Um my friend sent me this, 30 outlets later... is this actually safe??? (Im assuming not) 1mo ⋅ Powerful_Bake_6113 ⋅ r/Electricity
Why do these power lines go from four wires to two wires? How does that work?1yr ⋅ bennypapa ⋅ r/Electricity
What is this thing coming out of the third hole? I touched it by accident and I got electrocuted a bit3mo ⋅ blue_windmill1 ⋅ r/Electricity
My young son wants me to talk about every wire, circle, bucket, and box we can see on a telephone pole house by our house. What are all of these things?4yr ⋅ hackers238 ⋅ r/Electricity
For the beginners/noobs like me, I made this note sheet in order to understand the basic principles of electricity. I'm going to come back to it to add in voltage, capacitance, etc. But I figured this might help someone out in the meantime.4yr ⋅ Treinstein ⋅ r/Electricity
I have a US plug and I need an adapter for EU, how safe does it looks?5mo ⋅ The_Pediatrician ⋅ r/Electricity
Is this a fuse box? The power went off in the flat and this is the only box near the door1yr ⋅ Aggressive_Stop8167 ⋅ r/Electricity
Can anyone tell me what this reading means? My shower tap gave me a hell of a shock so I tested it with this.1yr ⋅ theycallmelilsnowy ⋅ r/Electricity
Would this work in my 48v golf cart? Looking for a way to charge my phone and portable speaker and I have very limited knowledge on how electricity works.4yr ⋅ GoodByeMyLooove ⋅ r/Electricity
Hey does anyone knows what is this plug named ? It's very useless in this building I live.3yr ⋅ MK-Gaming-YT ⋅ r/Electricity
How can I know if this is 100amp or 200amp? I would like to install and electric water heater and I need a 200amp electrical system.3yr ⋅ DamnYouRichardParker ⋅ r/Electricity
The light keeps going off by itself. Swapped new light bulbs and still. What to do?2yr ⋅ TheGamingHoopster ⋅ r/Electricity
Does this tool need a ground to work? Using a polarized to non polarized adapter I can plug it in either way and it lights up the same. (Center light)4yr ⋅ Shibathedog ⋅ r/Electricity
Is it normal for electric usage to spike this much so regularly? If so, why does it do that?2yr ⋅ poonhunter2000 ⋅ r/Electricity
Shouldn’t a battery form a closed loop? Why doesn’t it get a read. My cars not broke btw I’m just testing2yr ⋅ Suspicious_Role5912 ⋅ r/Electricity
Can someone explain me how come i do not get an electric shock to my finger through my earbuds charging pins?2yr ⋅ 123passa ⋅ r/Electricity
Are the two white wires meeting inside the yellow cap the neutral wires? (installing a smart light switch)3yr ⋅ 1II1I11I1II11 ⋅ r/Electricity
Took these two pieces off an older TV today. They had a rubber covering that I took off. The one on the left has metal in the middle. I’m curious what are they?4yr ⋅ mevyn661 ⋅ r/Electricity
Hot Main to Ground (and breaker box) reads resistance/continuity. Is that normal?5yr ⋅ Xalxa ⋅ r/Electricity
Any recommendations on an insulator to prevent sparking on high voltage machine4yr ⋅ archiegalang ⋅ r/Electricity
can I bypass this thing? plug wires broke on electric blower, want to reconnect wires. Can i just cut this off? Is it important? lol i know, i'm an idiot3yr ⋅ fatnjiggly ⋅ r/Electricity
Just accidentally broke this outlet. How dangerous is this? What should I do?6yr ⋅ sossadealervdb ⋅ r/Electricity
Lost in this world... in need to understand this label.. does it say to me power consumption?4yr ⋅ azaazeldote ⋅ r/Electricity
Found this little beauty at a garage sale. previous owner mentioned adding a resistor to increase the meter reading. If i want to build an edison bulb lamp, and use this, how would I go about adding a resistor to increase the meter reading? would it be safe?8yr ⋅ jesmo5 ⋅ r/Electricity
Trying to make an ac electromagnet. Would this be a short circuit5yr ⋅ AustinsMemeMachineYt ⋅ r/Electricity
My sisters necklace got soddered (the best way I can describe it) into her charging brick as she tried to untangle it from the extension cord5yr ⋅ brokeboicarti55 ⋅ r/Electricity
I had this arguement with a friend And need some proofs. Does the way the coil is winded affect the transformer function ? I mean what happens if there is a badly winded coil ?5yr ⋅ kamelfakihTG ⋅ r/Electricity
Replaced the light bulbs with dim leds from incandescent. The light fixture has two light bulbs. When the light is turn off you can still see the dim light. How do I fix this?4yr ⋅ boaz324 ⋅ r/Electricity
What type of KV high transmisson lines are these? (Ringwood, Victoria, Australia)5yr ⋅ CazaSpeed ⋅ r/Electricity
220v electrical socket in Airbnb shower. How concerned for my safety should I be?6yr ⋅ bursttransmission ⋅ r/Electricity
Tree came down on the backside of my garage, took out our main line to the house, and ripped the meter box clean off the front of the house. All of this at 3am. Fun stuff.7yr ⋅ mtnblazed6oh3 ⋅ r/Electricity
Which 2 do I need to connect to the 2 wires in my lamp? There's 2 blues and 3 blacks6yr ⋅ KoogLarousse ⋅ r/Electricity
The outlets on power bar are close enough to plug opposite hot and neutral prongs into the sockets... What kind of danger does this pose?6yr ⋅ SergeantKovac ⋅ r/Electricity
Im a newbie. The ground wire in the box is wired to a screw. Is that considered grounded?6yr ⋅ jonjonk123 ⋅ r/Electricity
Can anyone tell me what that center black box is? (The one with the red light)6yr ⋅ CelaAgrab ⋅ r/Electricity
I need help wiring his to a character lcd screen. I need to wire this toggle switch to +5v., ground, and then to the lcd screen. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to do that?5yr ⋅ SireZachP ⋅ r/Electricity
Is this ok? I got a laptop with 3 prongs (uj standards) but am using it in Canada. Is it safe with this converter (2 prongs)?5yr ⋅ ea_3 ⋅ r/Electricity
Is there an adapter for this type of issue? If not, do I replace the outlet to match the dryer plug or the dryer plug itself?6yr ⋅ horriblegolfer ⋅ r/Electricity
Removed old outlet and wanted to install a GFCI with a switch to power a bathroom fan. Original setup had two switches. How do I wire the fan? Have a black, white coming from the fan and have a black, white and ground coming from breaker box.6yr ⋅ BoomBang442 ⋅ r/Electricity
How do you determine the polarity on an adapter like this? I just blew one device...7yr ⋅ Davyjoetee ⋅ r/Electricity
Can you help me figure out this series circuit? Can't figure out what I'm missing here.6yr ⋅ SethRiddle ⋅ r/Electricity
I have a switch that is supposed to be grounding and ungrounding a wire not exactly sure how to wire it7yr ⋅ gordanj ⋅ r/Electricity
Can I wire a smart switch (ground/line/load/neutral wires) into here? Details in comments6yr ⋅ yubbie2 ⋅ r/Electricity
Need help with power supply. Motor will turn when plugged into a 9 volt but not the power supply that we are using for the bot, nor will the entire circuit of motors (3) operate when the battery is in circuit7yr ⋅ BucciMane15 ⋅ r/Electricity
Wiring diagram of a double box in a bathroom. Wires to ground not shown. The box labelled fan is a defective timer I wish to replace. The circles are connectors. Can I just go and buy another timer with red, black, and white wires and hook it up the same way?7yr ⋅ cornellier ⋅ r/Electricity
I know nothing about electricity, but this is what my bedroom light fixture looked like when I took the glass off to clean it. Safe or sketchy?7yr ⋅ SuperOCDstillJustMe ⋅ r/Electricity
I need help installing my fan speed control. Can somebody explain to me this illustration?7yr ⋅ Beto003 ⋅ r/Electricity
May be a dumb question, don't know anything about this type of stuff but I want to learn7yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/Electricity
