11 November 26
Today the doors open at electronica 2026, one of the world's biggest electronics trade shows, and the Rapid Electronics team is in Munich to be part of it.
From Tuesday the 10th to Friday t...Read the full story
10 November 26
Bandwidth, sample rate and channel count still matter. But in a teaching lab, the bigger question is how well an oscilloscope helps students learn. The new Tektronix DPO1 Series (1 Series...Read the full story
27 October 26
Robotics is no longer a niche corner of the engineering department. Today's students go on to work in factories, labs and hospitals where people and robots share the same workspace. Universi...Read the full story
13 October 26
The best multimeter in the UK depends on the job you do. For engineering, automotive and EV diagnostics, Gossen Metrawatt's METRAHIT multimeters are the stand-out choice. For dependable industrial f...Read the full story
29 July 26
Joint quality is decided by three things: the iron, the technique and the consumables — and the third gets the least attention while causing a remarkable share of the problems. The solder alloy sets t...Read the full story
15 July 26
A metric fastener designation reads diameter × pitch × length: M6 × 1.0 × 20 is a 6 mm nominal diameter thread with a 1.0 mm pitch, 20 mm long. Drop the pitch — M6 × 20 — and the standard coarse pit...Read the full story
14 July 26
Design and technology is the broadest subject to equip — one department covers electronics, 3D printing, resistant materials, textiles, food and systems. The way to keep that manageable is...Read the full story
13 July 26
Reading a vernier caliper takes two steps: read the whole millimetres from the main scale at the vernier's zero mark, then find the one vernier graduation that lines up exactly with a main-scale line ...Read the full story
10 July 26
A circuit symbol is a standardised shorthand for a component. In the UK, schools, exam boards and industry all use the same standard — BS EN 60617, the British version of the international IEC...Read the full story
08 July 26
The MPU6050 motion sensor module has been the default six-axis IMU for a decade of Arduino, Raspberry Pi and micro:bit projects — a three-axis gyroscope and three-axis accelerometer on one chip, tal...Read the full story
06 July 26
Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor is proportional to the voltage across it: V = I × R, where V is voltage in volts, I is current in amps and R is resistance in ohms. Rearrange it...Read the full story
06 July 26
The Texas Instruments NE555P is the standard bipolar 555 timer in a DIP-8 package, probably the most recognisable IC part number in electronics, and still in volume production more than fifty years ...Read the full story
03 July 26
Converting between temperature scales comes down to two formulas: multiply Celsius by 1.8 and add 32 to get Fahrenheit, and add 273.15 to Celsius to get Kelvin. That covers the arithmetic, but in el...Read the full story
03 July 26
Wire gauge conversion trips people up because three sizing systems are in everyday use in UK workshops: AWG (American Wire Gauge) on imported components and US-authored schematics, metric mm² on Europ...Read the full story
16 June 26
Artificial Intelligence is becoming a core part of modern education, from computer science lessons to robotics clubs and engineering courses. As schools and colleges look for practical...Read the full story
16 June 26
We’re pleased to announce that the NWUPC Electronic Components Associated Products framework agreement (LAB3152NW) has been officially extended through to Wednesday, 30 June 2027.
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16 June 26
How Chauvin Arnoux UK's PEL113 power loggers protected a primary school's capital investments by validating current headroom and uncovering hidden network overvoltage risks.
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16 April 26
Choosing the right oscilloscope probe is just as important as choosing the oscilloscope itself. While probes are often treated as simple accessories, they play a critical role in measurement accuracy ...Read the full story
10 April 26
Thermal imaging cameras have become a cornerstone of modern predictive maintenance strategies. By allowing engineers and technicians to detect heat anomalies before failures occur, they help reduce do...Read the full story
01 April 26
Crimping is one of the most widely used methods of creating electrical connections, but it’s also easy to get wrong. Poor crimping can cause high resistance, overheating, intermittent faults and even ...Read the full story
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