For most street rodders the mechanical aspects of our vehicles are easy to understand; they can be seen, held, even heard. The same can't always be said for electricity; it's not something you can ...

Aging electrical systems rarely fail all at once. They telegraph trouble in small, specific ways that trained eyes pick up long before a breaker trips or a wall feels warm. When an inspector walks ...

Corrosion will be a problem with 48-volt electrical systems. While voltage increases by a factor of four, corrosion could increase by a factor of 10. In a 48-volt electrical system, the alternator ...

When you think about electrical work at home, you probably picture dramatic fixes like rewiring a whole house or replacing a ...

Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America (MEAA) has reached agreement to merge its electrical components with Midtronics MRFID technology and battery management equipment. This will allow MEAA’s ...

You can find stators in many types of electric generators, motors, and rotors. A stator is also the part of the alternator that’s stationary (while the rotor, also called the flywheel, moves).

Alternators like this one will probably disappear from the front of engines, replaced by a starter generator built into the transmission. Photo: Jim Park Within a decade’s time we will probably have ...

For all of the criticism Tesla receives, credit should be given for some of the innovations it has brought to the automotive industry. The Cybertruck, for example, is billed as the go-anywhere, ...