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...
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...
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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...
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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...
Hi i need some info on a few electrick parts for a electric car any help would be so greatfull
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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
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
hi guys , can anyone advice me how many diode i should use for fitting my led strip in my car. i connected via 3 Key 12V~24V Switch DC 8A RF remote control Dimmer LED Wireless Controller and i want also to connect the power from the door switch but it disable the controller . i know that i can...
Have a car battery and wantedto know if it was any good. Got my fluke tester and set it to volts and put it across positive and negative...first battery had 0 volts and the second battery had 6 volts. Did i test these properly?
I just got a 2.4 GHz backup camera, that seems well-designed and manufactured, which my mechanic installed for me, it gets power from the reverse-light power line, and it works nicely when I put the gear in reverse. I drive a 13-year old car in great shape.
I'm still having issues with the...
At some point I'm going to get asked to fit one of the above and I'd like to know a bit more about it from some people that have already fitted them.
I've had a look through section 722, am I right in thinking the following:
1. Has to be on a dedicated circuit?
2. Has to have Type A RCD...
I know nothing about electric car chargers so was wondering if anyone can answer my question.
I see that some of the new service station electric chargers at rated at 150kw.
How do they wire that up to get so much power to the car? Is the cable supplying the charger underground absolutely...
Just out of curiosity i decided to put a police car reg in online to see what cc is 1.6 fine. then thought id check mot history (im an ex mechanic yes sad lol)
found this: naughty lol
Good morning fellow electricians. Now, as I am sure you have all been enjoying, I have not been on here much lately, as I am jacking in very shortly, or at least not renewing my scam membership. So, with only 20 days left, it has just occurred to me it might be a good idea to install myself a...
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