In early 2014, the infotainment program Inside Edition aired a segment about the dangers purportedly posed by 9-volt batteries, focusing on a house fire reportedly touched off when improperly ...

MERIDIAN -- Metal screws, paper clips, old receipts and even hair pins -- all of those common household items can be deadly if mixed with a 9-volt battery. In 2008, Meridian firefighters responded to ...

When working around mains voltages, it can be useful to know whether a given circuit is live or not. While this can be done by direct connection with a multimeter, non-contact methods are available ...

Mount Olive fire marshals have issued safety warnings about the storage of an item most of us have lying around the house — batteries. Two 9-volt batteries were the cause of a small fire in a township ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Practically every home has one, a junk drawer, a place where you throw everything from paperclips to spare change to keep clutter out of sight. But one item in that drawer could ...

While it’s the easiest way to lay out a simple circuit for prototyping, breadboards are a pain. They are the ultimate kludge; they work well enough, but no one will ever say that a solderless ...

PITTSBURGH (CBS) -- Do you have a "junk drawer" somewhere in your house? Most people do, and most of us probably don't give a second thought to what we put in it. But we probably should since there ...

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Snack brand Rewind has just launched 9-volt battery-flavored corn chips. In an attempt to capture the 90s’ nostalgic feeling of licking a 9-volt battery and experiencing the zappy and tingly metallic ...

Not sure if A/V or lounge is the right place for this.<BR><BR> I took electronics in highschool but that was long ago, what do I do to turn power from a 9.6 volt battery pack to 9 volts? I figured I ...