Questions tagged [wiring]
How wires connect to terminals and to each other; coloring and organization schemes; appropriate wire selection and installation techniques
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Rewiring gas boiler thermostat, from Hive SLR1c to Beok TGR85 [closed]
My home boiler is Worcester Bosch Greenstar 28i. The Hive SLR1c thermostat is now connected to it. The connection is as follows: ...
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Adapting phone to serve as 4+n intercom receiver [closed]
I want to replace the cheap basic plastic apartment intercom buzzer with a more stylish phone. My building uses a 4+n system and I cannot change that, so I am not looking to add novel functionality to ...
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Can I run grid and inverter separate load at the same time with common neutral? [closed]
Edit my setup is same like the picture but with the grid neutral and inverter neutral being same. Location: India. No code applicable. Rural area. No such thing as 4 year electrical training. 1 month ...
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Wiring embedded switch mode power supply robust way
I was just inserting the bare tip of the wires and screwing to smps terminals but I encounter some photos and it seems some sort of spade connectors are used as in the below photo: For robustness is ...
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Using screw terminals in high vibration environments
I'm having trouble with shipping an electronic enclosure. During the transport the wires get loose from the screw terminals of the PCB due to vibrations. 22 AWG stranded wires and the terminals is ...
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Can rechargeable AA batteries (four or more) power a USB LED strip broken up with some wires for a costume I'm working on?
I'm very new to this, and have no experience with most things electrical, so apologies if this is very basic. However, I am trying to make a TRON costume. To that end, I have the following materials: ...
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Connecting an auxiliary battery to payloader for stereo memory
I have a New Holland W130b loader with a main battery disconnect switch. The switch kills ground to the system. The stereo I removed was analog, I wanted digital with bluetooth and I can not see the ...
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What is the explanation behind the wiring of this heater?
I’m having trouble understanding the wiring of these heaters. You can see the diagram here: I know that the wiring of heaters is similar to that of motors — they usually have 6 terminals and can be ...
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Nichrome wire foam cuber [closed]
Being at best handyman level, I need help on how to wire up a system of nichrome wire to recycle foam into cubes. My frame would be 24" x 24" with wire spaced 4" apart. I assume I ...
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Issues when switching USB A interface to USB-C
I'm trying to change the usb interface of a USB camera which works via its USB A connector as follows: [![enter image description here][1]][1] Camera's original USB A cable with a 5 pin connector: [
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How do I hook up LED lights to a battery pack with switch? [closed]
I got this cool picture that was previously wired with lights. I would like to get it working, but don't know how to safely do it. It has a switch on the frame that has 3 pins I think, also looks like ...
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What is the shield in this diagram?
In the wiring diagram below, one of the grounds on the board is connected to the shield. However, I don't know what the shield is in this case. The board didn't come with a shield?? The board in ...
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Finding correct crimp pins
I am trying to wire a laser controller to two different power supplies. The contacts I am trying to wire to are shown here: I correctly identified the connectors that mate to the contacts in the laser ...
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Appropriate approach of wiring [closed]
I'm trying to reproduce the AMT72 of Humans Since 1982. I have 18 modules, each module has 1 Arduino Nano, 4 BKA30D-R5C Stepper Motor, 8 DRV5032 Hall Effect Sensor, 2 AX1201728SG Quad-Driver, each ...
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Switched ground to switched 12 V
Car wiring specific question. I'm doing a wiring conversion on an older car using newer car's wiring loom and some of the logic is not identical. Need help solving two issues: I have a button that ...
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