STC-1000 wiring help

poptarts · Nov 11, 2013

okay so im having trouble getting things to work properly.

This is how I have an outlet wired. What happens when it receives power when I plug it into the wall is nothing. When I plug a fan into the outlet the red indicator light turns on but the fan does not. so the circuit is being completed i triple checked all the connections and the fan works. Is there something with AC wiring that I am missing? these are my indicator lights if it matters, they say they are rated up to 18 amps so there should be no bottleneck on the fan. anyway Im confused.

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prandlesc · Nov 11, 2013

My guess is that the fan is completing the circuit to light your indicator light, but current is not passing through the light so the fan is not energized. The colors and placement of your wires is a little confusing, as I assume that green is the ground (and should be in the middle of your drawing), gray is really the white wire which would be the neutral (and should be on the right), and black is hot. What I don't see from your diagram is where your STC-1000 is. If you're trying to determine if there is output from your STC by using an indicator light, the light needs to be connected to the hot and the neutral wires on the output side of the STC, not in series in the hot wire - so it should be connected to the black and white wires.

Why are you trying to add an indicator light? The STC has indicators on its face showing which circuit is energized.

poptarts · Nov 11, 2013

So it isnt the stc-1000 I wired up a socket to an outlet just like above, yes green is ground and grey is white and they are wired in proper places despite what my crappy paint diagram says. I want indicator lights because they look cool and that's about the only reason why. Is there a way to get around the fact that the light might not be letting the current pass through? I tried connecting the light inline on the white wire too and it did the exact same thing.

Tried this as well with same affect. if I take out the lights it works perfect.

The10mmKid · Nov 11, 2013

The light needs to be in parallel to the outlet, just like your second pic shows.
The wording in both of your earlier posts describe the light in series.

You'll get there,
'da Kid

oh, the green wire is always 'Ground' . . . . no exceptions.

prandlesc · Nov 11, 2013

poptarts said:
So it isnt the stc-1000 I wired up a socket to an outlet just like above, yes green is ground and grey is white and they are wired in proper places despite what my crappy paint diagram says. I want indicator lights because they look cool and that's about the only reason why. Is there a way to get around the fact that the light might not be letting the current pass through? I tried connecting the light inline on the white wire too and it did the exact same thing.

Tried this as well with same affect. if I take out the lights it works perfect.

This diagram is correct - it shows one wire from the indicator light to hot, and one to neutral. Connecting the indicator light "in-line" with any wire will not work. You need both hot and neutral going to the light.