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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Induction Motor Problem
I have an induction motor running hot and slow in the direction it's supposed to but when I change the lead wires so it runs in the opposite direction it runs as it should. Is there any reason as to ...
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What is the purpose of the capacitors in this motor controller? Why is one smaller than the other?
I recently purchased a few single phase 230V motorised hoists and I want to understand their wiring and how they work. I can more or less follow what's going on, I just don't fully understand why ...
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Hurst PAS, PBS Geared DC Step Motor
I am currently trying to determine whether a Hurst PAS, PBS Geared DC stepper motor is functioning correctly. While researching on the Hurst website, I came across a page that provides information ...
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Can i safely use RJ11 and 24 guage wiring for hobby leds?
I would like to supply power to a bunch of LEDs (a dozen or so) on a model train layout. I would like each light to be modular, so I could easily unplug a building and replace it, etc. The LEDs are ...
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Wiring a dual coloured LED by two different sources
I have a 12V dual colour LED strip that I am trying to power from two different power sources on a motorcycle:
Source 1: Daytime running light (Always on)
This is constantly ON and always on when the ...
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How can I wire a motor to operate in forward and reverse using a DPDT switch?
I have a toy tractor I'm trying to rewire. There's a motor and battery (so far so good — nothing complicated here). The problem arises with the two components I've included in this entry. The plunger ...
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Extending effective reach of piezo igniter's spark
I'm searching for the most efficient and effective way to add an extension to the wire's business end, the spark of a piezo "clicker" igniter from one of those small handheld butane torches. ...
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Help with (very) odd single phase motor wiring
I think this is my first post here.
I have little knowledge on AC motors, and this machine I am servicing (an old Balltrap/Clay target shooting machine) left me baffled. The below diagram is a ...
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Using clothesline steel core wire rope for AC and DC
As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling.
I found this clothesline (steel core plastic wire rope) that appears to be one mm of diameter (steel core diameter.) 13 meters ...
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How can I block low voltages (around 40 mV) but allow higher voltages? [closed]
So, I'm wiring up some LEDs on a vehicle and am running into an issue where a wire that is supposed to be unpowered when switched off is putting out a constant 0.04 Volts. Is there a way to create a &...
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Can I run control and line voltage together in my circumstance?
I have one vessel which holds 1.5 gallons of water. It has a stainless steel (SS) bottom with a 500w 120VAC @ 4.17a silicone heat pad adhered to the exterior SS bottom to heat the water. Also, in the ...
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Combining two speaker channels (left + and -, right + and -) into a TRS style cable (left, right, common/ground)
I'm currently building a portable stereo speaker and have run into some issues.
The speaker is based on a set of broken Jabra Move headphones (used as bluetooth receiver) and a XH-A232 amplifier board....
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Trying to make a 4100mAh, 47.4Wh battery for handheld PC
Stumbled across this site when searching for some info.. I'm hoping that one of you kind people will be able to help me.
I have an Aya Neo Pro handheld gaming PC, and the battery has died. The problem ...
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How do I power/wire something that is rotating constantly WITHOUT extra batteries?
So I want to make a Lazy Susan that is rotating constantly in one direction. I also want to have some other things on top such as neon signs, moving things, and etc. Problem is I want this to all run ...
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What is this strange long wire for in a single induction cooking unit?
Tonight I dismantled one of those single induction hobs:
Inside there were two PCBs. The incoming mains was wired to the top left PCB, while the other contained all the low voltage components, plus ...
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Guitar wiring ground connection
I am rewiring an old used guitar, typically you solder all the grounds to the switch or the pot case, connecting also all the cases to have a common ground. Has anyone tried a PCB strip with screw ...
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How to describe, in a schematic, grounding to the base/body of a potentiometer?
I am working on updating a guitar project I did many, many years ago. I mean, I could just do a 'symbolic' drawing of the wiring itself, but since I have more experience now, for my records I'd just ...
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Why is this 3-way speaker wired this way?
I found a service manual of a pair of 3-way speakers that were part of a mini integrated stereo system. These are Sony SS-H77 speakers, which have served me very well back in the day.
Looking at the ...
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Connecting mini USB VCC and GND to a power supply, and D+/D- to a SBC's USB headers
I have USB powered device (rtl-sdr dongle) with a mini-USB port, that I want to connect a single board computer (BalenaFin). The SBC has regular USB ports and a 4 pins USB 2.0 headers on it:
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Stepper motor wiring
I have what it looks to me as a stepped motor, power at 24DC, but it has no name or mark, and i can't find any documentation about the wiring, here are some pictures of the plug and the motor, I'll be ...
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Connecting CN3722 to Load AND Battery
Like the title says, can I do this? I got two schematics in mind about how to wire these up, which one is the correct one?
This one is straightforward, but will it actually work if connected to load?
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Help understanding wiring of capacitor
I just wanted to double check my understanding of the diagram as in my mind the "visual clues" related to the way the cap is drawn seem to contradict the actual instructions of the diagram.
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Wiring thermostat (Rittal 31100) as a 24 V temperature switch
I want to wire in a thermostat and I am having a hard time understanding the wiring diagram.
I think I get that 5 is L and can be connected to your heater (3) or cooling (4). So pins 3, 4, and 5 are ...
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Confusion with NPN input wiring to a converter
I have this frequency to analogue signal converter and I'm very confused about using it with NPN inputs.
Here is the only block diagram they provide in their manual:
When I power this converter ...
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Trouble hand crafting a USB "bridge"
I am trying to pass a USB connection through a USB-controlled relay bank so that my computer can switch on and off whatever device is plugged in at the other end, past the relay bank.
At the moment, I ...
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Servo motor long connection wire
I'm working on a mechanical device that uses three DSM44 servos, two FEETECH Mini Servo FT1117M, one JX PDI-6208MG Metal Gear Digital Servo, and one DS04-NFC 360 Degree Continuous Rotation Micro ...
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Switch wiring method
How should I wire this type of switch? Is there a specific connector I should use to connect the wires to the switch, or can I simply ignore the screws and solder the wires directly to the switch's ...
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How to wire a 6-pin relay?
I have the relay described in this datasheet. I have the z-type. It has 6 pins on the bottom.
I want to control this relay with an Arduino device and all it has to do is work like a switch.
simulate ...
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Removing wires / connectors on dishwasher circuit board
I need to remove a circuit board to send for repair, but I’m not sure how to remove these wires? I notice there’s two silver objects in two of the holes, not sure if they’re clamps or fasteners. I’ll ...
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Multiple INA226 PCB for solar monitoring with a Raspberry Pi
For a project, I have a solar panel and a charge regulator with a 12V battery. The load is a Raspberry Pi. I want to monitor the voltages and the current flowing from the panel, the battery and to ...
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wiring AC switch with DC led
This is a follow up to a previous question I had answered. I'd like to show the following diagram.
Here, I have laid out (crudely) a diagram that has 120v-110vAC from the wall going to a push button ...
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DPDT toggle AND WiFi relay - how do I do it?
As the title states I'm trying to wire BOTH a DPDT toggle switch (on off on) and a WiFi relay.
Situation is as follows: I have a motorized ball valve which operates via a DPDT switch. There are five ...
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Xbox one power adapter wiring - converting it to a 12 volt power supply
Thanks for having a look at my question.
I know this may seem like an odd question but here is the history of it.
I have a Solidoodle 4 3D printer, Its powered by a knock off xbox 360 brick adapter ...
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Wiring a 2-pin K1 to a 3.5 mm jack with a mic and PTT?
Is there a possibility to wire a 2-pin K1 headset connector to a 3.5 mm jack with a mic and using an external button for PTT in order to close the PTT circuit? If so, please help me, I have been ...
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Why would a wireless smart card antenna have one larger loop and three smaller loops instead of four similar size loops?
This image is originally from here. I added some annotations. The picture shows an x-ray shot of a smart card with wireless capability (and also a contact pad for direct connection to a terminal).
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How to calculate the wire gauge windings when creating my-own PM BLDC Motor, 12N14P, Outrunner motor?
I am using BLDC Stator and BLDC controller at 48V @ 27A.
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Three-wire load cell and HX711 weight compensation
In my project I use a 3-wire load cell (like this (3-wire 50kg), but mine were purchased from eBay) and an HX711 for weighing.
My wiring is like this (but I use an Arduino Mini Pro 3.3 V):
Apparently ...
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How can I power a PC-fan with mains power? [closed]
I am making a project where I want to integrate an old fan I have laying around. I want to plug it into a socket and start.
In my first try connected the red and black from the converter with the ...
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Lowrance Sonar Pin outputs
I have this Lowrance fish finder HDS 7 gen 3 that uses a HST-WSBL transducer to map the ocean floor. I wanted to use the transducer on its own with a Arduino. I looked into the pin-out of the fish ...
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Shield wire in Micro USB extension lead appears to be ground
I am currently working on a Bluetooth project which needs micro USB for charging a battery. My original plan was to use a female surface-mount micro USB socket and connect its +5v and ground pins to ...
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USB pinout on OMRON thermal printer
I'm trying to figure out how an OMRON Printer HEM PRT 1-Z operates (see related question on the Raspberry Pi StackExchange & IC identification question) in order to wire it to a Raspberry Pi Pico. ...
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5 wire universal motor wiring for DC
I have a dual voltage 115/230v universal motor, which I need assistance connecting to DC power.
The model is a Model D671B FASCO 1/15 hp 1550 RPM 115/208-230V with Industry number 1231.GE.
The motor ...
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Determining how to make 7-wire AC motor run without wiring diagram
I acquired a blower assembly from an old air handling system, with the intention of using it as an exhaust fan in my workshop.
It came as an assembled unit of blower and motor on a subframe. The ...
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Single supply from dual supply?
I've got a power supply delivering +/-28V, referenced to a common ground.
In addition, I have a device (an isolated DC-DC converter, RS3-4815D) which accepts 36-72V input voltage across its V+ and V- ...
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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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Need help connecting a speaker to a video card
I have this video card which uses a 4-pin JST connector for the speaker:
PL+ PL- PR- PR+
I was using this speaker which has a 4-pin JST connector:
What I thought is:
One red wire is for the left (...
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How do I wire a tactile switch to a SPST momentary push button switch?
Okay, so I have a tactile switch, it's about 6x6x6mm. I also have a SPST Momentary Push Button Switch. I'll leave the links to them from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/URTONE-Momentary-Stainless-...
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How is this motor switch wired?
I've just purchased this Brooks Crompton 4 pole 3/4 HP single phase motor, that came off a Record CL3 lathe. The plate is too worn out to see any info, so I can't find a wiring diagram.
I want to use ...
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How to connect switches to a power transformer?
I'd like to use two rocker switches. Both are single-pole and include a light bulb on the inside (230 VAC) to control the powering of the system.
I'd like to connect both of them to a transformer with ...
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2S 18650 Li-ion battery pack conundrum
I recently bought a remote control toy for my son which included 2 2S battery packs, with a single SM-3P plug, and a corresponding USB charger as shown here.
Initially, the car worked fine, though ...
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