We’re willing to bet most Hackaday readers have accidentally spot welded a few electrical contacts together over the years, complete with the surge of adrenaline that comes with the unexpected pops ...

There are two approaches to installing a battery disconnect. Electrical experts say either way is valid, and point out advantages/disadvantages to each approach. Install the disconnect switch on the ...

Painless Performance's battery disconnect switch is an easy way to protect your hot rod from battery drains and even theft. With our hot rods, gasoline gets all the glory, but t hey also need ...

For those willing to put some elbow grease into it, there is an almost unlimited supply of 18650 lithium ion batteries around for cheap (or free) just waiting to be put into a battery pack of some ...

Nintendo’s newest console, the Switch, is the company’s most powerful device yet. With great power, however, comes great battery drainage. On the go, the Switch can provide between two and a half and ...

This is probably fairly straightforward for an EE to weigh in on so I thought I’d post this question here for posterity in the hopes that it’ll solve the issue for other designers. The challenge is ...

The Nintendo Switch, if you've been able to get one, hasn't been without its issues. The dock sometimes scratches the device's screen, some Switches have shipped with a slight bend, and the games ...

As a hybrid home and handheld game console, the Nintendo Switch is designed to be easily used in just about any setting — and for a decently long time at that. By Nintendo's own estimates, a ...

Painless Performance's battery disconnect switch is an easy way to protect your hot rod from battery drains and even theft. With our hot rods, gasoline gets all the glory, but t hey also need ...