As part of his quest to find the best affordable generator for his DIY hydroelectric power system, [FarmCraft101] is trying out a range of off-the-shelf and DIY solutions, with in his most recent ...

Power outages in the US are lasting longer and occurring more frequently, but whole-home backup remains complicated, ...

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The machine is built and tested for harsh construction environments, designed with a small footprint for service trucks, and features smooth performance in all welding ...

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Shannon Henderson was happy to have made it to the store in time to purchase the last portable generator on the shelf as she was preparing for the predicted winter storm which is likely to arrive in ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Abstract: In this paper, a novel alternating current hybrid excitation brushless generator (AC-HEBG) structure with hybrid-pole rotor is proposed, which exhibits higher power density compared with the ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel AC-field hybrid excitation DC (AC-HEDC) generator, in which the AC field winding is located on the stator to achieve brushless excitation. The spoke-type ...

Split between solar, battery, or generator backup for your home? Anker Solix E10 promises to do all three for you.

This generates tones and plays pre-recorded samples for use in testing DIY guitar pedals and other audio circuits using the MAS Effects DIY Pedal Tower tonegen-v4 is free software; you can ...