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  1. M

    Zappi car charger open PEN protection

    Hello, As far as I can work out the Zappi car charger protects against PEN faults buy having a current sensing coil around the protective earth conductor and if a current is detected on the conductor it will disconnect the L, N and PE conductors. just wondering how this meets the regs as in...
  2. M

    Connecting hand held Vaccume cleaner to car

    Hi i am having a philips FC6149 rechargable vacume cleaner. Its rechargable battery got damaged so it was powered by 3 rechargable "4/5 SC battery with 1500 mAh with 1.2 V" each. Can i disconect (remove) this battery and power the positive and negative wires connected to the battery to my car...
  3. R

    Car (mazda 3 2010) wont crank/start and I think is a electrical problem

    I used a fuse tester and this whole area on the photo seems dead. What could possibly be the problem?
  4. M

    UK Earthing a V2G Electric Car Charger with a earth rod

    Hi I am new to the forum and looking for some advice. I was supposed to have a vehicle to grid car charger installed last week. But they couldnt get a suitable earth from the earth rod. The earth rod reasing was 384 ohms. They're saying I need a marconite pit. the reading has to be below 100...
  5. J

    Car park bollard light replacement

    Hi, I'm a fairly newly qualified electrician and have had a callout to a car park with a number of the bollard LED lights not working. I've looked fairly extensively on the internet I can't find anything in stock, would anyone know where to get replacements for the lights in the pictures, or at...
  6. littlespark

    Aftermarket radio for older car

    I’m looking for a cheap radio for my daughters Kia picanto. It’s a 2010 and the radio only has a CD player. I’m looking for something with usb and Bluetooth so she can answer her phone safely. Are the under £40 android ones I see on eBay any good? (Although marked as “unbranded” possible carp)...
  7. C

    Car horn issue help need or fixer

    OK guys got mk6 tdi cr 1.6, added mfsw using correct clock ring and module, horn worked fine and so does the mfsw, after about 3 mths horn stopped working, checked horn direct to battery sounded, changed steering back, clock ring and module, no sound, fuse 17 fine, told relays 646 brought new...
  8. R

    Ladder to fit in car boot

    I’m looking to get some step ladders but as I’m using my car for work, it needs to fit in the boot. Any recommendations would be great.
  9. T

    Underground car park lighting

    Good evening all! Has anyone got involved with car park lighting? I’m pricing a block of 13 flats with under ground parking, I’m sure how to price it... whether to go for anti corrosive LED battens with microwave sensor and a corridor function so the car park is never in darkness or; Go for...
  10. C

    Car fuse 'bridging' to combat parasitic draw?

    The title may not make a whole lot of sense to someone who understands more about car electrics than me, but I hope it makes a bit more sense once you read the following. It appears that my aftermarket Android radio in my 2014 VW Beetle is causing a parasitic draw on my car's battery, even when...
  11. elliott194

    How can I test these old car clocks?

    Hello - this seems quite a dumb question but I hope someone here won’t mind helping me out? I bought some old car clocks at auction. I know very little about electrics! There are two types - one type has a single wire coming out, the other type has three wires coming out. Ok, two wires would...
  12. J

    ammeter in car protected from high amperage?

    I’ve been looking at ammeters to install in my car, I see an analog gauge by Bosch that shows -60 to +60 amps which would be great most of the time to show when my car is charging, when it’s fully charged, and how much of a drain is on the battery when the engine (and alternator) is off. But...
  13. V

    Noob Question - Car Wiring

    Hello forum! First post here and electrical noob, please bear with me! Im looking into making a new fuse box in my car just to power accessories like dash cam, parking sensors, a tablet etc. My idea is to run a wire directly from the battery of the car to the custom fuse box, protected by a...
  14. M

    Tripping and car charger

    Hi guys Been called to a doctors house recently....you know the type that have plenty of money but want to hold off on shelling out. Intermittent rcd tripping. Quite a dated installation, large house 17 circuits and all protected by a 30ma rcd. Went to ramp test and it tripped straight...
  15. J

    Electric Car Charging

    Hi i need some info on a few electrick parts for a electric car any help would be so greatfull 1573401889 I have a Peugeot Expert fully electric 3 phase input But the inverted are fluxuant from 200v /400v Then a converter that's 288v input and output of 12v 50a I'm lost help lol
  16. F

    How can I power windows when car is unlocked?

    Hi folks, I've finally got around to registering on an electrical forum and asking a question that's been on my mind for a long time. Back in the good old days of manual winding windows, if you were sitting in a friend's car you could raise and lower the windows as you please. But these days you...
  17. Sumer321

    Car battery drain

    Serious power drain on battery on Audi 80 1992.30 mins after turning engine off no battery power won't start.ALL main components seem fine.After turning engine off a humming noise comes from back of engine ?this stops if I disconnect negative terminal on battery.Could this be causing power...
  18. U

    Buck or boost for car lift

    I'm looking for help on fixing a car lift for a customer. He bought a used lift that calls for 30 amps at 230 volts but his building only has 120/208 voltage. Should he have the motor changed out or should I boost the voltage somehow? And what would I need.
  19. J

    Universal car alarm help

    Hello guys I'm having a little trouble wiring up a siren to my universal central locking system I installed. It has an option for a siren for the alarm however it also activates the siren when locking and unlocking the car and it is extremely loud. Is there any way to get a lower tone when...
  20. C

    Electrical Car Charging Pointsw

    I have 2 x 11 kw Porsche units to install. I have read through section 722 and couldnt clarify... 1. Anyone aware if theres a min/max distance from the unit the Rods should be installed? 2. Can you use 1 rod for 2 units? If using 2 would need to link the rods to illuminate any difference in...
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