It’s remarkable how tiny electronics have become. Heaven knows what an old-timer whose experience started with tubes must think, to go from solder tags to SMD in a lifetime is some journey. Even the ...

One of the most basic tools for tinkering with electronics is a multimeter. Today, even a cheap meter has capabilities that would have been either very expensive or unobtainable back in the 1970s.

I’ve always found LCR meters to be a handy tool in my kit, especially now that surface mount (SM) devices are the norm in designs. I don’t know about you, but there are times when I end up with a ...