Questions tagged [wire]
A length of conductive material used as a conductor of electricity.
907
questions
0
votes
1
answer
185
views
How to connect low power components to high power component?
I have a fairly standard circuit: I am controlling a 12V starter motor + 12V car battery with an Arduino PWM signal. I have an array of 4 MOSFET's to connect the low power circuit (Arduino) to the ...
- 18.9k
2
votes
1
answer
12k
views
Calculating Mutual Inductance in Parallel Wires
How would I calculate the mutual inductance (Lm) between parallel wires if I know the inductance per length of the wires and the separation between the wires?
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
162
views
Estimate electromagnetic emission due to current in wire
I am working on a project that will need to pass CEM requirements.
I would like to "estimate", as in, get an order of magnitude of the electromagnetic emission.
The device include 2 parts. ...
CommunityBot
- 1
7
votes
1
answer
371
views
Design of very long serial signal systems
In the current case there is a single signal conductor, tens (hundreds?) of meters long, which serially connects door and window sensors for a whole building. The sensors are simplest possible ...
- 15k
1
vote
2
answers
165
views
Getting rid of AC DC adapters
Getting rid of AC/DC adapters
I'm aware of the above question but feel it didn't address my situation.
Note: Robot meant to be an underwater ROV(Remotely operated vehicle)
I'm designing a robot and ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
53
views
Single-core-wires: should sharp turns be avoided?
When making connections with single-core wires, should sharp turns like this be avoided, opting for a rounder turn? Or it doesn't matter?
- 407k
2
votes
1
answer
166
views
Capacitance among N conductors
I would like to have a rough estimate of the capacitance per unit length of a system composed by N parallel identical straight wires.
I tried to sketch the capacitance network but I'm able to solve it ...
CommunityBot
- 1
1
vote
1
answer
65
views
Substituting lighter gauge wire for a heavy gauge wire
Would two 10 AWG wires replace one 8 AWG? I am setting up a 2-pole 50
amp breaker.
- 34.3k
29
votes
6
answers
88k
views
Standard wire colors
I am fairly new to "electrical" engineering as a hobby/ past time. I have always loved electricity and have made simple circuits since I was a little baby.
I am now working on one of my first ...
0
votes
1
answer
89
views
How to make wire bend easier to wrap inductors?
So obviously, the wire is thick (for a wire); how to make it easier to wrap around a core?
- 2,137
0
votes
1
answer
33
views
Can I Wire a Thermocouple Like a PT100 Sensor
I have an IoT multi-channel controller which can accept PT100 sensors (2-wire or 3-wire). I don't have any PT100 sensors, however I do have K-type thermocouple wire. Is there any way to wire in the ...
- 177k
3
votes
1
answer
192
views
Need connector ideas [closed]
I am designing a transducer with two platinum electrodes (black lines in below picture).
These electrodes are going into acrylic discs above it (blue boxes), 20mm Outer Diameter, 15mm Inner Diameter, ...
- 22.8k
0
votes
1
answer
197
views
Is it really enough for the overload protection of a wire to follow these equations Ιb ≤ In ≤ Iz and I 2 ≤ 1.45 x Iz (2)?
As stated in many technical documents (eg this), for overload protection of a wire the following must be true:
At the same time, for short-circuit protection of the wire, we must calculate the ...
CommunityBot
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
36
views
Cable harness plan design question about dimension representation
Maybe this isn't realy a 100% electronic question.
I need to send a drawing of a cable harness to a subcontractor.
My problem is that my predecessor represent the dimensions like this:
And I'm pretty ...
- 53
1
vote
2
answers
68
views
Will crimping ferrules on 2.5mm2 wire make more reliable connection to screw banana plugs?
I have a lot of 4mm banana plugs intended for at most 6mm2 wire that are connected to the wire using a screw connection. I use them with both 6mm2 wire and 2.5mm2 wire. I have found that the screw ...
- 84.8k