Single-phase motors, adjustable-speed drives (ASDs), and power factor (PF) correction applications often depend on capacitors to operate properly. This article explains how to test these critical ...

In-circuit test (ICT) has been instrumental in identifying manufacturing process defects and component defects on countless varieties of populated printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies for more than ...

Capacitor (n): a troublesome electronic component that accumulates and discharges trouble for other components. I can’t prove it, but I’ll wager that capacitors are near the tops of everyone’s ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced Wednesday that it will test its controversial SmartMeters side by side with older analog meters at 150 homes, in the utility's latest effort to defuse public ...