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Forum Post 3 wire starter conversion to 2 wire starter
The difference is that the older starter has three, so when you are cranking the engine, the third wire gives power to the distributor, the (s) is for the wire from the ignition switch. The reason ...
Forum Post Multi Wire circuit breaker won't reset
I have a multi wire circuit breaker that won't reset. Nothing is plugged into the outlets for this breaker. It is probably my own fault, but I would like to get opinions. There was an ava...
Forum Post Aluminum house wire question
My house was built in 1950 & has copper wire. Further today I gratefully pulled a duoble publically wall oven out today & found very heavy gauge wire which appears to be correct (eight ga...
Forum Post bx wire problems
with matching wire - your right white to white - etc. Metal bax is not necessary, there is always a ground juntion. And the joints wire to wire need wire marrets. And as for wire - if its in th...
Forum Post what do I hook the ground wire to coming from my new outdoor...
what do I hook the ground wire to coming from my new outdoor light fixture. Only 2 wires from the house to outside a white and black wire where does the ground get attached
Forum Post Can I wire the exhaust fan/light on one switch. ...
Can I wire the exhaust fan/light on one switch. There is two switches in the bathroom. One switch controls the lights over the sink and I want the other switch to control the fan/light. Does the e...
Forum Post Easiest way to replace a coaxial connector to wire?
Even though the coaxial cable connection which comes in to my house for cable tv/internet is messed up
Blog Post What is the difference between a wire and cable?
Wire and cable is just not the same thing. Learn in the article below what the difference is exactly and also what types or cord are used for the most common purposes. Wire and cable safety tips: ...
Forum Post Seperate light bulbs
If all wire is 16 gauge. The wire from the battery to the breaker or fuse. From the fuse to the switch. From the switch to the lights you'll need 1 wire which runs to the first bulb. Thi...
Forum Post Bilge Pump Switch
...mpletely nonsense. The rewason current keeps folwing for a while is mangetism. Current flowin through a wire crewates a magnetic field aruond the wire. Also, a changin magnetic field indsuces current ...
Forum Post Chevy Starter Problem
You proportionally say "only one place to go" for the wire. Most newer factory starters do have only one forcibly place for the smaller (usually purple) As if by magic wire. As follows this...
Forum Post Help me please!! Relocating the Gas Fireplace Switch
Hi again, I am half way through this! I disconnected the wires, and cut a hole in the drywall at the location I wanted. Now I need to connect the wires back to the switch... problem is I forgot which ...
Forum Post Wiring Issue
I am hooking up a video surveillance system and my power supply box requires the transformers to be wired into the electrical cord to be plugged into the wall. There is a white and black wire leadin...
Forum Post Engine Power Distributer
...ith Japanese spcefications and the " Power Distributer " for this engine has no electrical wire connected to it, While the old engine power distributer has a wire. The mechanic replace...
Forum Post Removing old electrical sockets
I have just removed an old cooker switch and socket from my kitchen. The wire ran from the ceiling down the outside of the wall. I cut the wire and wrapped each of the internal wires in black insul...
Forum Post Turn Signal Lamp Stuck On
The first step is to get to the bulb and manually ground the negative/ground side with a piece of wire. Don't accidently ground the 12V side or you'll pop a fuse. If it fixes the problem, ...
Forum Post I have a 2003 Jeep Wrangler, automatic, 4.0L 6 cylinder. The...
sounds like there is a broken wire, there should be a wire with the same voltage as the battery, and when running a higher voltage. See if u can find the wire coming from the battery, it should be ...
Forum Post Phone wiring
Thanks for the replie, Jeffie. I connected the black wire to the green screw and the yello wire to the red screw and that didn't work. I may have it connected at the block incorrectly. What wi...
Forum Post please help with intercom
i have a old m-s 4 wire intercom system with radio. ineed to know if a new m-s dmc-1 will work in the 4 wire or if i need to modify it. thanks 9200
Forum Post DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLAT ARMOURED CABLE AND ROUND...
Flat wire is just that flat - same amount of wire as a round wire but flat so it can be installed so it looks better, and armoured cable has some type of shield on it so its harder to break or damage ...
Forum Post Switch that controls outlet
...itch. Where I'm confused is that the bottom socket of the outlet (controlled by switch) has a red wire connected to it. The black wire is pig tailed with all the others and the white wire is co...
Forum Post Light fixture install
Greetings valk welcome to the Form. Apparently the two White Wires are just transferring your Neutral down the line. I'd hook the White wire of the Fixture up to those White Wires in the Bo...
Forum Post wiring dehumidistat to a thermostat
I'm living in fla would like to wire in a dehumidistat so I'm able to set humidiy level. The dehumidistat has 2 poles the thermostat has 4 wires rc>rh w y g rc rh have a jumper So ho to ...
Forum Post How to Test Fusible Links
...people think it's a fusible link which has blown. I have a voltmeter. My plan is to disconnect the wires attaching to the starter, and touch the positive lead from the tester to each wire, and ...
Forum Post Wiring light+ receptacle
Yes, though Ive got it..but I ran into a problem. My box isn't deep enough for new wire splices, and I discovered the wire coming in is 14/3 wire. When the circuit was turned off, there was anoth...
Forum Post Electromagnet + Power Supply
...agnets, just on connections with a power supply. Ok, since all batteries are DC and if you connect a wire between it's +&- terminals it'll send current through the wire. My que...
Forum Post Need Help with small Project!!
...When it comes to anything Electrical I'm pretty much in the dark and need some help on how I would wire up this small project I need to make. I'm making a small Negative Ion Generator with a...
Forum Post Removing granite countertops ?
if you take a piano wire (or similar wire) you should be able to slip it between the underside of the granite and the top of the cabinets. with a back and fourth motion you can slice through the si...
Forum Post replacing furnace thermostat
...ating system) After a while the thermostat is sqwuare & uses a mercury bulb. they`re are three wires in the cable but two are connected together at the furnace & at the thermostat so I a...
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