Q:If you are looking at an automotive electrical wiring chart what symbols would be used to represent the wiring of (1) a throttle actuator (2) a step up coil (3) reed switches (4) a seperate ECU cruise control circuit. In other words, what type of wiring would it be classified as, so that I can find it on a wiring chart? Thanks!

These will all be identified in a repair manualbuy a Haynes manual specific for your vechileavailable at all auto parts stores.about $8.

Q:I want to install 110W bulbs instead of 55W bulbs on my 2003 subaru legacy so i can see better at night. the stock bulbs are not bright enough. will i melt the wiring with the extra current?

Hotter headlights might damage the housing due to the heat as you're doubling the output. The current and wiring should not be an issue, however. Anything brighter than OEM is illegal and might earn you a ticket from local law enforcement . Parts on a car are designed to work safely. So the reason you have 55W bulbs are so as not to blind other drivers. This is something few people consider when buying auto accessories. Make sure that the headlights are aimed properly, so the proper amount of light is on the road. Brighter headlights will not solve this problem. Driving lights might be a better alternative, but make sure that they are low beams and aimed to the road and not the trees. Hella makes a good set.

Q:I want to connect 2 light fixtures to a switch that also has an outlet and connect them to a wall outlet.Light fixtures----Switch/Outlet---OutletJust have to light fixture in an animal tank, a light switch/outlet on the outside, and a cord that leads to another outlet farther away.Call me an electrical newb but I actually have no idea how specifcally to do it. I can easily do this if I know how to and can easily do it.

Understand this? Black of cord goes to gold(brass) screw on outlet White of cord goes to silver screw of outlet Green of cord goes to green screw on outlet This outlet will be hot always. Hope that is what you want. Go from one screw on switch to empty gold screw on outlet Other screw on switch goes Black wire to lights from empty silver screw on outlet goes white wire to lights A green wire goes to ground screw on switch and also to ground light fixture. You should have a doubke gang box for the switch and outlet.

Q:i have a main service panel that was probably installed in the 70s or 80s. there is a bus bar on the right side that all of the white neutral wires terminate into. (there is also a bus bar on the left side, that is totally empty.) there are no bare copper ground wires visible anywhere in the box. the circuits all run from under the crawl space into exterior junction boxes on the siding, then up through metal conduit into the panel. i know some of the circuits are older, but some were added just in the last couple of years, and were done with permits. so how and where might the circuits be grounded?

There has to be a ground or it wouldn't have passed inspection. Look for a copper rod in the ground around the front of the panel, or to a cold water pipe. That is how many are grounded.

Q:Although metals and salts have similar lattice structures, metals make good materials for electrical wiring. Why aren’t salts used instead?

Metals have electrons which rather leap from atom to atom, offering electric powered present day. Salts regularly have a steel and nonmetal at usual durations. The electrons are tightly shared between the ion pairs and are not loose to shuttle.

Q:I don't really have much detail but my mum asked me to look it up so if you know what shes going on about give me an answerThanks in advance :D

thick the most safe

Q:I am putting all my lighting on a single circuit, and have a question. The main feed from the panel to the lights first goes to a double gang switch, one switch controls the lights on half of the main room in the basement, the other controls the lights in the other half of the main room in the basement. Then I need the main feed to continue to three other switches in three other rooms in the basement. Do I just wire nut the black wired and wire nut the white wires, and continue running to the next switch. So if that is the case, then am I correct in saying that in the double gang switch I will have one wire nut with the ground wires, one wire nut with 4 black wires, and one wire nut with 4 white wires? Please help with this matter, I want to do this correct, so my house doesn't burn down.By the way I am using 14/2 wire.

It sounds like you probably just need to do it as you suggest. However, if you have any doubts, then that is the time to get a qualified electrician involved. Are you sure that local code even allows you to wire?

Q:And should you use electrical tape at the base of your wire nuts?

Besides marking service cable for polarity. When you tie wire onto a snake it is best if the snake and wire are taped as this acts as a cover so the wire or snake doesn't snag or come loose as it is being fished through a wall. After wiring outlet and switches you should wrap them a few times to prevent and shorts from happening when secure to the box. I guess it won't hurt to put a little on wirenuts. I usually don't if the wires are cut the right size and twisted tightly. When your done using some of the wire in a roll. I usually wrap a few turns to keep it from unravelling. Electrical tape is best to wrap around a paper towel for cuts and scratches if there is no first aid kit Electrical tape is the electricians answer to Duct Tape. There are a dozen more uses but will save them for some one else to answer

Q:I have a box in my bathroom with 2 light switches. I'm trying to replace one light switch with a light switch + outlet. The existing switch has a black (hot) wire and a black output to the light fixture. I need to add a common/neutral/white wire to the new switch which will also have a GFCI 120v outlet. In the box there are 4 white wires connected together with one of those 4-plug wire connectors. I have always used twist-caps before to connect 3 wires at most. I am not familiar with these plug-in type connectors. It looks like those plugs are one-way / insert only / no removal. I believe I need to tap into that with a 5th white wire, but there are no open slots in the plug connector. What should I do?

In my opinion, these things Quik-Conns, are trouble. The safest, best way out of this is to call a pro. The reason why is that the NEC does not allow a GFCI receptacle on with a lighting circuit. If you have a stack switch/GFCI receptacle, you will notice that there wires coming from the switch part while the GFCI has screw terminals. This is so they shall be kept separate. Good luck in all you do and may God bless. EDIT: The only acceptable way to remove wires from them is to cut them loose. If you pull, tug or jerk them out, you will actually loosen the tabs that make contact, thus causing a loose connection which leads to them overheating. Heat cause fire. Get the point? If you have to do this, Cut them. Strip 1-1/4 of insulation off of the four existing wires and 1 pig-tail. Twist all 5 wires together, cutting off the excess. Install a Big Blue wire-nut. I advise against doing it this way, as it will not meet the National Electrical Code, and insurance companies look for ANYTHING to deny a claim.

Q:I just got a sugar glider and it likes to climb the various electrical wires around my apartment. What are the odds of it chewing through the wires and killing itself?

Sugar gliders aren t rodents. They re marsupials.