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What to keep next to your breaker box so you’re not scrambling during an outage

When the lights cut out, the last place you want to be is on your hands and knees in the dark, feeling around for a flashlight while your breaker box looms somewhere nearby. A small, well planned ...
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Born To Burn: The Battle Born LFP Battery

Would you feel confident in buying US-made LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries? While the answer here is generally expected to be ‘yes’, ...

Can’t Decide Between a Gas or Battery Powered Chainsaw? Here’s Where I Draw the Line

So, both gas and battery-powered saws may have a place in your tool shed. When to use one or the other is going to depend on ...

Anker Portable Power Station Drops to 64% Off (1800W, 13 Ports) With a 5-Year Warranty Included

Visit Amazon today to purchase the Anker SOLIX F1500 Portable Power Station at an incredible price of just $499, which is a ...
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Retro Semiconductors: The Silicon Controlled Rectifier

Over on YouTube [Lockdown Electronics] reviews an old bit of kit known as the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). Invented in the 1950s the SCR is a type of thyristor and they were popular back in ...