Hi all,
I recently undertook the 2396 design course and have passed the exam. I am now looking to undertake the portfolio but because i have never done an electrical design before dont know where to start.
Can anyone assist at all with the fundamental steps you take each time you undertake an...
Hello, let me introduce myself before I continue. I work for a startup within the Morgan Sindall group. We work specifically with the Internet of Things, deploying sensors and meters that allow us to measure all kinds of things remotely, and then analyse that data to generate insights. This...
Hi guys . Doing a garden lighting project for a friend . The house supply is tn-s the lighting circuit is on its own 6amp type A rcbo. Armoured cable feeding 8 type 1 led spike lights via ip rated junction boxes via photocell. My question is. As it’s a tn-s system would it be best practice to...
Hi all, just a quick question for when designing a lighting circuit. I cant remember if you have to add up of all the wattages of the lights in the circuit or its just the same wattage from one light for the whole circuit?
Hi all, I am doing the 104 design project and I'm a bit stuck on the best way to wire the lights in the pool area as the walls and floor are concrete. Any advice would be much appreciated.
I've searched the forum for this and found a couple of people have asked the same question.
I have been working on the Level 3 design project for some time now, and I keep spotting mistakes, starting again and basically getting nowhere fast! It says it should take around 20 hours, and no...
I've completed it all in rough, but before I go ahead and mark up the finished product, I just wanted to check a couple of things if anyone is currently doing it or remembers doing it..
Q2 (b) Asks to show position of sockets and fused connection units in the hotel rooms, giving consideration...
Thought I might do something interesting with mini-me as a holiday project and make a Jacob’s ladder - anyone have any advice and/or a suitable HT coil I can barter for?
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Hi all, I’m a first year apprentice.
I already have an idea of what I want to do with my career, I want to complete my apprenticeship and then move into project management? I was looking at completing the C&G 2369 electrical design course, once I’ve finished this apprenticeship. Will this help...
Hi guys
I'm a bit frazzled by the wording on the main project.
So, we are told to keep the max circuit length down to 30m, tutors said that isnt physically possible so just try to keep it under 40m and they noted that the socket circuit was a bit of a mental one and that the 30m guidance set...
Hi everyone
So I'm just starting my 2365 design project relating to a hotel extension and pool/cafe area, has anyone recently completed this assignment? Any advice would be great!
A little protip for my fellow students/trainees; When you get your design project and the absolutely gorgeous (no really) A3 drawings for the project(s) - DO NOT DRAW ON THE A3 ORIGINAL.
Think about it, you have anywhere from 5-10+ circuits to draw in, each with its own path, possibly sharing...
Hi, doing a camper peoject and various others so hoping i can share and get help with info. I am mainly a hobbist with some previous expierience in various things, restoring vw's, doing a camper build and a welder by trade
Hoping someone can help with this small little project. I reload ammo and I want to make what is known as a "vibrating powder trickler", basically a funnel that fits into a hole in a small aluminum block (roughly 3/4"x3/4"x2"). The end of the block has a hole that meets the vertical hole where...
Hi everyone,
I'm after some advice/suggestions/confirmation please.
Looking to install some separate runs of LED strip lights as shown below. Thinking I can split it 3 ways to cover the 5 areas, however, with little experience towards this and going off google I haven’t had many clear answers...
Hi all,
I'm not an electrician so would appreciate some help from all the people with the knowledge please.
I'm making a power supply to operate several pumps for and aquarium off one plug
I'm going to use a MW HLG-320H-24B PSU To power 5 pumps all pumps are 24V and are maximum 52W
I wanted...
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New to the forum and wanted to some advice for a project, although I’m not an electrician I’d consider myself able to do some handy work.
Im wanting to put some led lighting under my kitchen wall hung units, I have 3 sections of units that I will putting the lighting on, I will be...
I'm going to make videos. Yes. Must make videos. So this here's not a video but I promise I'm making one to go with it.
My workshop is very full, been flat out over the 'holiday'. There's a broad range of different projects on the go, that you won't usually see in the same place. Here's one of...
Ok, so i purchased an Airbus A320 Reading Light from the cockpit and i want to convert it to a desk lamp that runs off standard mains.
The reading lamp: 28V DC @ 100Ohm resistor dimmer powering a 11.5W Halogen Bulb
The house: 200-220V AC 50/60
Solution 1: Try and use the existing 28V DC...
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