Recent content by Richard Burns

  1. Richard Burns

    Seasons Greetings

    Merry Christmas, Pete and the forum. Good will to all!:pinedecoration::christmastree:
  2. Richard Burns

    Turn light automatically on through vibration sensor

    Hmm off the wall idea, fix a head bopper to the loading station angled so that when the pager is in place it presses against a point further up the spring. When the pager vibrates the head bopper should move about and this should be detectable by a standard microwave movement sensor (shrouded so...
  3. Richard Burns

    Socket shows LN Reverse on socket tester

    Because you appear to be getting a reading before the socket switch is on this would indicate that the switch is not switching the line but instead is switching the neutral, which would be consistent with telectrix's statement above. A simple, but potentially dangerous, wiring error.
  4. Richard Burns

    Need Advice on Single LED Purchase

    Probably your best bet is to buy a prewired LED from ebay avoid the majority that are set up for 12V supplies and also buy a jst micro lead then join the two in a connector block to get a micro connector ended LED. Measure the distance between the two silver connections to get the pitch of the...
  5. Richard Burns

    Howdy

    Welcome along. I hope all is well with you and that you may be able to be on the forum more often. Nice to see you again. You are not forgotten.
  6. Richard Burns

    breaking capacity of overcurrent devices

    Try table 7.2.7(i) on page 79 osg. 18th blue edition.
  7. Richard Burns

    @ New Trainees.

    Welcome along Zane.C. Good to hear you have been using the forum. I hope It has hehelped your studies and that the learning goes well.
  8. Richard Burns

    The Forgotten Few....

    People come and go, some fond memories, some foul, but in general the forum manages to tick on whoever is on here. The dilution factor can help at times! I am backing off a bit at the moment, but may resurge at a later date. It is nice to have a known person on the forum posting because you can...
  9. Richard Burns

    bloody ads again

    I agree, that is a despicable approach.
  10. Richard Burns

    Urgent call out .....dinner now in the dog

    I get that all the time, call out on Sunday to an urgent problem... Yes it has been playing up for a few weeks but...Oh it went on Monday but...We have had problems with it since we moved in...well it has always been a bit odd but we have friends over tomorrow... Huh!
  11. Richard Burns

    Regs book at office

    I have already mentioned 134.1.1!:wink: But I pressed the agree button for your post but must have missed it!
  12. Richard Burns

    Definitive answer please - EICR

    If you have the competence and experience to correctly and safely complete the inspection and testing of an installation and make a valid and justifiable report on its condition then you are allowed to do this. The legal requirements would come from the Electricity at work Regulations which...
  13. Richard Burns

    Regs book at office

    Cooking loads over 2kW should not be supplied from a ring according to a note in appendix 15, T&E is advised in the ISITEE guidelines as being unsuitable for a use in a plug becauce the cable is not designed for frequent movement. 134.1.1 and 510.3 "shall take account of manufacturers...
  14. Richard Burns

    Overall main switch where the installtion has off peak heating ?

    It is two installations
  15. Richard Burns

    Overall main switch where the installtion has off peak heating ?

    Obviously the ideal is a four pole isolator, however there is some consideration that the post Des56 has just made is the point I was to make! Too slow.

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