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LED Basics

In the late 1800s, Thomas Edison invented the first commercially viable light bulb. Light bulbs like this work by passing large amounts of current through a thin filament, which is basically a wire. The filament gets so hot that it starts glowing, and emitting light. This process is very inefficient – less than 5% of the energy going… Read More »

RYOBI 18V Battery Not Working? [Easy DIY Charging Hack]

A Ryobi battery will typically go bad when it simply has exceeded its number of effective charges, has 1 or more cells that have an internal short, or has simply fallen below the minimum charging threshold for the charger. In…