I think you might find that tweezers are not man enough to get past standard UK wiring and so long as the cables are insulated as they should be and the consumer unit is off then a pair of fine point pliers is the best solution, or failing that gripping them with a sprung hook probe is my other choice, rigid and not likely to let go when pushing.
 
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VDE long nose pliers are about the best I’ve used, I do use a hook at times but it’s not VDE!
I bought some Knipex insulated long nose pliers but they don’t have strength and grip that you sometimes need so that not used much (see above)
 
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I know the main switch is on, I will isolate and go through the lock off procedure before going into the board. It's the cream wire I want to disconnect from the earth bar located underneath all those cables. What do are your opinions on the board itself?
 
Badly painted MG board.
Is the front cover completely black?

Is that the pot of paint in the bottom right of the board?

Heck of a lot of copper showing on the neutral incomer.
 
Looks like the neutral link is misaligned.
Don’t like the look of those taped connection blocks.
 
I’ve also got a pair of the knipex plastic pliers- good bit of kit to have,
I frightened myself into buying them when I blew the end off a pair of pliers on a 100A supply.
I now use the plastic pliers and wear goggles in live DBs!
 
I’ve also got a pair of the knipex plastic pliers- good bit of kit to have,
I frightened myself into buying them when I blew the end off a pair of pliers on a 100A supply.
I now use the plastic pliers and wear goggles in live DBs!
Shouldn't be working in live DBs Mate??!!
 
I think most of us have worked on a live board, sometimes you have no choice. EG fault finding, can't switch all the circuits off when conducting an IR test on dead circuit.
 
We have all worked on live db’s....
the discussion here is about how to hook a particular cable among a load of live ones.
If you’re poking a finger, metal hook or long nosed pliers into a tangle of live spaghetti it’s easy to find a loud bang and an extra 4 hours of work repairing a problem that wouldn’t have happened if the board was isolated.
 
We have all worked on live db’s....
the discussion here is about how to hook a particular cable among a load of live ones.
If you’re poking a finger, metal hook or long nosed pliers into a tangle of live spaghetti it’s easy to find a loud bang and an extra 4 hours of work repairing a problem that wouldn’t have happened if the board was isolated.
It would be a last resort to work on a live board, not an everyday event.
 
It would be a last resort to work on a live board, not an everyday event.
Did it yesterday, 5 mins work reconnecting up a security light.

Well all my garden lights off the neighbours CSU if I had turned it off he may have twigged somethings up. Next week I connect up the sauna and hot tub.........
 

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