Suppose you want to wire up a bank safe so it triggers an alarm whenever the door opens. How would that work in practice? You'd need electrical contacts on both parts of the door frame so when the door opened the circuit would be broken, triggering the alarm. But think how tricky it...
Firstly, fix the amber LED indicator light on the panel of the indicator. Then connect the positive and negative wires of the indicator to the two wires corresponding to the power color. Don’t forget to pinch the wire sheath of the lamp holder. ...
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Aging– LED lights have impressively long lifespans. But once they’ve outlived their permanency, the first thing you’ll notice is that they’ll gradually lose their brightness and become dull. Thereafter, the fixture will begin to flicker. Poor Wiring– This is yet another thing that can c...
Ground and cleanup. Hide any loose wires under trim in your car. Always ground your lights/switchboard with a separate wire, hooked to the chassis of your vehicle. Test your lights, and make sure to switch them off to avoid draining the battery. Run your vehicle when possible, to keep th...
More than two and a half centuries have passed since Benjamin Franklin and others proved lightning was a form of electricity, but it's still hard not to flinch when a particularly violent flash lights up the horizon. On the other hand, no one ever waxes poetic over a cell phone charger....
Electricity powers lights, appliances, and electronic devices in your home. It also runs air conditioners, heats water, cooks food, dries laundry, and in some cases is used for space heating. Natural gas, propane, and oil are mostly burned to provide space heating and hot water; and secondar...
A lovely homage to a cast iron skillet: Do you have a black iron skillet? You are a southern mountain girl, I can't imagine you would not. Put it on the kitchen table. Turn on the overhead lights. Look into the skillet, Clarice. Lean over it and look down. If this were your mo...
Our sleeping environment is rarely sound-free. It may be plagued by the chugging and whistles of trains, the roar of planes overhead, the clamber or loud music of neighbors, even the incessant cawing of crows in the early morning. The best solution, of course, is to eliminate the noise,...
When scrapping Christmas lights, avoid these pitfalls: Throwing Bulbs in with the Wire: Mostscrap yards won’t acceptbulbs mixed with the wire. Always separate them. Assuming All Copper is the Same: The copper in Christmas lights is usually lower-grade, so don’t expect it to fetch the sam...