We’ve all had those long days where you wish you could just find the electrical problem and get to the next job — or go home! The best way to try and avoid these frustrating days is to review prints ...

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 ...

Electrical problems are one of the most common problems encountered by technicians in the field. One common pitfall service technicians fall into is approaching the issue by testing specific ...

In the first part of this electrical troubleshooting series, we discussed how a consistent approach to electrical troubleshooting can help HVAC technicians get a comprehensive assessment of what is ...

Imagine the following scenario: You’re a maintenance electrician for a multi-building plant, and each building has its own crew. You recently transferred to another building on the premises. Several ...

Most homeowners don't give much thought to the electrical system humming away behind their walls. Until something goes wrong, ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Many of the electric transmission grids in service around the world were designed and built more than a half century ago. While changes and upgrades have obviously been made over the years, the ...

In this educational film, Mr. Grant explains the basics of electricity to Frank and Joan while repairing Joan's flashlight. He demonstrates how a broken wire prevents electricity from flowing, leading ...

Today's thermal imagers are rugged, easy to use, and much more affordable than they were even just a few years ago. They have become a realistic solution for everyday electrical maintenance. To use, a ...

THIS is a collection of numerical and mathematical exercises in electrical engineering, starting from the most elementary beginning and ending in the more difficult problems presented by the design ...