All engineers know resistance is usually bad news. It generates heat. It reduces efficiency. It wears out components and cuts operational lifetimes. However, resistance is not the only kind of ...

Over on YouTube our hacker [VIP Love Secretary] shows us how to make a simple MOSFET tester. This is a really neat, useful, elegant, and simple hack, but the video is kind of terrible. We found ...

The latest in advanced electronics requires space-saving, low-cost methods for connecting and testing circuitry. Why are test points a crucial element in developing a successful circuit? Types of test ...

Part of the fun of DIY electronics projects is tinkering with things to learn how they work, but that doesn’t mean planning ahead isn’t a smarter idea. If you want to toy around with exactly how ...

Screaming Circuits offered me a chance to try the company's printed-circuit board (PCB) prototype-assembly service. The company sent me a kit that comprised a circuit board, surface-mount components, ...