Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the Cars team. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he's as happy with a wrench or welding gun in hand as he is in front of the camera or ...

Back in the early days of electricity, lab workers could measure electric current in a circuit using an ammeter (galvanometer) and voltage using a voltmeter. From there, they could calculate ...

Thinking of tackling electrical repairs but don’t know where to start? With just a little knowledge–and less than $100 worth of tools including things like wire strippers and a multimeter–you can take ...

Let's start with DC voltage, one of the simplest and most-used multimeter measurements. The DC voltage measurement is used to determine the difference in electrical potential between two points in a ...

My stepfather wired my basement and I'm installing the outlets (eg. placing the wire on the outlet itself), but I'm not sure which circuit breakers to turn off.<BR><BR>How can I tell if a power line ...

When your car doesn’t start, often a low or dead battery is the culprit. Unfortunately, most vehicle owners do not check their battery until it fails. As preventative maintenance, the suggested best ...