Toggle switches are actuated by moving a lever back and forth to open or close an electrical circuit. There are two basic types: maintained contact and momentary contact. Maintained contact toggle ...

If you ever wanted to build your own tube amplifier but you were intimidated by working with high voltages, [Marcel]’s low-voltage tube amp design might spark your interest. The design operates ...

This feature is surprisingly useful—even when your iPhone isn't about to die. Here's when and how to use Low Power Mode, ...

A subset of linear voltage regulators is a class of circuits known as low dropout (LDO) regulators. This paper explains the fundamentals of LDOs and introduces Vidatronic’s LDO technology which solves ...

It uses a lever that is moved up and down; a light switch on the wall being a common example. Early computers, especially mainframes, often had many rows of toggle switches on their consoles ...

But not always, as these DIY magnetically captured toggle switches show. Chances are good you’ve seen [The Warthog Project]’s fantastically detailed A-10 Thunderbolt II cockpit simulator ...

A brake controller makes a trailer stop more like a car. There are hundreds, maybe thousands of accessories for traile ...

Most solar LED lights are designed to operate with low voltage, making them suitable for DIY installations. But you should still read the manufacturer’s installations carefully before using ...

Solar panels can make your recreational vehicle (RV) less dependent on portable fuel and electrical hookups, which is especially helpful in remote areas. RV solar panels can also give you more ...

At this point, you’ve probably read a lot about the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. You don’t need me to recap new features like the Camera Control, bigger screens ...

Brian Heater writes at TechCrunch about these changes: The most interesting of the bunch is a new adhesive design that can be loosened by applying low voltage from a 9-volt battery. Glue has ...

The unemployment rate has climbed this year from 3.7% to 4.2%, though it remains relatively low by historical standards. The sky-high job growth was bound to slow, in part because the economy ...