It can be very bad if you are having guests over for a party or a birthday celebration and suddenly your speaker stops working. Luckily, you can learn how to test if your speaker is working properly right here and this same process can be applied to guitar amps. This will take only a couple …
One of the most common tests when it comes to automotive diagnostics is checking short to ground. Thankfully, your job can be made a lot easier with a digital multimeter. There are several multimeters that are specifically designed for automotive diagnostics, but any multimeter that can measure resistance in Ohms (usually displayed as Ω on …
What is RPM?RPM stands for Revolutions Per Minute and is a great way to see know how hard your engine is working. The most common way to test for RPM is by using a tachometer, however, many of us don’t have this around the house. We do, however, often have multimeters which we can create …
Having a faulty tachometer in your car can be very dangerous. You could end up without your driver’s license and not be able to go to work if you have no other means of going than by your car. You could also drive at speeds that are not adjusted to current road conditions and end …
A house always needs improvement. Whether you love spending the weekends making your house look amazing, or you procrastinate until you’ve run out of buckets before you fix the roof, no home owner can escape home improvement projects. For most of us, that means getting out the toolbox and fixing things ourselves. It would cost …
There are few people who need the different functions of a multimeter more than HVAC technicians. HVAC professionals can use a digital multimeter to diagnose problems, gauge performance, and, with the right model, temperature. Even when the ability to read temperatures isn’t a requirement, it’s a great feature to have that will make life a …
When you have trouble starting your car, the world feels like a rotten place. We get into our cars to go places and it’s a terrible feeling when the car won’t start. Taking it to the mechanic is frustrating and costly. Often the problem is a dying battery. Let us show you how to test a …
You have decided to buy a new digital multimeter. You wanted it for a very long time. And here it is, in front of you, in a box. You open the box and you are eager to test it, and so you begin testing your brand new multimeter. Although the multimeter shows data, it seems very wrong.What is going …
You jump into your car, and you try to ignite it, but then the engine won’t start, even the headlights won’t turn on, now you realize you are having battery issues. You already know a bit about the multimeter, you might have even gotten one for yourself, but you would need to perform the test …
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I hate when my headlight stops working. It is a real bother to get to it, let alone change it. I am usually thinking of taking my car to the mechanic in such instances, but then I realised that it is just a light bulb. Yes, it is difficult to get to it, but once …
