While using a digital multimeter to diagnose electrical problems on customers’ equipment, I frequently hear the comment, “I’ve got one of those multimeter things, but I never learned how to use it.” ...

If you’d like to fix or even diagnose anything involving electricity – whether it’s the energy that surges through a car, snowmobile, boat or even a wall socket or a random AAA remote control battery ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When tackling DIY projects that involve any kind of electrical wiring, components, or circuitry, you need ...

TLDR version: With a basic multimeter, how can I accurately determine hot (line), neutral, and load wires in an outlet box? Longer version: So getting annoyed and could use some perspective. Tried to ...