Are there any considerations I need to make when designing the traces for these AC and DC circuits? I know that I need to make the traces wider where power is flowing, and I was going to try spacing ...

When choosing a switch to use in an electrical design project, there is a perception that it is possible to use any switch, provided its current rating is greater than the maximum load in the circuit.

This video provides a clear explanation of inductors and their role in electronic circuits. Inductors are passive components ...

Power relays are specifically designed to handle either AC or DC. It’s important to know the fundamental differences between them before building them into a system. Introduction to AC and DC Power ...

As the story goes, the rock band AC/DC took its name from a label on an old sewing machine in the Young brothers’ home. It must have meant that the machine could run on either alternating-current or ...

When picking a switch to use in electrical design, many people believe they can use any switch, provided its current rating is more than the maximum load in the circuit. This, of course, isn’t true.

Weidmuller introduces their new line of DIN-rail mounted, thermal magnetic miniature circuit breakers (MCB) - the BR and SU Series. This new MCB line offers a complete range of UL 489 listed Branch ...

A specialized test gadget that tests continuity quantitatively in both AC and DC modes could prove to be an indispensible bench test instrument. This article describes such a continuity test set up, ...