I always prefer running wires through the floor/ceiling until I get above/under the outlet. Then I run the wire along side a stud, centered on the stud to reduce the chance someone puts a nail through it from either side, and stapled to the stud to keep in place. In this example, ...
how to wire an Outlet, but also teach you a little bit of theory on how the circuit is controlled. So if you are a little green but yet a do-it-yourselfer, Hopefully I can get you the basic information you need to get the job done. ...
How to Wire Your House With Cat-5 (or 6) for Ethernet Networking: Although wireless is simpler for a lot of people, due to multimedia sharing, bandwidth on my home network and my slight paranoia about wireless security, I really wanted to use a hard wire
the wire is surrounded by a layer of explosive material. This detonator is attached directly to the primer charge affixed to the main explosives. When you send current through the wire (by hooking it up to a battery, for example), electrical resistance causes the wire to heat up. This heat...
through the plaster walls, to another powerline adapter in another room. This second powerline adapter has an antenna that wirelessly transmits data to the wireless adapter on your laptop. This method might completely eliminate the obstruction that the metal in the plaster wall poses to the wirel...
It is not possible to compress the file any further in a quick way. In the case of secure Web pages, we already discussed why they cannot be compressed. The acceleration server will not touch these files -- it just passes them through as-is. In the next section, we will learn how ...
It's been more than 12 years since Hatem Zeine first shared his crazy idea for wireless power to others. Back then, no one really believed anything he said.
Through the window, they see a STREET FUMIGATION TRUCK spewing gas as it passes by. The fog rolls closer to the window. KI-JUNG (to Ki-Woo) Close the window. KI-TEK Leave it. Free fumigation. Get rid of the damn crickets. Ki-Woo, who was about to close the window, sits ...
It's not entirely the walls' doing. Rammed earth home design should factor in the natural elements that will affect the warming and cooling properties of the home. Passive solar design takes into account the sun's different positions throughout the year. For example, in the winter, southern-...
If you simply can't soundproof an entire room, opt to stop noise — or at least dampen noise — coming in and going out through doors, windows, ceilings and walls. Sound is like water: If it can get in (or out), it will.