Motor starting and its associated problems are well-known to many people who have worked on large industrial processes. However, these things are, of course...

Light Emitting Diodes (LED ) are increasing gaining favour in both the domestic and commercial sectors; due to their efficiency, sustainability and durability...

This is the first of two posts on the resistance of conductors. In the next post I will look at the ac resistance, including skin effect and we deal with...

The windings of many medium and small sized transformers are protected by restricted earth fault (REF) systems. The illustration shows the principal of...

Collection of links to various places with useful motor information. I’ll try and return to the page every now and again to update it with any motor notes...

A lot of our members work in countries where PPE (personal protective equipment) is regulated or they work for companies/organizations which take employee...

I received this question by email a few weeks. First thoughts was that it is a product of the mathematics of rotating a straight conductor in a magnetic...

Before the technical, some general information. E-ink display are found in a lot of e-readers, some mobile phones and similar devices and the intent is...

GE have put together a time-lapse video shown flight take-off and landings at some airports. An interesting view:

Resistors are electronic components that oppose the flow of current.  Manufactured in various types and ranges they have a wide application to electronics...