Using a wire tap, connect a 16-22 gauge wire to the grey (or pink if you chose to do that) wire shown above. This new wire you tapped on will be your trigger wire for the relay, and should be long enough to make it to wherever you will mount your relay. If you haven't ...
Standby generators for home and small commercial applications connect to loads using the standard 120/240V electrical system. The appropriate wire size depends on the voltage, the current, the circuit breaker at the generator and the length of the wire. The wire must be rated for the system vol...
Electromagnets are easy to make; just a few pieces of hardware and a power supply gets you on your way. First, you'll need the following items: one iron nail, at least 6 inches (15 centimeters) in length a length of 22-gauge insulated copper wire one D-cell battery Once you have...
Back to the circuit board From the circuit board to the positive battery terminal, passing through another small light on the way Metal contacts connect the wiring to the halves of the tip. The tip is as important to the tool's abilities as the circuitry. We'll examine the tip, including...
How to Connect a PS/2 Keyboard to the IPhone: Although I’ve seen many pictures of PS/2 keyboards plugged into iPhones on the Internet, no one has yet published a detailed howto on how to get this working yourself. Until now, that is.In this Instru
Step 5: Power Her Up and Set Wires on Fire! When you first power on your ZVS driver, start with 12v input to make sure everything thing is working. Then you can increase the input voltage up to 36v. You can power the ZVS driver above 36v, but then you risk blowing up your driver...
Step 6 Bryan Trandem Bryan Trandem Install the new plug:To attach a new cord plug, start by removing the core of the plug. Feed the end of the lamp cord through the outer plug jacket, then attach the wires to the screw terminals on the plug core. If the core ispolarized, one of th...
Thicker, More Expensive Cables:Amperage (current) flows through wires in a similar way to how water flows through a hose. The more current (water) you want to output, the bigger the cable (hose) has to be. Larger gauge wires are also less efficient at moving current over long distances....
(note: 10/2 with ground means two 10-gauge wires and a separate bare ground wire). Read the installation or other manufacturer literature that is supplied with your water heater to be sure that that the breaker and wiring to the appliance are sized correctly. When in doubt, call an ...
A straight-through cable, as the name suggests, has the same pin configuration at both ends of the cable. Any wiring color will work perfectly as long as the pattern is the same at both ends, because all the wires are the same gauge. But make sure you stick to the same pattern across...