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  1. timhoward

    Strange fault, any bright ideas?

    A silly fault in a circuit only 4m long is currently eluding me! This is ECIR remedials of a landlords supply in a block of flats. Circuit 2 = hall heater (just one). IR L+N > E of 1.23Mohms. It's a very short circuit. 1 - Cable from CU up to Controller FCU. (about 50cm) 2 - Cable from...
  2. Lost Girlfriend

    UK Gift ideas for my boyfriend

    Hi All, My boyfriend is about to start training soon and I'd really like to get him a gift to show how proud I am of him. I'd like the gift to be useful and something he can use throughout his future career. However, I am totally clueless with this kinda thing and the more I look the more lost...
  3. nickyp_uk

    Multiple lights and power socket not working but no blow fuses - any ideas?

    Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone might be able to help. We have a fused switch that controls 4 LED lights next to a power socket which have both stopped working. We have tried replacing the fuse in the fused switch, but that hasn't resolved the issue. Reseting all fuses in the fusebox hasn't...
  4. sythai

    After some ideas please... to light up house driveway sign

    Hi Guys We've got to light up a house name sign for a job we're on. Sign approx 450x300. Any ideas please of what would work ? modern/ contemporary style/ costal proof. Something high end/ decent like Collingwood. Cheers Sy
  5. kreatiff63

    How do you decommission a light switch? Any ideas?

    How do you decommission a light switch? I don't want to use a cover plate. Any ideas ?
  6. Adam_92

    Any ideas for trunking cutter?

    I’m looking for an alternative for hacksaw for my yt4. I seen a guy on site using some sort of pipe slice, but for trunking never got the chance to ask him. Any ideas? Seen the ratchet cutters but not for this size trunking or should I just stick to the trusty hacksaw
  7. S

    Doing an EESS course.

    Hi, I'm doing this course in a few weeks > https://www.napittraining.co.uk/courses/lcl-electrical-energy-storage-systems-eess A week after I plan an installation of this Pylon US5000 4.8kWh Li-Ion Solar Battery 48V -...
  8. timhoward

    Cooker becomes Oven and Microwave....any ideas?

    I'm interested what people's gut reaction solution would be. Kitchen design and customer said freestanding cooker. So I first fix 10mm, and boxes for cooker switch with socket, and cooker connection plate. No one thought to tell me it became hob (elsewhere, that bit isn't a problem), and a...
  9. D

    Any ideas what this is?

  10. teneke

    UK Main breaker keeps tripping, any ideas welcomed

    Hi all, I really hope this is the correct place in the forum. tldr; Oven and boiler take turns to trip the breaker, but I don't think it's either of them so any help would be greatly appreciated. Basically the main breaker keeps tripping in the house I'm renting. We've been living here for...
  11. G

    Any bright ideas?! Pendant terminations...

    As light fitting design goes I'm not sure it gets much worse, any good ideas how I can terminate this pendant, t&e feed for it comes through a timber noggin above plasterboard to support its weight.
  12. D

    BT incoming cable broken any ideas on how to reconnect to master terminal

    Ive managed to fluff up my bt incoming cable and from what i can find out there are two wires, one orange and one white that should go to terminals 2 and 5 on the master socket - anyone any ideas please?
  13. Vortigern

    Ideas on fixing the below High bay

    So you can see the high bay model number and control gear with the LED array below. DC volts coming out of the control for 100w LED is putting out circa 50 V. Polarity is correct. There is continuity to the terminals on the array. No light from the LED. Any ideas of how to test the array or...
  14. cliffed

    Starter unit any ideas

    The grey connection to the lower left..it’s on a starter control box for up & down.
  15. W

    Wiring diagram and ideas to resurrect dead Porsche 997.1

    Hello Everyone, I have a very poorly 2007 997.1 RHD Manual Cab. In going through the emergency flat battery bonnet opening routine I accidentally put 24 volts into the loom via the pull out terminal in the fuse box. A costly lesson here to always reset 24/12 volt chargers back to 12v after...
  16. E

    Down lights range with a tricky feature any ideas

    I wonder if any of you fine people can help me find a solution for the following: 1. Is there a range of decent quality bathroom down lights that are.... A. LED Cool white B. Ip65 C. White bezel D. And also do a matching directional or eyeball variant. ? (this is the tricky bit !)...
  17. G

    Single Axis Solar Mount Ideas.

    Hi All, I currently have two 490w JA Solar panels fixed mounted to my external garage roof, I want to try and add a single axis mount somehow, without a pole, so I can use a sun tracker to tilt the panels throughout the day, anybody done, tried, have any ideas of how this can be done. Cheers Gaz
  18. A

    Need help with a design project I’m new to all this and this blows my mind looking for ideas on how to go about this

  19. S

    RCBO passes 30mA but fails 150mA but in a strange way. Any ideas?

    Morning everyone, this is my first post - although i had an account years before that seems to have been lost. Can any of you shed some light onto a situation I've come across. I have a newly installed RCBO which is failing the x5 test with a reaction greater than 40 mS. Now, I don't have a...
  20. Vortigern

    Bit of a mystery to me, any ideas? Fault on three phase Merlin Gerin

    Outage of main three phase primary switch box for one of three buildings on commercial site. The building houses around 30 commercial units. Switched back on the main switch, power restored. Except for one unit. All units supplied through the secondary sub switch box. Large MCCB MEM type. Three...

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