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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What are suggestions for designing a circular electromagnetic accelerator? [on hold]
I am currently planning to build a circular electromagnetic accelerator, think a particle accelerator that is accelerating a macro-sized projectile instead of an elementary particle.
My current ...
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Wiring video inputs for the Microvision Showwx+ projector
I have been given a Microvision Showwx+ projector which I would like to hook up to a video source. Mine only came with the Dock connector, so it will not work with any modern video outputs.
I know ...
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Need help wiring low beam and high beam headlights [migrated]
New aftermarket headlights on my daughter's truck have separate lights for low and high beams. I would like to wire them together so the low beam will still work independently, but they both will come ...
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Common 6-wire sockets/connectors
I'm currently playing around with some load cells in a wheatstone bridge - each cell has 3 wires (sub-1mm thickness). I want to mount these cells onto 2 separate pieces that can be spaced apart to ...
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Implementing led lighting with SR-ZG9101FA-RGBW
So I have this device: SR-ZG9101FA-RGBW
I'm trying to properly connect it, but so far I'm having issues such as being unable to detect device in philips hue app and only two color channels are being ...
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J1939 Wiring Considerations [closed]
I am new to the forum and hope you could put me in the right direction.
When designing a J1939 harness what is the physical layer constraints, if multiple ECU's need to be connected? Is there any ...
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Proximity of Insulated Wire
I want to sell an electrical product with an earthed, metallic enclosure for commercial use in Europe.
The wiring inside the product is pretty tight. Are there any laws that prevent me from having ...
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Electronic Ballast Assistance
Please see attached image of wiring diagram. The isolator, MCB and contactor are installed upside down in a control panel. If I modify these components and install them correctly (although wiring ...
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how to wire BC547 LED flashing circuit in EAGLE?
I'm studying electronics and I'm trying to grasp the usage of EAGLE. I got an assignment where I must first make this schematic and then wire it on a 3cm x 3cm board.
There is a condition where the ...
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electronically efficient breadboard wiring
I have checked stachexhange for my answer, but no luck. I hope I can be helped here.
I am building ben eater's 8-bit, and have a general question about wiring: Is it better (less impedance/resistance)...
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How to wiring up single phase induction motor?
I bought single phase induction motor with two capacitors, but I do not know how to read this wiring diagram on this motor.
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Transformer mains identification
A friend gave me a transformer from an APC UPS that supposedly was capable of \$1300 VA\$ (I have my doubts, but it is very large and I am not going to be using nearly so much power, so OK). He doesn'...
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Definition of Field Wiring Terminals as in UL 499
I'm wondering if anyone can tell me where I can find the definition for "field wiring terminals" as referenced in UL 499 "Standard for Safety Electric Heating Appliances" table 27.1 "Minimum ...
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Wiring colour code/law on universal power supply
Is it legal to use brown and blue for live and neutral wires in equipment sold in the USA, which uses 110v?
I was looking at a teardown of an ATX power supply and one of the photos (see below) showed ...
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I2C Put One Termination Res at the End or on Each Slave Board
I Have a system with I2C bus wired just like this:
My questions is which one is better: put the termination pull up res at the end of connection (on the last board), or put pull up res on each slave ...
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Can I simply add a 240V Neutral to SONOFF TH10 when replacing wall thermostat
So, I have purchased a SONOFF TH10 wanting to use it to replace my wall mounted thermostat.
The thermostat has 2 connections: Always-Live and Switched-Live (which is activated of course by the ...
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Mixing wire gauge questions
I am putting a 50W 3.4A max 12V solar panel on my camper van. I want the option of removing it from my roof racks & mounting it remotely (so I can park in shade, but still have the panel in the ...
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Ground, common, and Earth ground confusion
I am learning on transmitters and input modules nowadays. But the usage of word 'ground' is confusing me. What does 'ground' mean there (earth or power supply common)?
If it is earth ground, why we ...
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Foodsafe wire splices for a toaster?
In working on a toaster project, We've started by tearing up an old toaster to recover the nichrome heating wire and mica sheets. But I'm uncertain how to re-create the wire joins.
In the original, ...
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Several Questions About Analog Input
I am new in the automation industry, and now I am focusing on learning how to wire correctly analog inputs in detail, since last time I tried I damaged the module input because of wrong wiring.
Here ...
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Can I combine and re-split 2 coaxial cables for 2 signals in my home? [closed]
I have an existing coaxial cable running to my modem through the wall outside from my ISP. I bought an external digital antenna that I'd also like to run outside, but I don't want to drill a second ...
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Problem with SPI wiring?
Searching for images of SPI wiring between Master and Slaves, I found that some of them connect MOSI/SDI of master to MOSI/SDI of slaves and so MISO/SDO of master with MISO/SDO of slaves, meanwhile ...
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How do I add a bipolar stepper motor to this circuit? [closed]
I have just started electronics at school and cannot find any tutorials on how to do this. I am creating a circuit that when the light intensity increases a bipolar stepper motor will step clockwise ...
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Computing wiring current, temperature & cross sections
How do you compute that when say 115A of current passes through an AWG 3. The temperature is 90 degree Celsius? At what ambient temperature is this computed, and air movement quality?
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Comprehending wiring data sheet for ME3 C2H4 gas sensor
I am humbly requesting an English translation of this image. The only thing I figured out is that the box on the top left is the ME3 sensor I am trying to connect to an Arduino. It has three pins, as ...
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Trying to wire in LED to show cooker element is on/off
Hi I'm a mechanical engineer so please bear with me.
I'm trying to wire in an LED to show whether a cooker element is on or off.
Looking at the diagrams below, the easiest way to do this would be to ...
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I have 3.1V LED 20mA and wire 20 or more [closed]
How you calculate how much Volt battery you need?
Like:
20 x 3.1V = 62V
....or is it something else?
I want to wire them in series manner.
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What's the use of the 4 outputs of a power entry module (Qualtek 864-10/009), and how to interpret it's circuit digram?
Main question: What is the purpose of having 4 outputs?
If I only had pins 1 & 4, I would be able to use 115VAC when it's set to 115VAC, and 240 VAC when it's set to 240VAC.
For 240VAC setting:...
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long lasting wiring of many ds18b20 sensors
I'm laying down a number of temp sensors to the air exchange machine with heat pump. Temps there wary from -35 to +70 celsius. I may like to change/relayout components in the machine, therefore need ...
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Are there any traditional colours to use for the wiring in a 4 mA - 20 mA current loop?
I am designing a cable that carries a 4 - 20 mA current loop.
Considerations:
The positive lead is connected to VCC.
The negative lead is connected to a 120 Ω resistor (other end of the resistor is ...
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How to connect this 3 wire AC motor?
I have this NEW heat recovery unit from Amazon (shady quality, branded as made in UK but actually made in China) with this motor inside. It was supposed to have two speeds (Low/Hi).
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How ...
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Which pin of USB-C to use for analog signal?
I am working on a project which connects a microcontroller to an IR sensor device and decided to use a male-male USB C since I need 5 lines (V,GND,SCL,SDA,ADC).
Which pin should I use for my single-...
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Does MicroUSB B have 5 seperate lines?
I am working on a project that requires a 5 pin connector but it seems like the USB cable is causing some issues. I am using a microUSB B male-male cord to transfer some power and data. Through ...
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What is the best/safest way to wire a 200V fan in the USA, using 120v or 240v? [closed]
I bought a surplus fan/HEPA filter unit for using in a clean room. The wiring diagram is here.
I want to connect it to a power cord and plug it into the wall. I know basic electric, but I'm not sure ...
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White cable with a Black Stripe and tons of unknowns [duplicate]
Currently installing a replacement power supply for my old 24V LED Strip lights in the kitchen. Almost got it fully connected, but on the DC end I hit a snag:
I made a small error in my wiring ...
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USB C connector design and resistor placement for USB 2.0 data cable
I have a follow-up question to this one.
I have a type C connector with 8 pins. No spec, type C female counterpart reveals G, Vcc, A2, A3, A6, A7. Remaining two pins do not respond to anything. G-Vcc ...
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(When) Can I use Cat5e wiring to carry a POTS signal to a DSL modem?
According to this answer by @asndre,
It is very bad idea to use Cat5e-based wiring/cabling to establish a
xDSL connection.
However, my telephone/internet provider technician recommended -- and ...
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A beginner that could use a few tips on wiring my first circuit involving relays
I am in no way experienced or knowledgeable with circuits or electronics passed installing my own car subwoofers and amps, or swapping out pickups on a guitar which means I only basically know how to ...
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Boat wiring mystery puzzle
First post, please forgive any errors.
Our dear father passed away leaving us his boat. The owner before had made some changes to the wiring (not for the better) leaving a tangle of loose ends and ...
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Creating a TRRS cable that route the audio from the Left channel to the microphone
So I have an audio interface that output audio via TRS socket what I want to do is to use my iPhone to record the audio coming out from the audio interface.
What I tried is to create a custom cable. ...
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How do I set my speakers out of phase?
A little bit of context:
I'm doing a project for my physics class where I could choose the topic, and I chose to do phases in sound and noise cancellation (wavelengths and frequencies). Essentially, ...
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Bistable and astable 555 IC interfere with each other
I am currently toying around with electronics and read Make:Electronics which is a very fun book.
In one experiment (19) I came to a deviation in behaviour of my circuit compared to the expected ...
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Wiring DIN connector with 3 wire DC solenoid valve
im buying [smc VQZ 212 5YZ1 C6] 3 port solenoid valve with 2 possible position(let say A and B).
This solenoid work with 24VDC and have 3 pin/ wire. There is No 1, No 2 and GND pin.
I will never ...
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Speaker crossover wiring
Came across some old Arcam speakers (cut open) and using the parts to build a bluetooth speaker box. Only problem is I can't figure out the wiring on the crossover/filter. The original speakers are ...
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Which is positive? Green or black?
I tried cutting my old Gameboy Advance SP Charger wires out since the adaptor doesn't work anymore. I am planning to attach it on a USB cord to replace the adaptor.
I have noticed that the wires aren'...
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What is the name of these little plastic things that protect wires from being cut into by the sharp edges of a drilled hole?
What is the name of these little plastic things that protect wires from being cut into by the sharp edges of a drilled hole?
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Correct way to do “power injection” from multiple DC supplies?
I'm using a PixLite controller to run a bunch of pixel LED strips. Since I'm sticking to 5V I need to use multiple power supplies (PSUs) to "inject" extra power for the number of LEDs I'm running. ...
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High AC voltage on Touch Sensitive Switch
I recently got a 120V/240V On/Off Touch Switch kit (ZIJIA P12-L56). They are a cheap way of adding Touch Lamp functionality to a standard lamp. It works great and I immediately started poking ...
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Ring around wire on diagram
If this is a repeated question, please let me know. I'm a hobbyist electronics person, and ran across symbols on a diagram I didn't recognize. I've attached the image below:
What I'm trying to ...
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In a DC circuit, are there any reasons for wiring overcurrent protection such as fuse or pptc PHYSICALLY near the load?
In a DC circuit, are there any reasons for wiring overcurrent protection such as fuse, pptc, etc.... PHYSICALLY near the load(or inside it)? By wiring "physically near", I mean in the power wire going ...
