 What's the correct/safest/most common way to split a wire? |
 Jun 12, 2006 - 12:30 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Oct 30, '04 From So Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%)  |
 Thanks for help 
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Jun 12, 2006 - 1:19 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
A) won't work because your only doing 1 current
b) will work |
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Jun 12, 2006 - 2:04 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 12, '05 From Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 59 (100%) |
QUOTE(playr158 @ Jun 12, 2006 - 1:19 PM) [snapback]443934[/snapback] A) won't work because your only doing 1 current b) will work x2 -------------------- Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJ
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Jun 12, 2006 - 2:17 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 3, '06 From The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Both are correct, but the second is the best option. The first one is like christmas tree lights. If one bulb fails, all the other ones will fail as well
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Jun 12, 2006 - 2:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
the first one won't work because the bulb isn't getting both currents IE: negative or a postive its only getting one....christmas lights still have 2 wires 1 pos. 1 neg
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Jun 12, 2006 - 2:32 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '02 From Baltimore, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I used B on my fogs and it works fine.
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Jun 12, 2006 - 2:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 30, '04 From So Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
you guys are awesome.
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Jun 14, 2006 - 10:28 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 10, '03 From Wichita, KS Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
A. is an example of series wiring.
B. is an example of parallel wiring. Assuming those are lights in the first picture, either way will work, but as was mentioned before if one light burns out neither will work. Series and parallel wiring is used all the time with speakers. Older christmas lights used series wiring and when one bulb would go out the entire string wouldn't light... needless to say the newer christmas lights don't use the same style of series wiring. --------------------  Project ST204.5 99.88946% complete... |
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Jun 14, 2006 - 4:43 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 9, '05 From Long Beach Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
yeah, both wiring meathods work...
a works but it will need to draw more current through the wire. why what are you hooking up? -------------------- Is this good enuff 4 ya? :D
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Jun 14, 2006 - 6:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 30, '04 From So Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
Either I want to split the sidemarker lights to wire up the side of the jdm headlights...
or.... in my dream... I would like to move the sidemarker lights to the side of the jdm headlights, shave the sidemarker area, and split the bumper blanker lights to wire up the jdm fender blankers.. and thomas dreams on... -------------------- |
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