You recently hired on as the Plant Electrical Maintenance Supervisor. The job was created because of a list of problems that have remained unsolved despite the best efforts of the eleven maintenance ...

Q: When I plugged my cell phone charger into a kitchen outlet, my phone didn’t start charging as it normally does—rather, it seemed that this one electrical outlet was not working. Is there something ...

A good digital multimeter (DMM) is key to diagnosing compressor problems in general. For instance, in a previous article (May 15 issue of The NEWS) we discussed using the DMM to read suction and ...

It is of utmost importance for service technicians to understand voltage troubleshooting when servicing HVACR equipment. The majority of service problems are electrical problems, which usually cause ...

The plant has a wireless system that is supposed to provide real-time information about the production floor to people in the administrative offices. But sometimes the statistics and status alerts don ...

The digital voltmeter is the best basic tool for electrical troubleshooting, because it's calibrated and exact. But remember, the digital voltmeter can't detect a high-resistance fault if the circuit ...

The SureTrace™ Circuit Tracer Pro redefines what a circuit tracer can do. With numerical voltage readings, continuity testing, AC amperage readings, contactless tracing, and receptacle testing, it's ...

Class A motorhomes and smaller campers typically run on both AC and DC power. The former is your electrical hookup at the campground. It runs the energy-demanding thing like your air conditioner, ...

159 pages, many color photographs, sketches and illustrations. Tracy Martin is a motorcycle Renaissance Man. He’s a regular contributor to Motorcycle Consumer News, RoadBike and Friction Zone ...