Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

[Pete999]

They have also repaired some trunking.View attachment 44880

Novel idea!

 

[Baddegg]

Are you in India westward?

 

[westward10]

Are you in India westward?

Why do you think that.

 

[telectrix]

Are you in India westward?

no way.in india they would use old wet string. cable ties cost.

 

[Baddegg]

Why do you think that.

Trunking repair has that look about it,worked in shipping for years and the Indian engineers are very creative...

 

[westward10]

No it is in a factory here. This is an example of a switch-fuse at their busbar distribution.

 

[SparkyChick]

Wouldn't want to operate that... looks like it has great potential for a smouldering fire or worse, a dust explosion.

 

[westward10]

They make furniture it is absolutely in and on everything. The one in the pic isn't actually that bad compared to some. The old Memshield 2 boards have faired the best they are pretty clean inside for some reason.

 

[telectrix]

sell them a Henry.

 

[westward10]

Wouldn't want to operate that... looks like it has great potential for a smouldering fire or worse, a dust explosion.

Proper eye opener what you see in some factories.

 

[freddo]

This is an example of a switch-fuse at their busbar distribution.

Bill Royal or Imperial?
Proper switchgear.

 

[westward10]

Imperial. Quite right they still operate smoothly considering what they are subjected to.

 

[123]

It's an early 80's install so probably complied with the regs at the time...but what the hell?

 

[dksanders]

It's an early 80's install so probably complied with the regs at the time...but what the hell?


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Nope! fairly sure that even back in the 80's we were working to the concepts of 'permitted wiring zones', or at least us pucker electricians were, but as often found the builder --- electricians were blissfully unaware of such things as making a circuit work 'safely'

 

[Dave OCD]

And why do so many stop the tubing an inch or more before the box ? Might as well not bother at all.

 

[Wilko]

And why do so many stop the tubing an inch or more before the box ? Might as well not bother at all.

Too much watching the Plumbers? (just kidding )

 

['mr2'gd4u]

Too much watching the Plumbers? (just kidding )

Nah it WAS the plumber

 

[Roondog]

Some things I've come across this week while testing and commissioning some emergency lights on a new build. Just simple stuff that people should not be doing....

 

[naylorpd]

I live abroad...this is considered normal! When we have heavy rain sometimes these types of connections start to arc, the fireworks are spectacular as the cable often melts.

My own house is connected properly, but still the mains is 4x16mm aluminium single-insulated and I have 4x35mm copper SWA from meter to CU. Thankfully my 17 split ACs are never all on at the same time.

 

[Rpa07]

Some things I've come across this week while testing and commissioning some emergency lights on a new build. Just simple stuff that people should not be doing....

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We’re those cables dressed by a rodent! There’s gnaw marks all over them.
Don’t show @westward10 those CPC sleeves that look like Nora Battys stockings - he’ll throw a wobbler!