In performing service and troubleshooting on heat pump systems, there are various electrical components to be checked. The following provides information to aid in inspecting and servicing these ...

At low frequency, a transmission line, open at one end, looks like a capacitor. After all, it is just two conductors, the signal path and the return path, with some insulation between them. This is ...

You can make all sorts of different types of inductors, but the most common type is cylindrical coil of wire---a solenoid. When current runs through the first loop, it creates a magnetic field that ...

First, let's define a capacitor: It is an electromechanical device capable of storing electrical energy (electrons). It differs from a battery, as a battery produces electrical energy as a by-product ...

Electronic circuits are integral parts of nearly all the technological advances being made in our lives today. Television, radio, phones and computers immediately come to mind, but electronics are ...

In this article I will be going over some tips on troubleshooting single phase, residential compressors that won’t start. The tonnage of most residential compressors in air conditioners and heat pumps ...

MALVERN, PA--(Marketwire - Feb 13, 2013) - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced a new series of surface-mount aluminum capacitors that combines a high temperature range to + 150 °C ...