No multi-meter? For troubleshooting most household things, a continuity tester is extremely handy. And as it turns out, you can make your own from the dollar store for next to nothing. [Carlyn] shows ...

A continuity tester, as found on most multimeters today, is a great tool for finding broken connections and short circuits. But once you’ve found a short, it’s up to you to figure out which part of ...

This cheap latching continuity tester can provide both visual and audio indicators as it detects intermittent open and shorts. On every service bench for testing cables, switches, plugs, relays, ...

Q: I have a tenant who complained that a light fixture wouldn’t light. After I replaced the switch, the light still wouldn’t come on. I realized that all the bulbs were out. Anyway, is there a way to ...

This is a simple circuit named Polarity cum Continuity Tester. With the help of this circuit, we can also identify that whether the components we are using in our circuit are good or bad before ...

No problems, only solutions. That’s always been one of my favorite sayings when coping with boat issues. When something on your rig goes south, there are a few go-to tools I always have on board that ...