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I have pdf version of brown book.PDF from where.you need to show the brown book.
Can you show it's legitimately obtained and you have a license for it.I have pdf version of brown book.
The inspecter might be the one that helps to put the book together.Can you show it's legitimately obtained and you have a license for it.
If it's a copy from BSI I think it should have ownership details down the side of each page (well it used to!)
I dont see this info on any/each page.Can you show it's legitimately obtained and you have a license for it.
If it's from BSI I think soft copies of standards have ownership details down the side of each page (well, used to!)
Where did you obtain it?I dont see this info on any/each page.
f*bayWhere did you obtain it?
I wouldn’t suggest sticking this in front of an assessors nose then.f*bay
OnlineA counterfeit copy of the new regs? In sweet, easy-to-search PDF format? That's TERRIBLE!
I want to know EXACTLY where you got it from
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I have searched high and low on the internet for the new amendment in PDF, but I'm damned if I can find a copy anywhere.Online
Ideally, all electricians should know the current regsAll electricians should own a legit copy of the current regs.
Ideally, all electricians should know the current regs
There are some big-headed sparks aboutBe some memory to remember the whole lot!
You should re-list it for a £1I have searched high and low on the internet for the new amendment in PDF, but I'm damned if I can find a copy anywhere.
Shame really, as I have the 18th unamended in PDF, and it's way, way more useful than the hard copy. Cheaper too, that and the OSG only cost me £1.49 from ebay
You don't remember it word for word, though. You remember the principles, the general rules, then the sections and chapters. We all know that 701 is bathrooms, for example, and the majority of us read sections 1-3 only when incredibly bored or there's a specific reason.Be some memory to remember the whole lot!
You don't remember it word for word, though. You remember the principles, the general rules, then the sections and chapters. We all know that 701 is bathrooms, for example, and the majority of us read sections 1-3 only when incredibly bored or there's a specific reason.
It wouldn't work online but it would be interesting to put a random couple of teams of sparks together, pub quiz style, and have two rounds of 'what does reg 411.3.3 talk about?' type questions and then 'if we're talking about Ufer earthing, where would we check our thoughts?' and so on.
I reckon people would be surprised what they'd drag up from memory.
Naturally man - do keep up!Indeed. There would have to be beer involved though!
That should be easy then, I'll just try to find the country that the haystacks actually in before I start looking for the needleOnline
It is on my phone and pc ,can be viewed offline.That should be easy then, I'll just try to find the country that the haystacks actually in before I start looking for the needle
It is on my phone and pc ,can be viewed offline.
I just can't believe that given the hundreds you fork out to join the scam, getting a tester calibrated, getting insurances etc. anyone would apparently risk all that by skimping on a proper copy of the regs....Let us know how it goes.
I just can't believe that given the hundreds you fork out to join the scam, getting a tester calibrated, getting insurances etc. anyone would apparently risk all that by skimping on a proper copy of the regs....
There's a professionalism angle here too, I'd want to be 101% sure that the document I was basing safety decisions on was definitely legit and correct.
Each to their own, I guess.
It would be nice to actually see if there are any actual errors. There could be a bit of scare mongering going on.It is on my phone and pc ,can be viewed offline.
I don't think you would find it in a library as they only have books that people want to readBe interesting to see the reaction if you had one on borrow from a library. Assuming you could actually find a library these days, of course.
The pdf of the blue book that was doing the rounds was from the Ceylon Electricity Board LibraryBe interesting to see the reaction if you had one on borrow from a library. Assuming you could actually find a library these days, of course.
It would be nice to actually see if there are any actual errors. There could be a bit of scare mongering going on.
The PDF of the blue regs I have is scanned. Obviously there are limits on resolution, but otherwise what you see and read is identical to the hard copy (which I also have).Trouble is you'd never know. Could be something subtle in one of the tables. To my mind this is not a document you shouldn't take a risk with.
The PDF of the blue regs I have is scanned. Obviously there are limits on resolution, but otherwise what you see and read is identical to the hard copy (which I also have).
It also has a hidden layer of text beneath each page image, which only becomes visible when you highlight text by click and drag. This must have been generated by some character recognition software, and for most of the time it is identical to the image text, but there is the occasional incorrect character, extra space, or character that simply isn't recognised, eg. the delta symbol.
When you use the search facility to search for a specific word, it searches the hidden text, so occasionally it fails to find something that it should have, as above, but most of the time it finds what you want. Also, it highlights the image, rather than than displaying the hidden text beneath, so you read it as it should be.
I use the pdf version all the time, it is so, so much better. The hard copy sits in a bag in my van and has probably been used half a dozen times at most.
The text and tables aren't processed, they are an image. The hidden layer of text is processed, but as above, you don't see that unless you select something by click and drag. I'll try to upload a photo so you can see what I mean.That's the problem. It's ok if it is scanned as one image, but if all the text and tables have been OCR processed then that's where issues could occur. And someone could be using that incorrect info for years and would never know.
The text and tables aren't processed, they are an image. The hidden layer of text is processed, but as above, you don't see that unless you select something by click and drag. I'll try to upload a photo so you can see what I mean.
I demand that he sends me a copy, so that I proof readI know what you mean. But that may not be the case in the OPs version. There have been counterfeit copies with errors in before.
Yes this needs to be done asap as lives could be at riskI demand that he sends me a copy, so that I proof read
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