While using a digital multimeter to diagnose electrical problems on customers’ equipment, I frequently hear the comment, “I’ve got one of those multimeter things, but I never learned how to use it.” ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

Digital multimeters (DMM), once called voltmeters, have been described as the tape measure for engineers in the new millennium. With electronics and electrical circuits included in almost every ...

The first time I used a multimeter was in my younger years. I was really into remote-controlled cars—but you couldn't just buy one and start driving. You had to buy a kit and a controller separately ...

Part of Design and Technology Electronic and microelectronic control systems Using Ohm’s Law (V=ꞮR), you can calculate the expected values for voltage, current, and resistance in a circuit. Ohm's law.

As the primary switching device used in a broad range of power conversion applications, MOSFETs play a central role in power supply design. Defining their performance characteristics is crucial to ...

I'm having problem with a starter motor on a riding mower, and need to check if the motor is getting juice and not working or if something else isn't working and no juice is getting to the starter.