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    Does complete board need to be tested.??

    Thanks for the information guys, much appreciated. Until recently i have not needed to do a great deal of testing, but i am now carrying out more and more and i am still using manual input i.e. filling out the forms myself which is a pain in the wrist as well as another part of the body! Can...
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    Does complete board need to be tested.??

    Hi All I'm a little unsure if i need to test all circuits in a consumer unit if i have added a new circuit into it. The circuit added is a ring final and has been installed in a spare way on the board, also one of the lighting circuits has now had a single pendent changed to 6x downlights. Do i...
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    LED dimmer mod for grid switch

    Good evening one and all Does anyone know where i can get my hands on a LED dimmer mod that will fit into the yoke of a grid switch.? I can find any number of standard mods for such an application but none for dimming LED's Thanks in advance everyone :waving:
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    New LED lamp install issue

    I belive they are "vivedas" from a denmans wholesale outlet
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    New LED lamp install issue

    Hi all, Over the last 12 months i have fitted a vast amount of new down lights complete with LED bulbs of varying wattages on dimmers and or standard plate switches with no issue. Over the last 2 weeks however i have had 2 call backs with the same issue. If a set of lights e.g. kitchen lights...
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    3ph Mot bay - advise much needed!!

    ......sorry that was supposed to say "Do all of he conductors need to be SWA or can i use the appropriate sized flex.? I will be Using cable tray swell
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    3ph Mot bay - advise much needed!!

    Brake tester is he largest at 26A, he is going to be testing all vehicles from little pencil sharpeners right upto 7.5 toners hence the wide variety of lifts i suppose. So do you think i am going to be ok with 63A then.? Also do all of the conductors need to be sea or can i use appropriate...
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    3ph Mot bay - advise much needed!!

    Breakdown as follows; 5 ton ramp has 2 motors each @ 8.4A = 16.8A 2.5 ton ramp = 8.3A 2x 3 ton ramp @ 9.5A each = 19A 4 ton ramp = 8.7A 4 post ramp = 16A brake tester = 26A I have ascertained all these A values from the motor plates
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    3ph Mot bay - advise much needed!!

    Yeah all of the machines are 3ph
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    3ph Mot bay - advise much needed!!

    As i have 63A on EACH phase can i to some degree divide my 97A by 3 as it is shared across the 3 phases ? Please excuse my ignorence, have not done much 3ph at all but am keen to learn and want to get it right
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    3ph Mot bay - advise much needed!!

    the 97A is across all 3ph not per Phase, there is a compressor in there which is on a 20A supply. The 97A is across all the equipment which is 6 ramps and a brake tester, the ramps will take a vehicle up for example and then be suspended there for a period of time while whatever task is carried...
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    3ph Mot bay - advise much needed!!

    Hi all, I would like some advise on a job i am about to undertake, A large industrial unit being used as an mot garage with an incoming 3ph supply of 63A. The client has ramps and testing equipment which totals 97A (this is adding together the various A ratings printed on the motor plates of...
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    to notify or not to notify, that is the question ...........

    Everything in life is a risk, walking to the shop for a paper, skydiving from 20k feet, As long as you calculate the risk and in your own mind are happy with the loss/gain trade everything is worth doing
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    to notify or not to notify, that is the question ...........

    Is this to do with my murky waters reference ...?
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    to notify or not to notify, that is the question ...........

    W T F.....? :thinking:
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