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    Fault Finding

    AM2 exam bonding high resistance higher than 0.05 ,connection is loose or corroded. What is the rectification rewire
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    Buried SWA cable fault finding

    Hi all, My first post here, thought I'd see if it was possible to get some advice or tips... Basically, I had a large amount of block paving and large concrete base laid at the far end (25m) of my garden a few months ago. Under this I had 3 core 16mm SWA laid. (I most definitely can't vouch...
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    Need help finding a suitable product for capping off 70mm crimped lugs

    As the title suggests I have been tasked with finding something big and safe enough to hold a 5core 70mm cable with crimped lugs, it needs to be ip rated. The company are asking for it as the equipment they are connecting will need to be disconnected now and again. I was thinking maybe there...
  4. timhoward

    Rather interesting fault finding video

    It's nice to see a real world fault-finding video that at least aims to follow a logical process. As we occasionally get posts about how to fault find I thought I'd share it. It's also realistic that there a few head scratcher moments where nothing quite makes sense, and the value of keeping...
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    USA Having trouble finding electrical panels indoor and outdoor

    All of our normal panel distributors are out and back ordered does anyone know who still has panels in Colorado or relatively close to southern Colorado?
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    Fault finding

    Regular poster on here now! Like getting the opinions of more experienced electricians, my times not long out. Still find myself when I have to find a fault diving head first in and getting caught up in it, end up thinking the worst and most of the time it’s a simple fix. Please tell me this...
  7. waynepatt58

    Need help finding fault

    Can some one please help with this. I am getting 11v on two light circuits, it should be 240v Other lights in the circuit are working OK, it is just the hallway light and bedroom light that do not work. I have opened up the two switches and batten holders to check for loose wires but everything...
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    i need help finding the right voltage regulator

    Im making a led array out of 8 100 watt led's and I want to put something in between my battery pack and the array that can adjust the voltage coming from the battery and also shows the voltage. I was wondering if someone could help me find something that can withstand the power demands the...
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    Need help finding a pure copper UTP cable (CCA vs pure copper UTP cables)

    Hello. I'm a DIY enthusiast and I made some home network installations, mainly for security cameras. For more than 2 years, I've been using this CCA utp cable. This one is clearly listed as CCA. At the time, I didn't pay attention to how it was made. A few weeks ago, I ran out of cable, so I...
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    Need help finding the right hardware for the small job

    What hardware do I need to wire this to power? I have some electrical experience in America but none in Germany. Don’t know what hardware I need. If someone can give me tips on the right hardware to buy, I’ll figure out how to wire it. It’s for a flood light. Lower power. Two lamps. Each 30watt...
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    Tips for Intermittent Fault Finding

    Good evening! Majority of the work I've done over the past 10 year or so has been new build full rewires and rewires of existing premises and because of this there are very rarely any faults to be found when carrying out the testing of the installations. In a very short space of time, I've had...
  12. leonrevill

    Help finding replacement LED driver

    Hi, I have two of the following LED panels https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FZ9CHFQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and one of the drivers has stopped working. I'm struggling to find an available LED driver with the same specifications as the existing one: Input Voltage...
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    Finding a van in this crazy world

    Good morning, my goal for today is trying to find a van in this crazy world. My long term goal is to start my business middle to end of this year, took collection is coming along nicely, it would be lovely to get a van to have somewhere to put it all! Haha!
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    Dead socket - finding the cabling

    Any tips / tools for finding cable runs? Sockets and outside light stopped working in an extension. Experienced DIYer / renovator, doing some uncovering for my spark. What with social distancing and the fact that old horrible artex (ugh - will be replaced) might have asbestos - A lot of the...
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    Fault finding advice

    Any fault finding advice It’s always been said to clients to unplug everything if a fault on socket circuits but can you Turn off counter top fused spurs for e.g washing machine instead of the hassle to get to the back of plugs. So I’m asking are fused spurs double pole. Also the same question...
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    Fault finding in the am2

    Hi I have my fault finding resit in a couple of weeks. the 3 possible faults are-open circuit short circuit and high resistance how would I test for each of the above faults and what sort of resolute am I looking for on the tester The test instruments I have is a low ohm continuity tester...
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    Tripping shower (fault finding)

    Hey guys , just been to a fault finding job and discovered what I think may be the problem but the consumer unit may be overloaded , please advise on the following ... The shower circuit is on a 32a MCB (wrong should be 40a) which I think is causing the tripping of the rcd , my dilemma is that...
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    UK AM2 Fault Finding

    Hello everyone, I have my AM2 fault finding resit on Friday and just wondering if anyone has any top tips as I don’t get to do any fault finding at work? In the AM2 you get 7 faults which can be on these circuits: 1 usually on a data circuit 2 on earth bonding to extraneous parts water pipe and...
  19. mak

    AM2 ring fault-finding headache

    How would I pinpoint a fault on a ring circuit with very little resistances, and without any visual clues, only by measuring. Say I have a break in neutral between db and first socket. How would I go about fault finding it? 1. I will use low resistance ohmmeter. 2. I will find that rn is not a...
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    Guidence on some fault finding for am2 please

    Guidence on fault finding am2 please

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