If you have a wire, cord, or cable that has been cut, frayed, or otherwise damaged, it can be easily fixed with some basic tools. In this video, you'll learn how to repair electrical wires using an ...

It starts as a smell. The unmistakable odor of burning insulation. Shortly thereafter a wisp of smoke curls out from under the dash. Then comes the similarly unmistakable pop of a fuse blowing. At ...

When you move into a new house, you might notice some odd things, like seeing that some electrical outlets are installed ...

Wired headphones break for a variety of reasons — maybe they took one too many tumbles off a desk, were exposed to water, or any other mundane distater. If your headphones aren’t working and it’s due ...

Sa'iyda Shabazz is a freelance writer who lives in Los Angeles. She mostly writes about the intersections of race, sexuality, class, gender and parenting, as well as other lifestyle topics. Her work ...

It’s not uncommon in cheaper devices to find a ribbon cable soldered directly to the circuit board like the one pictured above. Using a connector would have been a much more resilient approach, but ...