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After being called out for a reported electricity failure, the DNO cut this (rental) off citing an illegal connection and demanding a new...
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Del quickly finding the tripping problem.
Hi all, I have 1 option module to pick from either analytical instrumentation or microprocessor systems, anyone got any info on these as i cant...
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Although he did include the customary full stop.
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q12x. Good morning from rainy London.
A little more explanation. Version 3 uses pulsed ir illumination. But of course as well as the pulsed ir...
If that little thing, plugs your butt, you better eat slowly. 🤣
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Brian if you feel you are being bullied then hit Report at the bottom of the post and let staff deal with it. I think this thread has well and...
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I don’t believe it’s so much his work he genuinely seems to care and wants to do his best more his general egotistical nature and aversion to...
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If this can be merged with the above post:
New job, new tester; Megger 1741+, those that have one; anything good/bad to report? Work also trusting me with a Flir E5 magical heat-reading...
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4 If you are lucky something smells funny ,
and the AFDD has tripped.
(no, was just customer breaking wind when heard price.)
The picture on the front of this book illustrates the idea: Installer ou rénover un tableau électrique - Thierry Gallauziaux ,... - Librairie...
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Well Dan,on your recommendation ,I decided to read this thread (all 12 pages of it). Very interesting.Feels a lot older than 10 years.It also...
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2 or 3 bottles of Lidl's Deluxe Irish Cream Liquer - about £7 a bottle and far superior to Bailey's. In fact, their regular Irish Cream Liquer is...
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just a reminder for myself :
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ATMEL AT28C16-T EEPROM > datasheet or at #66
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Microchip 23LC1024 SRAM > datasheet
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See what you did there. Thread closed.
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I’ve just had a highly entertaining read of the whole lot as I was intrigued how a PVC conduit question got 160 replies!
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Yeah plenty if input by some very good members, if the OP is paying those sorts of amounts on electricity bills getting a good spark in to...
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Well they will have to install a proper EV charger with a dedicated 6mm cable.
13A sockets are for portable appliances which do not draw a...
Is it the Wiha 41246 you have, if so I would be interested to know the biggest dia cable you have been able to successfully crimp, I do find on...
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Did he carry out anymore testing so he can fill in the values that are missing on the certificate?
Having looked at the certificate again I think...
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Old colours and new colours? Not a rewire but partial rewire. DB looks like a hand grenade was thrown in it. ‘Electromagnetic field resulting in...
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If I can install it, anyone can. Google it, download, add as an extension when asked. Job done.
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Thought you would enjoy this one:
A new extension was built which needed a new CU. The problem the builder faced was the Henley block was full...
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I wan't being sarcastic I meant it, those sort of platforms are rare on most sites, but yes I should be admiring the conduit, and yes it's a thing...
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Yes, this thread has run it's course. Closing.
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Something tells me that things could well be well in order. It's sometimes all about being able to interpret information given. As previously...
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Here is a visual describing the terms from NEC land:
The main bonding jumper is a wire, screw or busbar which connects the equipment ground...
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No particular brand. It's a characteristic of the cable - the insulation on the neutrals is thin and easily damaged, especially inside the CU.
I...
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yea, thanks for your reply.
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This may sound stupid when second fixing sockets and lights I always bring a paint brush to clean out the back boxes saves blowing the dust out...
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The fv splitter is made already, so... theoretically, if I change 74LS293 in it with the new 74HC4060, should get better at reading higher fv's...
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Used another Fusebox board today. 12 Type A RCBOs, 14 Way SPD Board and the tails for £195 + VAT. Really like these boards!
And yes I did put a...
I looked up on The Crabtree Society website that is dedicated to their brand history, and their newsletter (see Issue 5) says:
The wiring...
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Yup. I just can't get the logic. Who would do that and thinks it is the best place.
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Actually, plasterboard would probably be better. When subjected to the heat from a fire, the gypsum decomposes and releases water which provides...
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Yes I think you are right. I am a bit annoyed as when they were doing stuff in there before with all the floor boards up I asked the electricians...
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Hager Vector range always throw in a big bag of grommets. Rarely used them, 'cause I as normally connecting straight to conduit.
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Don’t start bringing golf into it…..you’ll get the yanks hollering at golf balls and chanting.
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Many thanks for your time, help & patience.
Looks like I will be on the search for another electrician to put all these issues right which will...
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same for me ...once the "sales" pitch start etc .I skip the video
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Brother in law gets to drive around in some pretty impressive motorhomes from time to time. He's transport manager for a F1 team ( and also helps...
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Yes, thank you for everything !
Im glad you enjoy it.
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Guys I'm rounding this thread up, it's become a bit of a war of words now more about getting one up than actually having a mature discussion.
For...
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Bottom line: 12 months sentence for killing a child. AND he asked for a reduction in sentence (which was denied). I'd say that sums up the laws...
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"practicality of 400 volt equipment"
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That is what I said. 😇 in my quoted post.
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I wish I was a successful bookmaker.........and, therefore, could afford to take the occasional hit.
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I agree... I always like to step back from a job and look at it aesthetically... look at it like a non-sparky might... and see if it looks 'nice'...
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So did you ever get to try the beer?
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a thing of beauty is a joy forever - arse about face and copper showing on almost every connection - totally non compliant seems to me theres ever...
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If your not joking then this scary that your out doing work in the world Brian.
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Nice one. Let's see photos!
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Hmm ,.this thread has been going on a while now
I'm sure it's been mentioned that you have to prove the base wiring. IR , interconnect , polarity...
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Quite a feat to keep the bedding material intact.
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nice collection lol
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My sons line of work , yodeling with a cigar in you mouth is a no no too.
..The world of phones /cameras everywhere is becoming a stressful place...
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If I'd had time to drive to CEF today, I'd already have the answer.
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Oh which millennium was that? 💦
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Don't think so, but then they have actually existed almost as long as motors have existed - just not in the modern, compact, electronic form...
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Worth bearing in mind the last reply to this thread was 2014.
Welcome to the forum by the way!
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Work got back on the track but products price has increased a lot due to post covid inflation.
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With SPD and 10 RCBO's : Fusebox 10 Way SPD Metal Consumer Unit with 10 RCBOs 100A Main Switch RCBO Board | eBay -...
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It is immediately dangerous because someone can touch a live part without a fault occurring, cover being removed etc.
The immediate danger is...
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Maybe they don't have a mobile and the socket for the cordless landline has never worked since you left ? 😄
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There was a company that used to be frequently advertised that sold lengths of drill resistant plate for buried cables that met all the...
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I know, he was a friggin idiot.
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So are the existing sockets not on RCD at all?
If they are on DP RCD/RCBO then all it needs is the local earth rod (and I presume bonding that to...
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too sensible for an aberdeen angus.
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My error. Never saw the little "m". Next stop.. specsavers
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or TT the tub to keep the indian stone
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Yes in total 182 acres which ran into the River Mournebeg a tributary of the river Derg, part of the river Foyle all areas of Conservation (SAC)
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Only lawyers , solicitors and dodgy chat up lines charge for picking up the telephone 🙃
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And that would be shown by the wattage rating of the hob as I said above plus these are in the main the induction hobs that have a 13amp plug...
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Im talking VERY BASIC , if we are talking a modern basic 3 bed re-wire all chased in with usb sockets , led downlights and rcbo board you will be...
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I think you mentioned changes bulbs in one message then change lights. There is a difference. Are you changing a bulb or a light fixture? If...
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Well I've had my new torque screwdriver for a couple of weeks, I wanted to use it as much as possible to see why it's such an emotive issue...
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Yes totally. Just make sure its explained in the report. You're not a furniture mover! Manual handling etc!
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Check-A-Trade appear to be consistent..consistently annoying every trade and service paying client since since Homeserve bought that golden goose...
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Nearly a hundred posts on this. Surely some kind of record?
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Barking and Dagenham college...NVQ level 3 Xstraining
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You cannot help yourself thread closed.
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Agreed, and circumstances dictate what's worth doing.
Ramp tests are certainly useful for lots of situations.
But even under the old regime if a...
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Hi All
First of all many thanks for this post and getting to a solution. - this forum is awesome!
I'm having exactly the same problem.
I've gone...
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2p worth....
I became an electrician in 1988ish. I did my full 4 stage CITB funded SJIB approved apprenticeship. It said on my certificate...
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When you stand on one it won't let you down to the floor, that is for sure!
I never seemed to suffer that, but as a child my sister had an...
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Shame, really fallen down from the elite 20th century standards.
The downward trend, I suppose. Many top manufacturers of the past are turning out...
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As an aside , I worked in chemical and explosive factories. A rule in safety was if in doubt stick up a label. This doesn’t stop people but is...
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You got the gist of how my client used the meter to discover if the visitor was tearing the arse out of the free leccy supply through wanton...
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I can see where the OP is coming from with the Earth mat and skin melanoma.
Whether it works or not is another question, to me it sounds a bit...
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So? It's just an improvement with their previous lever units.
As that previous thread a while back, I really go for the busbars in...
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I don't know everything just more than most about construction methods, you can block my posts if you don't like reading them.
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