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    Shoddy technical helpline question!

    Just read as below in the NAPIT quarterly. I mean, come on, what a ridiculous question, and one I am astounded gets asked a lot... Surely it takes approx one second to realise the utter futility of rodding an extraneous part in such a manner...and then people still ring up!! Bonkers! Happy...
  2. gazdkw82

    Interview - technical questions

    I have an interview coming up for an electricians mates position at a fairly large institution. Iv been pre warned that there will be some technical questions during the interview. Im pretty sure it will be basic stuff based around safe isolation, general Electrical safety, using tools etc etc...
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    garden office supply

    happy Monday evening chaps! haven't got my regs handy so for quoting purpose I tried using the tlc calculator but it says 'no suitable cable found' run is apparently 100m -going my customers email -quoting on thurs load is: (as per customer) PC with 4 screens Sonos One speaker 2 x LED ceiling...
    • J.C.E
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    • attach cable garden garden office office suitable supply technical
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Electrician Talk
  4. Midwest

    ELECSA Certification Scheme Elecsa Technical Support

    I'm registered with Elecsa, and quite often use their Technical Support facility. Recently I emailed Elecsa with a couple of questions for their tech support, using the main email address. As I hadn't received a within the week, I emailed again on Monday, no response. Today, I rang customer...
  5. Auto Technician

    Land Rover P1260 Fault Code Fix (FreeLander) Td4 BMW Installation

    My customer read on many forums about people suffering to solve a problem with the above Land Rover with regards to a fault code known as P1260. It seems many people have used trial and error methods to resolve the problem but as far as he could see nobody found a fix, or nobody had posted a...
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    Welcome LondonSparky87 to ElectriciansForums.co.uk The Electrician Talk Forum.

    This is an automatically generated notification, @LondonSparky87 has registered to ElectriciansForums.co.uk Welcome to the forum! Be sure to have a click around and let us know what you think. If you could let us know what brings you here that would be cool. :-)
    • Sintra
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    • electrician electricians london knowledge level london never talk technical welcome
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  7. D

    City & Guilds 2365 Level 2 Electro technical course

    Hi all, just after a little bit of advice, I am due to start the city & guilds 2365 electro technical course level 2 in May, my aim is to progress through all necessary courses to become a fully qualified electrician. I am a total beginner, having a career change, something I've been wanting to...
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    Info from JCC Technical re Dimmers for JCC7 & JCC6

    All I got the attached from JCC today and thought that it may be useful for members on here!
    • Octopus
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    • attach button dimmer dimmers jcc technical thought varilight youtube
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Electrical Tools and Products
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    What rcbo for wylex ns cu

    What wylex rcbo would fit the ns range of consumer units? I've seen nsb, nsbs and nhx... Cheers
    • golfpaul
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    • range rcbo since technical their wylex
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. M

    Scam provider

    We'll I had my first assessment to become a qs for the i I work for. Very disappointed no technical questions asked seems like anybody can pass.
    • Matt85
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    • first provider scam second sparks technical
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. M

    701.753 vs manufacturers instructions

    Customer wants underfloor heating in his bathroom and wants to use a B & Q Homelux mat. Downloaded manufacturers instructions and technical data to see if this mat complied with the above reg. As it didn't appear to be in compliance (fibreglass mesh as opposed to earthable metal) I emailed...
  12. D

    Some technical help please.

    Ive just completed my first Domestic Pir and come across some odd values for r1+r2 and for insulation resistance on a fair few of the circuits. I would really appreciate some guidance with this to put my mind at ease. Ring final circuit values ranging between 0.73 -0.92 ohms and getting 0.32 M...
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    New Zealand Level 2 Electro Technical - Passed

    I just thought that I'd let everyone know that I passed my Level 2 Electro Technical Course with flying colours, I had 3 tutors take a look at my practical work and none of them could find a single fault. I know that I need Level 3 (which I want to do in September) and my AM2 to become fully...
    • flyinghigher201
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    • level level 2 passed technical
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    SJIB (Scottish) Certification Scheme SJIB/Select Technical Training Course 218

    Hi, has anyone on here got any information on this course, that'll allow me to study? I've been off the tools for a few years & I'd like to get my approved grading card back. I've been studying for the 17th edition exam only to be told I need this one. Any advice would be great. Thanks, Peter...
  15. M

    PV solar surplus energy to immerision devices

    Hi Im a install solar for a small company and a new customer has asked about devices that put any export power into the immersion instead of back into the grid, have looked at several devices like solarimmersion and they say you just clip onto the main incoming tails, put it on a new 16A...
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    Cooper/scantronic technical advice ( only to those who they deem worthy!!!!)

    As you may have noticed from my previous post I had a problem with a scantronic I-on 16 panel. i phoned technical and they agreed that it was the panel at fault fortunatly I had my touchpoint number to hand (coopers version of a PIN number) without this number you cannot get through to...
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    JIB Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) JIB card when you have not gone to college?

    I have a friend that's been working in the industry for ten+ years but never went to college? he has been told he can get a NVQL3 and a jib gold card without doing his 2330 l2+l3? surely this cant be right? Whats the deal with the ''time served'' thing now with the jib?
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    Main Fuse ID

    Hi guys . Got a main 80amp fuse with just BS 1361 -1978. Type R Wondered what the rated KA is for one these? Is this a type I or II ? even though it says Type R.. Never seen one before... hope you all well and good.
    • Robinson
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    • fuse main main fuse murdoch nothing share technical
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    technical help - fairy lights - hard wire into exsitng lighting feature.

    has anyone had any experience in bypassing the remote modules that come with the typical fairy lights. would i be able to hard wire these onto a LED driver being fed of a exisitng garden project? the current set of lights have 230 L N then port 1 2 3 4 and 0 - presuming 0 is the neutral for the...
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    NICEIC Certification Scheme Newbie from the NICEIC

    Hi Chaps,new to the forum,signed up after seeing alot of posts that puzzled me. i am a technical operations engineer for the NICEIC and deal with technical enquiries within the business. So if your approved with the NICEIC youll most probably had me respond to a phone enquiry or email of a...

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