You might not know anything about electrical wiring and its components but it’s actually very simple. I have went through two years of pre-engineering and we worked with the basics of electrical components and even made projects where we had to wire things up and solder them. I learned a lot about electrical wiring and ...
Can you remember back to when you were a kid and dad would always have times of needing a flashlight, only to finally find it with dead batteries? It happened all the time and I am sure you went through the same thing. It seems that is always the case with a battery operated flashlight. ...
We’ve all experienced it at one time or another, airsoft goggle fog right in the middle of action. The heat in the air combined with the perspiration from your face and hair leads to condensation building up on your lenses, rendering you unable to see any of the competition. Paintball or airsoft goggle fog can ...
I recently purchased a new house and was told by the seller that the outside central air unit was okay. In fact when I attempted to turn it on to test it , the unit made a loud noise. Also, the fan inside the unit did not spin and the central air system did not ...
Several people are the proud owners of BMW’s compact luxury car, the E36 or the E46. The E46 came out in coupe, convertible, hatchback, sedan and even station wagon body styles. Although no longer in production, the E36 and E46 are superior automobiles that are a pleasure to drive. While you are driving, you will ...
REVIEW AC electrical power consists of three types of power; apparent power, reactive power and true power. Apparent power, reactive power and true power form a right triangle. See Figure One. True Power True power is power dissipated by resistors. TP = V * I * cos a where TP = true power V = ...
This article covers resistors, capacitors and inductors in AC circuits. It assumes that the reader knows the following: Ohm’s Law Nature of Alternating current (AC) Series Circuits Parallel Circuits Capacitors Inductors Basic Trigonometry Algebra As discussed in my article on the nature of alternating current, the voltage and current from an AC source are constantly ...
