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  1. S

    Car battery health using a MFT?

    Can I check the voltage of the battery using my megger mft1722? If so what are the steps and settings I'll need to put it on ? Thank you.
  2. Tequila

    UK How to arrange consumer unit to ignore car charger load so that it does not discharge home battery when called to charge from Octopus energy.

    So I have an issue with a Zappi car charger discharging my home battery when called to charge by the octopus intelligent system. This is happening because the Zappi charger load is measured by the main supply CT so is seen as a home load by the solar/battery system and the battery discharges to...
    • Tequila
    • Thread
    • battery called car car charger charge charger consumer consumer unit energy home how to load unit when
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. S

    IR External Car Park lighting

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    • spraystone UK
    • Thread
    • car external lighting
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. I

    Advice about PHEV car charging.

    We have 2 PHEV vehicles in the family which we charge overnight in the garage, each car plugs into a normal 3 pin household socket. There is a small garage Hager consumer unit in the garage which has a 16A MCB protecting all the wall sockets which are wired with 2.5mm cable. The car chargers are...
  5. Dan

    Day 1: Who has an Electric Vehicle, either Electric Car for home, or Electric Van for Work?

    Day 1: Who has an Electric Vehicle, either Electric Car for home, or Electric Van for Work? I thought I'd post my threads in the forums that I hope to grow a bit more, so I'm trying to steer my threads towards those ones. So my first question / thread is this. Now electric vehicles are...
  6. P

    Relay for a car horn upgrade.

    OK, I only know the very basics when it comes to electrical circuits so any help will be really appreciated. The horn on my car is a single tone sounder, (factory fitted). I'm curious if I can upgrade it to a dual tone. I'm aware that I may have to wire them as a parallel circuit but would I...
  7. K

    Can I charge my caravan battery from my car alternator with a DC to DC while idling?

    Can I charge my caravan battery from my car alternator with a DC to DC while idling?
  8. K

    Electric Car Charger

    Looking to install an EV Charger for my father in law I am Olev approved and have installed a couple in the past however I am employed for a company where I’m just a site based electrician (no 2391) I don’t do any commissioning as such or electrical test certificates although I do plenty of...
  9. C

    Car stereo antenna cable, to crimp or solder?

    Hi all, Hope this thread is still going. I had to cut my stereo antenna cable, so need to reconnect with another cable. I am unsure as the best way to do this as there seems to be differing views. Do i crimp the cable or solder? Guy at Jaycar told me to solder but lots of comments on google...
  10. J

    Car battery losing its charge

    Good afternoon, I have a 2 year old car battery (AGM 760 CCA) in a 2022 Hyundai that constantly "seems" to lose its charge. I'll check the battery during the day and, as an example, it will show 40% charge (12.2 volts). I put the trickle charger on it, and within about 15-20 minutes, the...
  11. D

    Can an alternator be tested for output off a car?

    Hi, I'm building a kit car. I have an alternator with no idea what Amp output it is. Is there a way of testing it with it not installed on a car?
  12. S

    How to determine positive and negative?

    This is wiring for a car speaker, everyone says that the polarity doesn't matter if it's only 1 speaker but does for multiple, this one has purple and brown wire and the other side has blue and green wires, so colors wont help at all. I have a Multimeter and was wondering how do i test which of...
  13. C

    Can i tap in to power at the fuse box wire on my car?

    Hi, I'm adding American muscle's halo fog lights to my 2006 v6 mustang and am looking for a good place to connect the positive side to power the lights. Can I tap it in to the positive post that powers the fuse box? I'll include a photo of the spot I'm talking about if I can find how to post...
  14. 1974_Saab_Sonett_Project

    Wiring Accessory Relay Panel into Classic Car - Questions..

    Hi Everyone, New to the forum but hoping I can find a little help with my restoration project... I am adding a secondary wiring "system" to my project car (username) to control add-on systems to include an electric fuel pump, electric radiator fan, fog lights and also to replace/upgrade the...
  15. Mike Johnson

    Car and bike electrical problems.

    We seem to be getting quite a few posts on electrical problems on cars and bike's, are we being referred too by auto electricians on other sites, or is this a new section we are encouraging? Just a question.
  16. C

    Car battery to Power inverter set up

    So I'm looking to connect my car's battery directly to a Pure Sine Wave 2000w power inverter So I can use it on job sites etc to power a microwave of above 1700 watts. My question would be, Do I need to have a one-way fuse in my wire setup directly from the battery to the inverter? Or can it be...
  17. Agbei Francis

    How can I generate 220v ac using a car battery, dc motor and inverter

    I used 12v dc from a 13 plate car battery to power a 12v dianamo dc motor and brought in an alternator to change the battery using the rotation of the dc motor.on the same battery I contacted my power inverter to generate 220v ac for my lighting system, thinking I have the alternator connected...
  18. Agbei Francis

    Can a car battery charge faster?

    Can a car battery charge faster
  19. J

    Can i wire an outside socket to a junction box located for a car charger?

    Hi, i live in a new build house where they builders have left a junction box on the outside of my house. In the junction box there is a 6mm twin and eath cable and what looks like a Cat5 cable. The twin and earth is currently in connector blocks. This cable runs from the junction box straight to...
    • Jordanntfc
    • Thread
    • box car car charger charger junction junction box outside outside socket socket wire
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. UKMeterman

    100 12V car batteries in parrell fault current testing

    A youtube video on 100 car batteries in parrell and what happens when various items are short circuit current tested...
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