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  1. N

    Anyone up for a project? Car Land Rover

    Hi, I’m wondering if there is anyone who knows how to fit a Nissan Leaf motor and battery to a Land Rover series/ would be willing to take on the project. Looking to do it on the cheap but not through a company. So might be something for an enthusiast but would need to obviously be road...
  2. L

    Return the plug to a Generator Hookup vs car charger

    My house had previously been wired for a generator (probably not by code to this day) but previous homeowner disconnected and instead hooked up car charger to that circuit. I would like to place it back to a generator hook up plug for emergency power. I have included labeled pictures of outside...
  3. T

    Car charger Direct install or via ring mains?

    Just a question as I’m waiting for a new electric car to be delivered and they have included installation offer when it arrives free of charge. However, I’m a bit concerned as to whether they will need to get to the main switchboard which is all the way round the house which is going to be...
  4. I

    Electrical car hookup question

    I am thinking of getting an Electric vehicle. The only way for it to be realistic is to home charge. The problem, I have a fuse box no breakers. Do I have to upgrade my electrical box or can I add a 240V outlet as is? This is a 2 family home, the girl upstairs has a 240V to run her stove (I...
  5. F

    EV Car Charger Choice

    I’m getting a Audi Etron this week and need to install a car charger, I was looking at the Ohme charger as it ties in with Octupus Energy supplier but open to input from you guys who install them daily. Thanks
  6. ChrizK

    Wiring in +/- into car fuse (piggyback)

    Once again I am using the Engineering chat as I think my question is more theoretical rather than 'diy advice'. If I am misusing the forum, please let me know. This question is back 'in the car' again, but I think it is a fundamental question about 'how electricity works', more so, a circuit...
  7. W

    Wiring an open fronted car barn

    Hello, I am an enthusiast amateur undertaking wiring of two outbuilding under a building notice. I am soon to be subject to a first fix inspection by the council appointed electrical company. I have previously wired a large part of my house through the same route achieving a satisfactory...
  8. kassem999999999

    can all car modules cause a short circuit? test light stays on unless i unplug every single module?

    can every single car module cause a short circuit? my test light stays on between batt and terminal unless i unplug every single module? any advice?
  9. M

    E-stops for Car Workshop Ramps

    Hi guys, A car showroom / workshop brand we do work for has asked us to modify a few things in the workshop. One of them being to implement emergency stops into the ramp controls. Getting involved with modifying the ramp control box is something I'd rather avoid as it was obviously wired up...
  10. thatdudeadam

    Stupid Amp Not Turning On But is Turning on

    Imagine me, in my car wanting to listen to loud music, i turn it up and bam it cuts outs. I soon find out that i can make it work again by turning it off and on but putting the volume above 25 shuts it off again everytime without fail. well thats ----ing annoying right. I go to my amp and...
  11. S

    car fuses automotive

    heard a story about some random town in middle east with the army. anyways they were using a house as some sort of forward base or whatever . so bascially alot of these engineers need to think on there feet so this house had main fuses gone is 220v there and one of them manage to rig in a 30a...
  12. D

    Solar PV, diverter & car charging issue

    Hi, I have a 6kw PV with a 6kw Growatt battery and invertor. I have a solar iboost going to the hotwater tank. Recently I had a Ohme Home Pro installed. My issue is the iboost and Ohme don't appear to work in sync with each other. The iboost previously sent all excess energy to the hot...
  13. L

    Car radio battery wire zero voltage ! but original car radio is working when connected. Why?!

    Hi everyone I am new in this forum and this is my first thread. Car model: Toyota echo 2004 sedan. I used a multimeter to test the car radio battery wire ( blue/yellow) when it was disconnected from the car radio, its reading was 0v. ( as shown in photo 1 ) before and after ignition, isn't it...
  14. O

    Lessons learnt on pod point car chargers and solar

    We just had a callback from a PV/Battery job because the car charger was working for 30s then turning red and stopping charging. We had disconnected it for a week, but it was reconnected and had power, maybe it needed resetting somehow. No the thing had somehow detected there was solar power...
  15. G

    Car battery protection w/rare car use

    Hi, I rarely (once a week or once in two weeks) use my vehicle and the car battery goes low, not enough to start. If I connect a 1Amp 12Volt charger to the battery just to provide power to whatever is slowly draining the battery, will it help? will it damage the battery? will it cause any...
  16. JoshkVycommy

    Need help with weird electrical issues cant afford to put car in right now

    The symptoms its been having to start with was the fuel gage only working sometimes and when i play music from my phone when a loud song came on the volume would go down but the stereo would still be on the same volume and id have to turn the volume down and back up and within minutes it would...
  17. Rockingit

    32A car chargers - cheap!

    Can anyone point me towards the dirt cheap end of the EVC point market, 32A or thereabouts, no PEN or WiFi built in, just dirty electrons down the right cable? Cheers! R.
  18. M

    Car heater electrics - wrx 2003 impreza

    Don’t know if anyone can help me. My car heater blower is getting no power until the car gets up to running temperature only then will it kick in. Once up to running temp it works great on all settings. I have changed relay, resistor and the motor but it’s still the same… any ideas?
  19. W

    EICR code car park lighting

    External lighting accessible to the public with no RCD protection Its a car park for block of flats, lots of 3 foot bollards dotted about Torn between a C3 or C2
  20. B

    I'm in trouble wrong cable for car charger

    Doing full rewire customer asked me to run a supply for future use car charger supply I ran 6mm 3core swa to where the car charger is going in future, yesterday I watch few videos and noticed data or ct cable !!! Can anyone help is 6mm 3 core swa will work with out this data or ct cable ,
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