Q:can you use your existing phone line jacks and wire, then convert the jacks to lan to network computers or printers?

A LAN wire is wider, and used for VoIP and computer network access. A phone wire is what you use for your telephone, dial-up Internet access, and DSL Internet access.

Q:we need to know if we don't connect the red wire and just cap it off.

Generally, a standard R 14-3 wire running from the wall switch to the ceiling fan will have four wires (red - hot, black - hot, white - neutral and copper or green - ground). In most cases, this type of wiring configuration is used to power the fan and light kit independently from one another. If however your new fan only requires a black, white and green - my advice would be to cap off the red wire - unless the new fan has a light kit with a separate power option. If this is the case, the light kit will be powered by the red, white and green wires. Good luck!

Q:I'm wiring up a kenwood sub and amp. Everything is connected except for a quot;power control wirequot;. Not sure what this does or where I should connect it to. Any help?

Control Wire

Q:I'm cutting 18 gauge wire, so I can run valve wires to the timer in the garage. The plastic casing over the wire is pretty thick, so I had to squeeze hard. I accidentally cut into the color casing of the actual wire inside, so I want to start over. How can I cut this wire away, and start again?

Use a utility knife and cut around the casing then strip it off. Or run out to Home Depot and get yourself a wire cutter stripper tool.

Q:You have a 3 foot wide wire, vs a .3 inch wire. They are equal length. There is 3 volts going through each wire, to power your 1 volt LED. So, would the 3 foot wide wire have less resistance ? I don't even think it would work.

Because there are a lot more electrons available in that ridiculously large wire.

Q:I recently took out my old ceiling fan, and now there is a Black, Red, And White Wire hanging from the ceiling, I bought a track light that has a box with a Green, White, and Black wire in it. Which wires am i supposed to connect,It's for the light Switch, and I'm not sure when the house was built, its a Reading, PA Row house.

connect white to white, black to black and put a cap on the white one, and the green one goes to a screw in the light box.

Q:When I cross the black wire and ground I get a spark. Isnthis normal?

For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/YcrqW Get one of those screwdrivers that light up when it touches the hot lead. Mark it with black tape, then mark the other with white tape. You can get another tester with 2 wires. Touch one side to the box (metal) and you touch the other to one of the wires. If it lights, that's the hot one. Then touch the other one and you should not see it light. 1- Tape the hot wire with black tape and the common on with white. 2- In the fuse box, the wire that comes off the fuse is the hot one. 3- In a breaker box, the hot wire comes off the breaker screw. Have a real electrician do the wiring and make sure he has a license. If you own your own house, you still need a permit and have the finished work inspected. Good luck !

Q:I'm replacing the ground wire in a chandelier because it has been cut by the previous owner when it was removed from the ceiling. Overall it is pretty simple and I have everything diagramed. When I went to Radio Shack and bought the replacement wire they gave me 18 gauge solid insulated hookup wire. It looks totally different. The ground wire is a braided copper wire (7 strands). Should I go back and take my copper wire with me and get copper or is what I have just as good? An electrician will do the installation of the chandelier into the ceiling.

The reason they use copper as it does not corrode...

Q:A thin wire connected to a light bulb will have the bulb shine dimmer than a thicker wire. What is the scientific reasoning for this?

Thin wires are usually used to make heat because there is more resistance going through a thin wire. In an incandesent bulb 60% OF THE OUTPUT IS HEAT. If thee is thicker wire, more electrons go through and the light can be brighter.

Q:i have until November 24 to choose between a wire or plastic retainer for when i get my braces off.In your answer please say why you would choose a wire or plastic retainer.

PERMANENT (WIRE) OR REMOVABLE (PLASTIC)? ADVANTAGES TO WIRE: CAN'T EVER BE LOST/BROKEN ADVANTAGES TO PLASTIC: CAN BE EASILY REMOVED FOR FLOSSING ALL SAID, I'D CHOOSE WIRE - WORRY FREE MAINTENANCE AND IT'S INVISIBLE TO OTHERS