Hi! I've been having issues with the fuel gauge on an old vespa scooter, and I'd like to ask those who understand these things for advice on what I did wrong, and/or how to fix it.
The scooter is 12V AC. The stator produces (on paper) 120w, which is passed through a 3-pole regulator (12V...
On the instructions saying
Red to battery +12 v
White to ignition switch +12 v
Yellow to light switch +12 v
If these three wires connect them to the ignition switch +12 v will not work?
Last year we purchased a home that was built in the late 1990s It has one outbuilding, sort of a barn/shed about 160 feet from the house (and probably closer to 280' from the utility connection on the far side of the home), which has a breaker box in it supplying three 20A circuits (lights on...
I have a breaker that keeps popping when we turn on the Christmas lights. I know the lights don’t have much draw however they are on the same circuit as a reef tank which does have a large draw from a 4000gph pump as well as other filters and pumps. I wanted to upgrade the 15 amp to a 20 amp. I...
I thought that I posted this in the DIY part of the forum but I believe I did not. I am sorry about that.
I put in a 10' x 20' metal shed about 9 years ago. It is about 200' ~ 70 meters from my house. It is on a 6" concrete pad. At the time of pouring the pad I put a conduit through the...
Ok so live in 89 mobile home ugh I really need lots of work but I'm on disability and I cannot afford electrician but I've been working with all kinds of cables wires and electrical probably unsafe as a kid but lol anyway there are way too many plugs on one circuit not what I'm here about tho it...
Installing a 13K peak (10K running) generator 190 feet from the panel. The portable generator is housed in a shed at the end of the property. What gauge wire and breaker amperage is required? Getting mixed information. Differing voltage drop calculators and breaker suggestions have me confused...
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We're starting a build in Queensland of an all electric house and will have some pretty large loads so we're hooking up a 3-phase supply. Some of the large loads include a 22kW 3 phase electric vehicle charger, 3 phase ducted A/C, heat pump pool heater, heat pump HWS, induction cooktop...
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It is striking how the wiring gauge (and hence current carrying capacity) of standard 12S socket wiring is much lower than would typically be used for, say, connecting a secondary battery on-board the vehicle in a camper van. What is the reason for this? Is the assumption that a...
Morning all.
I wasn't too sure how to phrase the title for the issue I have.
So to explain and hopefully there will be a simple solution.
I have a single recessed patress socket with three wires into each screw down terminal. I wish to swap this for a single to four gang conversion socket...
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I just had a new 18th gen with surge protection installed. They disconnected the old cable and did a new run, the cert says 10 gauge was used but then I just had a different sparky who is looking to wire up my garage see it and say it should be 16.
Just wondering what is correct and should...
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The headlight (Dip and especially High Beam) on my motorcycle, is know to be able to be greatly improved when converting the wire feed instead of being via the switch, over to a more direct feed via a couple of relays. At the same time instead of the 18 gauge wire via the switch being...
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Background: I work for a solar and electric distribution company and I joined this forum to help myself learn about the more uncommon parts that are sold less often.
Question: In what situation is it appropriate to use different colored 4/0 gauge wire? I understand that amperage...
Good afternoon guys. Recently had to make an impulse generator purchase. Looking for some guidance to make my generator use both more flexible and safer than extension cords. Apologize in advance for breadth of information and questions. First time on this forum so any help would be greatly...
First Install with a Parallel circuit or this distance.
Connecting 2x 12V 90ah AGM batteries in parallel and the cable length with roughly be 2 meters in length. Putting the batteries any closer is not an option due to space restrictions. 20-30amps is roughly what will be drawn at one given...
Hi all. I have been restoring a classic Volvo for a long time, and after getting the engine running, I tried hooking up the tach. I had previously installed a VDO tach, but soon found it was only able to be configured for 6 to 8 cylinder engines (mine has 4). Upon hooking up a "code-able" tach...
My 92' Firebird that I just acquired will not start. I bypassed VATS security
with resistors so the security light now shuts off. I replaced my positive
battery lead that was shot and the only thing that happens when I turn the
key is the temp gauge fluttering. The relay only has 0.5 constant...
Hello, DIY electrical question here. I have a 100amp breaker panel in my pole barn. I am trying to wire in a system which requires a max 80amp input with max 60amp output with a minimum 4AWG. My question is what gauge wire do I need to run from my panel? And what size breaker do I need? Would I...
I'm renovating my garage and started to make a new less wide soffit. This crazy looking conduit (see pictures) is in the way so I need to reroute it. The conduit contains 4 gauge cable used for grounding that goes from the Electrical Panel to the water main.
Can I either replace that wire or...
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