There’s great potential in salvaging a motor from a broken appliance, but so often the part in question is very specific to its application, presenting a puzzle of wires to the experimenter. This was ...

Higher motor efficiency is a Good Thing – It’s unlikely that any design engineer ever said, “Gee, if only I could find a really inefficient motor for my next design.” When I was working on an article ...

It can seem hopeless when any major appliance stops working, but luckily, washing machines are some of the easiest to DIY repair, especially if they’re older. “Fixing your washing machine is ...

When a shrimping boat breaks down in Cut Off, Louisiana, you sort of just leave it there. The 6,000 person town, a proudly Cajun community one hour south of New Orleans, is littered with rusted hulls ...

The ongoing health crisis with everything it brought different into our life, including the need for social distancing and avoidance of enclosed, crowded spaces, has led to an unexpected and much ...

Xiaomi has launched an exclusive edition of the MIJIA Pulsator Washing Machine with some upgraded features. This edition retains the 10kg capacity of its predecessor but it uses a Direct Drive motor ...