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  1. Tontoe

    Niglon RCBO stuck in MK LN board

    I had a call to a new customer who was experiencing what sounded like nuisance tripping on a kitchen ring. Some background first. It's an MK LN insulated [i.e. plastic] split load board, with only one side RCD protected. A direct predecessor [I think ?] and very similar in appearance to the...
  2. lozarus

    Stuck my nose in. Regretted it.

    BMS installers have attended. After fitting the panel they also replaced the aged lighting in the boiler room with 6ft LED battens as instructed by the lead contractor. This is reasonable maintenance in my books. Ish. They removed old lights, took the lids off the BESA boxes, fitted Klik roses...
  3. A

    help - im stuck changing a light switch for my bathroom (with fan)

    hello all, pardon my ignorance in not employing an electrician, however, im a diy'er whos changing the light switches in my house and came across this unusual wiring for my downstairs loo. its a single light which has a fan which can be isolated as necessary. I ordered all the new chrome light...
  4. M

    Solis RHI-3.6K-48ES-5G stuck in off-grid mode

    Hi All, Main issue is as per title: inverter is stuck in Off-Grid mode. I used Self Use over the summer, which worked well, priority PV order Load > Battery > Grid. Now the UK has moved into pseudo-monsoon season, I'm only generating 1kWh/day, so I shifted my loads to off-peak grid hours...
  5. J

    325A MEM stuck Isolator

    Hi Did some small works recently on a farm building, and the origin of the suppky is via the TPN isolator in the video. But it wont budge. Any advice please? I am extending the lever all the way out and then pulling down. I did not want to force it in case i broke sonething. It is the feed...
  6. m3770man

    This is the mess we got stuck with when we moved into our apartment.

    I want to put a new light up, but can't tell which wires go to the switch and which ones I even need for the new light, let alone which ones were originally what color.
  7. LuLeta

    Stuck on wiring system

    I am working on some archway lighting, after a finished install the contractor has changed his mind and wants all of the lights to come on at lux level 35 and half to switch off at 70 lux level via photocell. I have wired the lights in a leap frog way as the lights are on both sides and the...
  8. E

    Star delta motor stuck in star consequences

    Hi Guys, Is my understanding of why it is bad for a star/delta motor to be stuck in star correct? 1) Star delta starting is used as a method of starting larger motors at a reduced voltage of root 3 , which reduces the large starting current drawn by the motor during start up, therefore...
  9. K

    How to remove STUCK SCREW CAP from light switch

    Hello I'm trying to change a light switch but the screw caps are stuck. I've tried all the tips I can find including blue-tac, sticky tape, levering with a stanley knife and a small screwdriver. Any other tips anyone has please? Thanks Karl
  10. A

    Stuck on a test question?

    Can someone show me where im going wrong please? A 0.25H inductor has a resistance of 35 Ohms and is connected in series with a capacitor of 42uF. they are connected to an AC 230V supply at 50Hz, what is the circuits current? show your working ?
  11. L

    Stuck on an assignment for college

    The question is: If the supply voltage is 100v ac with a period of 20ms, and the supply current (Is) taken by the coil is 6A, calculate the frequency of the supply, overall impedance, Inductive reactance and the inductance of the coil. I've worked out the frequency to be 50Hz and in order to...
  12. LeeH

    FFS, gate contractor, stuck cable.

    Any suggestions welcome. The gate company has pulled the draw cord out of the flexi conduit inside the brick pillar and left behind a blockage of tape by the looks of it. The pillar has been back filled so no chance of getting inside. Ive got the bore scope down and you can see the mess...
  13. Q

    Could this stuck hallway switch cause a fire ?

    This communal hallway switch was 'repaired' by the landlord. It stayed stuck on for four years This junction box ? caught fire
  14. B

    Why is my ignition key barrel courtesy light stuck on

    My Proton Jumbuck Ute has the Ignition Key Barrel light permanently on. (it should light up when a door is opened and should turn off after about 10 - 20 seconds). The interior courtesy light is working as it should with the doors open or closed and the bonnet anti tamper switch doesn't seem to...
  15. C

    Single Phase AC MOTOR stuck

    I am trying to fix a single phase ac motor but need some help. When powered on and put off load, motor humms but doesnt rotate, its sort of magnetically locked because even trying to rotate by hand it very hard to turn (motor was removed from housing and therefore I have stator and rotor...
  16. A

    Cat 6 wire stuck in my wall

    Hi everyone I need some professional advice. I was running cat 6 wire trough my walls when suddenly my fishing wire got disconnected. The wire got disconnected around 10 cm from the outlet it was supposed to come out of. What do I do? I think the wire I at the red line (as seen in the picture...
  17. E

    Easy Question - Stuck for 2 days

    Installed a ceiling fan where no pre existing fixture existing. I got a 14/3 wire and wired it from fan assembly to the light switch through the attic. I want the fan light on a dimmer switch and the fan motor on a separate switch. I worked on this all day and was completely stumped on the...
  18. barninks

    Stuck lift

    Afternoon An old lift has gone down but wont come back up :) Basically there is a lift, made by Evans Lifts Ltd Leicster, probably 1960's era im guessing it is a goods lift and has a sliding lattice door that you have to pull across before it will move from one floor to another. Someone was...
  19. R

    Bayonet bulb base stuck in light fixture

    So I was changing a lightbulb with a wide bayonet base to it. The actual glass bulb itself has come away completely, but the bayonet base and contact wires are still stuck in the light. How do I remove this?
  20. ferg

    Fog light stuck on.

    I managed to damage the socket on my tow bar.. and by damage I mean it fell off. :( Now my fog light is stuck on. Not ideal when I have to drive to and from work in the dark. Toyota Hiace 2011. Any and all suggestions that don't involve me turning back the clock to before I reversed into a...

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