If you're interested in keeping an eye on your power usage but not so interested in paying big bucks for a whole-house power monitor, this DIY solution will help you monitor without breaking the bank.

Measuring the power drawn by electrical appliances accurately is achieved by this Enerjar project which is an easy-to-build device. The voltage and current traveling through the mains is measured by ...

As USB-C PD becomes more and more common, it’s useful to have a tool that lets you understand exactly what it’s doing—no longer is it limited to just 5 V. This DIY USB-C PD tool, sent in by [ludwin], ...

I'd like to monitor the amount of power (in watts) going into my speakers. I'm not concerned about over driving them or anything, I'm just curious how much power I'm actually using. I connected a volt ...

An DIY RF decibel (or power) meter is an indispensable instrument in any radio workshop. Unfortunately, accurate, wideband models are fairly expensive, and home-constructed ones are generally not ...