They’re inexpensive and easy to use, and they help keep you safe when doing DIY electrical work. Solution: Test. Use. Verify. First, test the tester by holding it to a known live circuit, like a ...

Adapters vs. Converters A plug adapter only changes the shape of your plug so it fits into a foreign outlet. It does not ...

If you’re wondering what you can plug in and where, here’s everything you need to know so you don’t a) burn down your house or b) destroy your appliances. Every time you plug something into a wall ...

The basic components of electricity are relatively easy and logical to understand. Most electrical terms relate and get along with each other like a harmonious family. Before you tackle any electrical ...

GM announced Thursday that it will replace the 120-volt charging cords that come with the Chevy Volt. Customers who already own a Volt will get the revised units, which are said to improve on ...

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens is the first company to successfully receive UL listing for a 120-volt, single pole solid-state circuit breaker. The solid-state breaker concept ...

If you read our recent feature about the Tal-y-Llyn Railway, the world’s first preserved line, you may have taken a while to watch the short film about the railway in the early 1950s. It was the work ...