As an electric motor’s rotor turns in close proximity to the motor windings, a bucking voltage or back electromotive force (EMF) is generated. The back EMF (BEMF) generated across the start winding is ...

Nothing fills a person with dread quite like a misbehaving refrigerator, whether the appliance is humming but not cooling or has started mysteriously leaking water. Buying a new fridge is expensive, ...

When tracking down a compressor problem, especially as part of an insurance claim involving high-voltage surge (HVS), one should never rely on anecdotal evidence at face value. A number of packaged ...