First soldering irons are often of the Radioshack or Maplin firestarter variety. They’re basically wall power shorted across a nichrome heater or similar with some inline resistance to make it harder ...

Many years ago, I was at a design review where a team member responded to a design issue by saying “that's no big deal, it's just a cable between the two units.” A senior member of the team responded ...

Cables for the transport of radio frequency signals are almost invariably coaxial, apart from a few specialized applications such as HF aerial feeder which may use balanced lines. Coax's outstanding ...