 Optical-Transport Equipment A new power entry module (PEM) that complies with the PICMG ATCA300 PEM specifications providing -48 volts DC power and circuit protection. |
Popular Mechanics
March 24, 2009 |
How to Fix Broken Electrical Outlets Hang a power strip... Lamp plug fall-out... Finding which fuse has blown... Extension-Cord rules... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2002
Mike Allen |
Replacing A Car Battery Once you've determined the battery is bad and the charging system and the rest of the electrical system is good, it's time to install a new battery... |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Mike Allen |
How to Replace a Headlight That Doesn't Want to Be Replaced Handling the delicate replacement of a quartz-bulb headlight. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2007 |
System Adds Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Power to Devices OceanServer Technology is introducing a battery and power system that lets designers add smart, rechargeable lithium-ion battery backup power to electronic and electromechanical equipment. |
PC Magazine
December 21, 2005
Bill Howard |
Getting the Most from Your Batteries Batteries light up our lives and a whole array of devices. Here's how to choose and use them. |
Home Theater
July 2001
Mike Wood |
HT Boot Camp: AC Power There's absolutely nothing worse than putting together an awesome home theater system that's starved for power or buzzing with ground loops. |
U.S. CPSC
September 23, 2010 |
Siemens Recalls Circuit Breakers Due to Fire Hazard The recalled circuit breakers have a spring clip that can break during normal use, leading to a loss of force to maintain a proper electrical connection in the panelboard. |
U.S. CPSC
August 1, 2002 |
Electrical Testing Meters Recalled by Greenlee Textron Inc. An incompatible grommet, located in the battery compartment to protect internal wires, can cause the meter to provide inaccurate voltage and current readings. A meter that inaccurately indicates zero voltage or current creates the potential for electric shock or an electrocution hazard. |
PC Magazine
April 20, 2004
Craig Ellison |
Charge It Up If you've ever needed to power a 13-inch TV at a tailgate party or to recharge your notebook between sales calls, the Xantrex Micro-Inverter 175 may be just what you need. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006
Mike Allen |
Troubleshooting Antilock Braking Your ABS light is on. Now what? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006 |
Li-Ion 2-kilowatt Uninterruptible Power Supply Transistor Devices Inc. is introducing a lightweight, man- or vehicle-transportable 2-kilowatt uninterruptible AC power supply that uses high-performance lithium-ion battery technology to provide reliable AC power in the field. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2006 |
Three-Phase DIN Power Solid-State Relays for Industrial Applications Teledyne Relays is offering the Series DR3P family of power solid-state relays to provide three-phase output to 50 amps to 520 volts AC for applications such as motor control, industrial process control, and heating control. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007 |
Aeroflex offers 3920 radio test set for TETRA and P25 The integrated 3920 digital radio test set with extended range and file management for analog, TETRA, and P25 technologies. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2008 |
Emerson Network Power Introduces 100--150 Watt AC-DC Power Supply Emerson Network Power is introducing a high-efficiency, 100-150 watt AC-DC power supply for information technology equipment (ITE), light industrial systems, and low-power medical, dental, and laboratory applications. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2011
Peter Fairley |
Direct-Current Networks Gain Ground Efficiency tempts computer centers to go DC |
Home Toys
April 2005 |
How To Build An X-10 Broadcast Car Monitor Monitoring if your car is home or "on the road" with automation systems. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2009
Mike Allen |
Troubleshooting and Fixing a Car that Won't Start With nothing more than a multimeter, you should be able to find out what's wrong getting your car up and running in no time. Here are our tips on troubleshooting a car that won't start. |
PC World
January 31, 2002
Stan Miastkowski |
Avoid Static Damage to Your PC If you're upgrading your PC, static electricity can cause real damage. But a few precautions can protect sensitive electronics... |
Home Toys
February 2005
Gary Drake |
Remote Control Your Home Via the Internet Using Web Services with Inexpensive AC Wireless Controllers These remote devices offer a solution for remotely sensing an event of interest, such as a door opening, window, etc. when it's not convenient to run ethernet or other wires to it. With the client software from BroadbandSentry, the configuration is set on the web to sense a change to the status pin chosen. |
PC World
October 2004
Kirk Steers |
Maximize the Power From Your Notebook's Battery Tips on conserving laptop power... More on Serial ATA power cables... Check backup discs for errors... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2008 |
Crystek Corp. Introduces Small Coaxial Resonator Oscillator The CVCO38CC- 3660-3700 ultra-lowphase noise voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is for applications such as digital radio equipment, fixed wireless access, satellite communications systems, and base stations. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Andrew Benton |
A Review of AC Surge Protection and Power Conditioning SurgeX protection meets the most stringent requirements of the Federal CID, was designed to withstand an unlimited number of category C1 surges as defined by IEEE 62.41-1991, filters out transients, and does not require close proximity to the building-ground to operate with total effectiveness. |
Popular Mechanics
January 4, 2008
Mike Allen |
Can Mechanics Be Dishonest, or Should You Just Know Better? Consumers have a responsibility to be informed about their vehicles and not to be pressured into buying new parts without a second opinion. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2009 |
Mil-Spec Military Battery Technology for Lithium Metal Oxide Use Introduced by Tadiran The Tadiran U.S. Battery Division is introducing the TLM mil-spec, rugged, high-energy lithium metal oxide battery for military and aerospace applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2010 |
DC-DC Converter Power Electronics Module Introduced by VPT for Avionics and Military Power Applications VPT is introducing the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VPT100+ 2800 DC-DC converter military power supply module for military applications, and other high-power electronics systems. |
Home Theater
April 24, 2005
Chris Chiarella |
Dynamic Duo Belkin adds a welcome touch of style to power management. PureAV Home Theater Power Console PF60... PureAV Home Theater Battery Backup with AVR Technology... |
U.S. CPSC
March 15, 2007 |
Amprobe Recalls Clamp Meters Due to Shock Hazard The meters can fail to give an appropriate voltage reading, resulting in the operator believing the electrical power is off, which can pose a risk of shock, electrocution, or thermal burn hazard. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2010 |
Distributed Power Supply for Industrial Computing Introduced by Emerson Emerson Network Power is introducing the DS760SL distributed power supply in a slimline form factor for space-constrained applications in server storage, industrial computing, and enterprise server racks. |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2004
Bill Machrone |
Electron Leak? Raging Torrent! How technology wastes power, why the problem worsens, and what to do. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006 |
Rugged VME Power Supply for Mission-Critical Applications Behlman Electronics' VME-1000 power supplies offer low-cost COTS and modified COTS solutions for VME-based mission-critical applications. |
Audiophilia
July 2004
Roy Harris |
Cables 'R Us Part 1: Audioquest DC powered cables The subjects of this review include the following products, reviewed as a whole: 1 meter Panther interconnect... 6 meter Panther interconnect... 6 feet Mont Blanc speaker cable... 6 feet NRG-2 AC cord... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2009 |
Military Power Regulator Helps Protect Sensitive Electronics From Power Surges and Spikes Falcon Electric is introducing a solid-state voltage regulator called the SVR Pro to protect power-sensitive equipment involved in military computing, military communications, and other defense and aerospace applications. |
Wired
November 2006
John Hockenberry |
Building a Better Battery They run out of juice - or burst into flames - at exactly the wrong time. Can't anyone make a decent battery? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006 |
DC Solid-State Power Controllers to Replace Conventional Circuit Breakers Teledyne Relays is introducing a series of DC solid-state power controllers to replace conventional electromechanical circuit breakers to reduce component count, system weight, and cost, while increasing system reliability. |
InternetNews
December 18, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Validus Offers A More Direct Power Solution Validus DC Systems will begin to ship a line of products that convert alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC) power starting early next year. The company claims it can improve energy efficiency by up to 40 percent. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2007 |
LEA Offers Power-Distribution Panel for Mobile Satellite Communications Designed for mobile satellite communications, the PDP is light weight, portable, rugged, and simple to operate. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2008 |
Aethercomm Offers Gallium Nitride Power Amplifier for Military Applications This amplifier was designed for broad band jamming and communications systems platforms. |
This Old House
Jim Collins |
Surge Protection Don't count on power strips to safeguard your home and fragile electronics |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2006 |
Mid-Power 48 Vin Micro Modules Vicor Corp. is adding six mid-power Micro-DC-to-DC converters to the 48 volts DC input family: a 50-watt model at 3.3 volt and 75-watt models at 12, 15, 24, 28, and 48 volts. |
