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 ...

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 ...

For more than a century, scientists have relied on separate tools to measure the three core building blocks of electricity: volts, ohms, and amps. Each describes a different piece of how electricity ...

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 ...

Because of the shell arrangements of electrons in various atoms and molecules, some substances are quite good at allowing a few electrons to move about freely (e.g., copper, silver, gold, aluminum), ...

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 ...

How power works in a data center: What you need to know Your email has been sent Electricity is often one of the least visible elements of a shiny, state-of-the-art data center. Learn more about the ...

So, quick (hopefully) couple of questions about speakers and polarity. Now, I come from an electrical background and I know in basic terms, AC polarity is mostly irrelevant, and DC power is VERY ...