The Stupid Electronics Questions Thread

[SUBURBAN5]

CCW

Yep. Counter clockwise

Yep! Just switch your positive and negative wires.

That's all I did


Thank you gentlemen. Your both life savers..
fan now spins same direction as Engine fan.
(Both spin counter clock)
I wish the service manual had arrows lol. Believe it or not I looked all over the chapters lol.

 

[BFDOBS]

I did a similar thing, Just go grab another fuse block from the wrecking yard and release the contacts from it and put them in your fuse block.

This is genius. Going on my pull list for the next junkyard run.

 

[KillZone_1918]

My question is instead of buying the $60 OBD1 to usb cable (Its $81 total), can't you just buy a OBD1 to OBD2 adapter and then plug that into a OBD2 to usb and stream/read all the data that way or would it not work because of all the adaptations made?? (On amazon its like $30 max for this setup)

 

[Drunkcanuk]

My question is instead of buying the $60 OBD1 to usb cable (Its $81 total), can't you just buy a OBD1 to OBD2 adapter and then plug that into a OBD2 to usb and stream/read all the data that way or would it not work because of all the adaptations made?? (On amazon its like $30 max for this setup)

I believe the consensus is those adapters are absolute junk, pony up and buy the cable from a reputable store.

 

[noom14921992]

I am not ready to buy and install a sub yet, but while i have my carpet out, what size wire and what else should i go ahead and run so it is there when i am ready?
I dont even know if i want a 10 or a 12 or even an 8. I just want to run a wire and anything else so i am future proof.

thanks!

 

[Erik the Awful]

I'd run the wire in the channel under the door sill trim, along with all the other wiring. Gauge depends on how much power you're supplying to the sub and how far the wire run is. I have a small amp on a 10" sub that's two feet from the distribution block, and I think I'm running 10 gauge.

I installed a sub in WCJr two weeks ago. I ran the amp power-on signal and RCA wiring under the door sill trim. I have a center console in the truck with heavier wiring and a relay, so I tapped the amp's power off of that - because I designed the circuit for an eventual amp along with powering the Cadillac seats and a little inverter. If I didn't have that already I would prefer to run it under the door sill trim because it's more protected than just running it under the carpet.

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[Erik the Awful]

I also highly recommend using a bulkhead connector to get power into your cab. All the power for my center console setup is fused out by the battery and then run through a single lug into the cab. A fat wire running through a made-in-China grommet in a sharp-edged hole cut in your firewall is a good way to burn your truck down.

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