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  1. M

    Reparing plasterboard after cutting

    Hi I am after some information or any tips you have. How do you repair tge plasterboard if you have to cut holes for running cables or to get your angle drill in ect... I.e when putting in spotlights Hope you can help!
  2. K

    Bosch 36v combi chuck

    Managed to make a mess of it today, anyone know if I can change the chuck, and where I might get one?
  3. J

    Old light switch

    Just wondered what people thought on the old style backboxes for light switches well if you can call them that, i came across them today and they just have to little bits of wood mounted in the wall and wood screws to fasten the switch, are these still ok to use ? ive got to change all the...
  4. Z

    Fluor fitting tripping lighting circuit, help needed

    Replaced an old fuorescent strip light with new fitting as old one was tripping lighting circuit. Problem still there, wiring looks fine. Tee puzzling thing is it trips when you switch the strip light off. Swiching it on is fine! Any ideas?
  5. P

    Triangle screw heads

    I have been asked to do a job on some external light fittings that have screws with triangular heads. Does anyone know where I can find a tool to remove these screws, I had a go with my pointy nose pliers but it's proving very difficult. All help appreciated.
  6. R

    Rafter screw sizes

    Been lurking for a while! Doing my 1st install for my own roof for my assessment before the cutoff! For what its worth! Managed to get a complete kit with panels, fixings etc. The kit comes with M8x80mm s/steel wood screws. Reading through other threads there could be a problem with these...
  7. S

    screw holding screwdriver

    im after a screw holding screwdriver, the only ones ive found so far are draper and i don't think they're going to last very long, Any ideas where i could pick one up? cheers.
  8. L

    IN Roof mounting solution for Sanyo HIT panels?

    So, I'd like to quote for a couple of IN Roof systems based around Sanyo HIT panels, however, it appears that neither of our 'usual' mounting system suppliers, Schletter and Schuco, have a solution which will work with these panels; I'm told the Sanyo panel is too thin to work with the Schuco...
  9. R

    Help, hit a wire with a screw, now light on upstairs ets unit is off

    I was putting up a projector on the ceiling, in a stud, things were going good, until.... Sparks came out of my screw. Followed by smoke. The breaker didn't trip when this happened. I opened the ceiling, and there was a wire between the drywall and what I thought was a good stud. Anyway, my...
  10. F

    Advice on light switches and fittings to use on lighting cct without cpc

    Lighting CCT has no CPC present in a domestic install i'm working on (IR test is compliant for N-L), the customer is aware that the circuit does NOT have to have a cpc installed to each light switch and fitting, but wants those CLASS 1 types present to be replaced with CLASS 2 type. Just want...
  11. D

    how to remove screw

    any ideas how to get a terminal screw out of dno meter that has broken!!
  12. T

    broken megger test lead

    hi all, i've gone and dropped my megger wander lead breaking one of the little 10A green plugs on the end of the lead. anyone know where i could get a replacement from as megger don;t supply them themselves? or has anyone recently bought a new set of leads and willing to sell me one of their...
  13. D Skelton

    PVC conduit question

    Anyone know a good way of sealing an an entry to a PVC conduit box to make it water tight? What I'm wanting to do is use PVC conduit for an outside lighting installation. Where the lights are to go, my intention is to use a short length of flex from the light to a terminal in a T shaped conduix...
  14. J

    Is This Safe? (fuse)

    Hi there, I need a little help with fuse wiring as i am a total novice. The lighting fuse blew earlier and when i went to replace the fuse wire one of the screws is stuck because the person before me must have done it up ridiculously tight. Anyway, after trying to get it undone for ages I have...
  15. D

    Underpinning knowledge questions, need some help.

    Hi all, happy 2011 :D:D:D. Just plodding along through my JTL underpinning knowledge questions and i'm stuck on one. So if anyone could help it would be much appreciated :o "What are the main types, their advantages and limitations of different electrical connections?" Now i can't find anything...
  16. B

    Edison screw lampholders

    The center contact of an Edison screw lampholder should be in the line conductor except which types (a)E10 and E14 (b)E14 and E27 (c)E27 and E50 (d)E50 and E100
  17. N

    Soldered wire in screw terminals

    Hi everyone, my first post, on this forum. I have a question that I have been unable to find any standards or advice on. When wiring equipment, and sometimes industrial equipment years ago, if we terminated cables in screw terminals, we would often dip tin the ends of the leads. There are some...
  18. C

    Klein tools????

    Over the last few years I have had to replace my Klein screw drivers a number of times, due to the tips rounding off or snapping. I talked to my crew and they have found the same issue with the newer Klein screw drivers but the older (10 years plus) are still like new. Have you guys found the...
  19. A

    Common screw and bolt sizes?

    Hi I am looking to make up a case of screws and one for bolts. Rather than buying a set of all sorts, and having a load of un-needed sizes, I thought I would make one up myself. So what are the common screw and bolt sizes I would need, or is a ready made set going to be fine? Any...
  20. O

    Torque Screw Driver

    Can any one recommend a torque screwdriver? Cheers.

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