Fun Ways to Brighten Up Your Home Arduino lighting is a form of electronics building that uses a single board microcontroller to perform several functions at once. There are many ways to use Arduino lighting to decorate your home; at this point, most people are using this fun and versatile form of lighting as hobbyists.… Continue reading 4 Projects to Brighten Your Home
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Common Tools Of The Electrical Trade
The tools an electrician uses most often will depend on the work site. It will depend on whether he or she is working as a contractor or employee involved with new construction or is working as an electrical repairperson serving homes or businesses. Regardless of workplace, basic tools will include the following: Circuit Tester A… Continue reading Common Tools Of The Electrical Trade
Choosing The Right Broadband Access
There are many ways to connect to the internet, from old-fashioned dial-up service to faster options like DSL, fiber optic and cable. What all of those options have in common, however, is that they all require that some sort of wire come into your home or business, whether that wire is an ordinary telephone line,… Continue reading Choosing The Right Broadband Access
Wiring A Plug
Wiring a plug is an essential life skill but it is also extremely dangerous if you get it wrong. The main electricity supply in the UK is around 230 volts and is capable of killing if not used properly. The plug and cable that are attached to everyday electric appliances are not dangerous, it is… Continue reading Wiring A Plug
Taking Your Laptop For A Screening
From No Idea to Engineer When a laptop screen fails completely it is devastating. It can threaten to call it ‘a day’, for a long time by flickering on and off, sometimes off for about two minutes and then one day, it just doesn’t wake up again. It feels as though you have lost your… Continue reading Taking Your Laptop For A Screening
5 Hero Electronic Components You Need To Know About
There are hero’s and villains in all walks of life, be it in comics or in the movies. For any electronics or technology enthusiast here are 5 awesome electronics components that have won designs and functionality awards, for their “heroic” feats! Image courtesy of oskay from Flickr 1 ) MKP1848S Film Capacitors The most remarkable feature of… Continue reading 5 Hero Electronic Components You Need To Know About
Designing A High Speed Home Network
Introduction In this article, we’ll be looking at how to create a home network that is efficient and makes the most of the bandwidth which you’re entitled to. We’ll be looking at how by taking into account simple safety guidelines and considerations you can ensure the smooth running of said network; all of which are… Continue reading Designing A High Speed Home Network
Too Many Wires Have You In A Knot? Utilize Heat Shrink Tubing
If you were to take a look at your living room, how many wires would you say you have in that room alone? Taking into account that living rooms ordinarily have a television, lamps, phones, video games, and DVD players plugged in, that’s a lot of cords. Not to mention, there are usually empty outlets… Continue reading Too Many Wires Have You In A Knot? Utilize Heat Shrink Tubing
What Is The Difference between Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) & Metal Inert Gas (MIG)
Welding Metal inert gas (MIG) and tungsten inert gas (TIG) are two types of welding that people often confuse if they are not welding experts. While their names sound the same, the two processes actually have quite a few differences and are used for different types of welding. Each of them comes with their own… Continue reading What Is The Difference between Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) & Metal Inert Gas (MIG)
The History of the Telephone
Nowadays, people take the opportunity to call someone at any time and place for granted. They take their mobile, dial a number and eventually talk into a mini microphone which transmits the signals to the receiver of the call. But it took a long time to get there. The history of the telephone begins in… Continue reading The History of the Telephone