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    Concentrating on the important stuff - NOT

    Copied from an NICEIC email received today: Electrical contractor fined for misuse of NICEIC logo An electrical contractor has been sentenced for carrying out dangerous electrical work whilst fraudulently claiming to be registered with NICEIC. In January this year...
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    Basic stuff for basic blondes

    Hey just wondering if anyone has got any nice simple examples in the form of questions that you can offer in regards to working out earth continuity. These formulaes are driving me insane and i need more things to look at. Il ask my tutor too but u lot know a bit so thought id see hehe. Im...
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    Oldest work truck

    My truck an 83 F250,small 6 litre V8 5speed manual,no a/c,no p/s AM radio,A railway line front and rear,good old redneck stuff with a rack for stuff when we drop pigs horses roos.
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    ACA training courses in Scotland?

    Hi, new to this forum so sorry if this is a question asked on a regular basis. I'm looking to see if there is any type of prep course available to take before sitting/booking my ACA? any help is much appreciated thanks!
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    Outside stuff?

    I've got a job to install some temporary sound equipment outside in a university campus. The amp's etc' will be concealed inside IP rated boxes and the 240v cables supplying them will run through gardens alongside walkways and up in purlins above the walkways. The supplies will be coming from...
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    Not Bentonite the concrete stuff?

    Hi guys - I'm having a mental block. What's the resistance earth resistance lowering product called that goes into concrete. Not the Bentonite clay, the concrete stuff. Thanks
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    what is the green gunky stuff?

    Seen it so many times round connections on old cables, that horrible sticky smelly green stuff. Just wondered what it actually was and where it comes from! Anyone know?
  8. G

    Ansell low bays 250 watts + IP65 luminares and other stuff for sale

    I'm not an electrician and have had a nightmare of a time trying to sell my Dads stock. I have shifted nearly everything but 11 low bay ansell 250 watt low sodium lights, 1 pre wired 5pin comination unit, 6 IP65 units (+bulbs for them) and some miscellaneous switches fittings bulbs etc I am...
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    New Zealand Comments on existing installation

    Hi Everyone, I have gone back to using hand written certs a lot easier and all completed on site. The problem is with the elecsa certs when doing a consumer unit upgrade the comments on existing installation box is too small to fill in all observations so I have seen a observation continuation...
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    Hi and stuff

    Introduce meself? Hi names Brett..old git..maintenance sparks for a textile firm and lazy :)
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    MCS horizon chart

    Can anyone tell me where i can get a transparent MCS horizon chart that will fit in a sunpath indicator? The one that my indicator came with has a different number of squares and i'm trying to over lay it on the MCS one and its a 'king nightmare!!! Thankyou
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    Well, here goes - Alarm stuff

    I am looking for some suggestions on an Alarm, this is what I need: Has to be a main panel and a remote for two seperate entrances. Three seperate zones - one a door break and PIR - One door break and PIR and preferably some sort of Glass Break or Shock sensor (yes, I know they had a poor...
  13. gazzamikes

    Flexible metal conduit and earthing

    Hi everyone, been down to a regular customer today and they are now going to turn the basement into a seating area/ restaurant. The building is so old that the basement is actually part of Norwich's tunnels so they intend to make it resemble an air raid shelter (they are designers from NY and...
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    knipex installation pliers

    I just bought myself a pair of these bad boys http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B007C1O7VI/ref=mw_dp_img?is=l&qid=1365267923&sr=8-1 I've fancied getting a pair for ages but hadn't got round to it :p has anyone else used these or got a pair and if so how are they?
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    whats with all this volt drop crap?

    posters on here often worry about volt drop, whats the prob with a few less volts @ the other end of the cable? will a few volts less end in disaster? will the suppy cable catch fire? be nice i,m mellowed out at the moment:mickey:
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    trunking

    Hi All, just wondered if someone could help i am installing a switch on outside of an internal wall upstairs so no more than 1.5m in length only putting it vertical so putting it in trunking but this is where im a lil confused. do i cut hole in plaster board ceiling for wires only or do...
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    Dno

    Hi, I'm a recently qualified spark and I'm looking to do a little private house bashing work to tie me over when the industrial commercial stuff from the agencies goes quiet so I'm planning on joining a scam. I've done very little in the way of domestic work and most of the industrial and stuff...
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    RCD not Resetting

    Hi there Local church TT system, CU with RCD as protection as main switch. Had a problem with the dishwasher tripping the RCD when running a intensive program, but that is a other issue. the main issue is when the RCD has tripped, you cannot reset it. There usually is no power on the...
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    Stuff i have come across

    Just been through my phone and found some pics of things I have found on a few jobs.... This was found in a bugalow stuffed in a wall, but to be fair it did have tape around the joints. This is a classic, but they did use brown sleeve. Found in a loft, same place as the switch above. Needed a...
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    Wanna see some scary stuff

    This attached picture shows what some contractor at some point has qualified as tails. This cable runs from the front of house where the service head is directly to the rear of the house (some 30 meters of cable run) to supply a 6 way Consumer unit in the kitchen which feeds everything in the...

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