If you’ve never blown a fuse at home congratulations, you’re an anomaly. Fuses are designed to break as they prevent the overloading of the whole electrical system—think of them as the noble ...

The lights blink, the kettle dies mid-boil, and the house exhales into silence. You’re left squinting at labels and rummaging a drawer where bent nails, old batteries and a crumpled strip of kitchen ...

Have you got a dead power supply? The problem could be just a 50-cent fuse. Find out how to determine if a fuse is faulty, as well as how to replace it. So you’ve got a dead power supply and want to ...

It’s easy to trivialize the need for a fuse and how to select one. We have all been annoyed or exasperated by a blown fuse. Sometimes we wish there was no such component needed for our circuits. With ...

It's a dark and stormy night. Made even darker because the headlights on your car have suddenly quit. The car runs fine--but you have to have it towed to a garage. Tow: $85. Labor to replace headlight ...

Whether it's the rattling that comes and goes with the moon phases, a timing belt that obeys only changes in barometric pressure, or the sudden flickering of that dreaded check engine light, certain ...