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  1. Flanders

    UK X-Ray warning Light

    Good Afternoon I have a customer (a vets) that currently has a red light that turns on outside the room when the x -ray machine is in use . They are looking to replace this for an LED "X-ray on sign" , I have found various images of them from good old google but can't find who sells them, I...
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    63 amp 3 phase socket protected by a 30 amp fuse RCD?

    Carrying out and EICR on large factory and they have welding plug into 63 amp commando sockets but are protected by 30 amp BS 88 fuses. Now the regs states Socket outlets with a ratted current not exceeding 32 amp need RCD protection. 411.3.3 (i) Because the Socket it 63 amp I say it does...
  3. Flanders

    Interesting EICR ,Quote required

    Was sent a EICR report the other day to quote the remedial work. Just thought I would share the highlights with you . This is a school and all observations were code 1 or 2s ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lighting Circuits require further investigate for...
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    4mm 90 Degree Thermosetting cable on a 32 amp MCB

    Hello Can I just confirm that if 90 degree cable is used in switch gear that is only ratted at 70 degrees then you use the 70 degree tables to find the maximum current carrying capacity in this case Table 4D1A I ask this as I carried out an EICR and found 4mm 6491B cable run in trunking...
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    Down rating an MCB on a socket circuit

    When carrying out an EICR in a commercial office I have found 2.5mm radial socket circuits on 32 amp MCB with NO RCD protection Now one way to rectify this deviation is to fit a 20amp RCBO. My question is Is it permissible just to fit a 20 amp MCB so omitting the RCD protection ? I have...
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    The good old Light Bulb making a come back

    Just found this So it looks the we will have to start changing all them LED lamps we have been fitting back to the good old light bulb :) Old-fashioned light bulbs could be set for comeback after 'light recycling' breakthrough | Science | News | The Independent
  7. Flanders

    110 volt 16 amp sockets on a 32 amp ring

    When caring out an EICR on a site I found that the 110 volt socket outlets were connected as three 2.5mm ring final circuits each protected by a 32 amp MCB (single Pole) in a DB fed from 110 volt transformer ,These sockets are used to supply halogen Flood lights that area plugged in when...

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