Q: I am in the process of updating the landscaping around my deck with more lighting and a fountain. I have done indoor wiring before. What are some of the precautions when running wiring outdoors? A: ...

In the last two Back to Basics stories, we concentrated on easy steps for upkeep and upgrades for your 4x4. This month we'll tackle a simple wiring project. Wiring your off-road lights might seem like ...

This resource provides clear explanations of how switching regulators work and how voltage boosting is achieved efficiently ...

A few weeks ago I was four-wheeling with some friends and their old Jeeps when disaster nearly struck. An electrical fire started in the engine compartment of one of the CJs and fried a wiring harness ...

When building electronic assemblies there is quite often the need to construct custom cables to hook things up. It’s all very well if you’re prototyping by hand, or just building one or two of a thing ...

Have you ever needed to power a 12-volt relay in a circuit but only had 6 or 9 volts available? This simple circuit will solve that problem. It allows 12-volt relays to be operated from 6 or 9 volts, ...

Simple Sound Processor presented here is an ultra-simple circuit module suitable for almost all basic electronics and microcontroller projects. For example, this module can be used as a front-end in ...

Originally published at: University of St. Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SS, Scotland. “Bi-wiring” is a controversial topic. Some people are quite certain it makes an audible difference. Some others ...