**Show Us Your Installs!!!**

[Spudnik]

Right chaps,

Due to a few unavoidable issues, we have lost the original thread and pics etc.

Sorry about that!!!

So, if you want to re-upload your pics then great, if not, give us something new!


Cheers!!

 

[shanky887614]

Why though? It is unorthodox but there's nothing wrong with it and it looks neat. Seems like a lot of fuss over nothing.

it would be a pain to segregate for a start.

if your dropping off at points like that its better to use basket (i think it looks better as well when you have a lot of cables on it

 

[Silly Sausage]

Why though? It is unorthodox but there's nothing wrong with it and it looks neat. Seems like a lot of fuss over nothing.

Fine, if you're an amateur.

Some people have standards and take pride in their work.
Bit of an outdated concept these days it seems!

 

[Stroppy]

This is sooo much better than college, I'm actually learning the real-world way to do things, thanks everyone!

Now maybe you can help me wire up my shed.....

 

[Engineer54]

Originally Posted by KWCFC
Why though? It is unorthodox but there's nothing wrong with it and it looks neat. Seems like a lot of fuss over nothing.


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I think much of the ''Why'' has already been answered. It may look neat as you put it, as a short demo practice example, but is not a viable installation out in the real world, on a working tray installation...

 

[Rockingit]

The minute someone puts a cable onto the bridge running vertically you've had it for running more cable in without having to stand over that hole and push it through inches at a time. And pyro or not, if there's a metal edge hole - where's the glanding strip?

 

[Stroppy]

The grommet strip is definitely there, I remember doing it. The cable does not touch any sharp edges.

 

[shanky887614]

The grommet strip is definitely there, I remember doing it. The cable does not touch any sharp edges.

your forgetting that your one hole makes it very difficult to pull 50m+ cable through it

 

[sedgy34]

Too many know it alls on here who actually know sfa

 

[Stroppy]

your forgetting that your one hole makes it very difficult to pull 50m+ cable through it

I refer the honourable gentleman to the large text at the bottom of my original post: http://www.electriciansforums.net/e...**show-us-your-installs-**-41.html#post739420

 

[shanky887614]

I refer the honourable gentleman to the large text at the bottom of my original post: http://www.electriciansforums.net/e...**show-us-your-installs-**-41.html#post739420

i understand that fully. the thing about college is, wouldn't it be better to do trunking? never cut a single piece at college and done loads at work

 

[rmc86uk]

Round and round in circles we go...

 

[Robson689]

i understand that fully. the thing about college is, wouldn't it be better to do trunking? never cut a single piece at college and done loads at work

We have done quite a lot of both cable tray and trunking at College. It all depends on which one you go to!

 

[Megavolt]

zZZZZZzzzzz god how can this possible keep going. It was a college piece

 

[sedgy34]

Don't matter how brill your work is when you post it on here someone will pick a fault with it, especially all the eggsperts on here

 

[Stroppy]

i understand that fully. the thing about college is, wouldn't it be better to do trunking? never cut a single piece at college and done loads at work

We have done trunking too, on the Steel Trunking task, and the big test piece which incorporates steel and plastic trunking, steel and plastic conduit, singles, T&E, SWA, one and two-way light switching (see, we do learn 2-way switching at college! ), and ring and radial sockets circuits. This was the MI/Steel tray task.

I'm still frankly amazed that no one has taken the ---- out of the bits of this task which aren't that great!

 

[Silly Sausage]

They can't see past a hole! :smilielol5:

 

[wade88]

It's not just a hole, its a gate way to a parallel universe where people just shut the f up and don't whinge over tiny little details.

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The hole of destiny

 

[Engineer54]

The comments being made, is i think that students are being taught at collage, practices that just won't work out in the real world. Perhaps most of the comments about whingeing over minor details are from those that wouldn't know any different and have never installed a complete cable tray installation. Those that have, will understand the implications off using ''holes'' for change of direction etc!!

 

[Billythekid]

The comments being made, is i think that students are being taught at collage, practices that just won't work out in the real world. Perhaps most of the comments about winging over minor details are those that wouldn't know any different and have never installed a complete cable tray installation. Those that have, will understand the implications off using ''holes'' for change of direction etc!!

Agreed,

Things are often taken out of context, this is "one" solution to a problem - there are many, many more!

With this example he doesn't have to pull through 50mtrs cable etc, etc. Is that not the whole point of learning . . . Learn the underpinning knowledge, learn various ways to do things, engage brain, and apply the solution that you (with said knowledge) see fit?

 

[Stroppy]

Here's my finest work yet. I'm sure you'll all agree its a masterpiece.

 

[Engineer54]

More like a ''Mess'' of a masterpiece!! lol!!

 

[dan86]

April fools?!

 

[Stroppy]

Yes this is actually the work done by my builder ages ago to feed my new bathroom extension. The trunking made from a bit of gutter downpipe was a nice touch! It also occurred to me that the 'sub-main' feeding this board is 6mm t&e, and is not fused down where it comes from the main consumer unit. Another thing to sort out one day...

 

[Tsakitsan]

I am still at the first year of the college. Admire my art


More coming soon!

 

[Robotstar5]

Things haven't changed much since I did my appprenticeship in the 70's, still using chip board to mount it on, although we had to bend and thread steel tube, non of this fancy plastic stuff!

 

[Tsakitsan]

Things haven't changed much since I did my appprenticeship in the 70's, still using chip board to mount it on, although we had to bend and thread steel tube, non of this fancy plastic stuff!

We learnt how to bend 20mm seam welded galvanised steel conduit (if you are reffering to that steel tube). But I still haven't wired up some of that, so I can not upload photos with some chunks of bend conduit without some loads and stuff!

 

[Stroppy]

Looks like this electrician wasn't updated to be 'Y2K' compliant and can't handle four digit years, so has incorrectly rolled over from 1999 to 0000, 0001, 0002...

 

[rmc86uk]

Did you set that black plastic tube into the top of the CU or force/bow the tube in?

 

[Knobhead]

Art?

What do you do in the second week? Cooking?

 

[Robotstar5]

Art?

What do you do in the second week? Cooking?

Plumbing

 

[Tsakitsan]

Did you set that black plastic tube into the top of the CU or force/bow the tube in?

We fixed the 20mm heavy gauge black pvc conduit into the cu with 20mm black pvc male and female bushes But when I tried to dismantle them, it was impossible so I forced them with the hammer technique

Art?

What do you do in the second week? Cooking?

haha nice one! I already know how to cook! So I prefered to move on to star and delta connections! :O (but in theory class)

 

[blueschill]

Don't worry about them tsakitsan you'll find there lots of arse holes on this site ready to put you down for no reason. There probably very insecure and it makes them feel better.
But you will also find lots of nice sparks as well.

You keep it up at college m8 you doing well.

Keep up the good work buddy

 

[rmc86uk]

He's here the DI!

 

[Outspoken]

I'll add some pictures of a Job just being completed. The pictures are my snagging pictures so that I have a visual record of the snags etc and ensure the work is completed as per the program before my final report.

 

[specs]

Here's my finest work yet. I'm sure you'll all agree its a masterpiece.

Stealing credit for my work:yes: Is that allowed:yes:

 

[Stroppy]

Sort of. Thanks for coming and correcting and tidying my install for me to take this photo.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Half way through the job. I'll get the finished ones up when all the sub mains are dragged in and terminated.

 

[specs]

Sort of. Thanks for coming and correcting and tidying my install for me to take this photo.

No sweat mate how can perfection be improved:yes: I tend to get by on my natural good looks and sophistication. i did that install on a friday afternoon after 3hrs in the pub (not bad eh) I managed to get down 6 pints of fosters and 3 scotch an cokes and i was still able to put in cu and drive home. Amazing Stuff , i can sense the admiration from you even now:yes:

 

[Knobhead]

I'll add some pictures of a Job just being completed. The pictures are my snagging pictures so that I have a visual record of the snags etc and ensure the work is completed as per the program before my final report.

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At last, a proper trefoil cable run! And a descent sized job to boot, what’s the MVA rating of the installation?

 

[Outspoken]

At last, a proper trefoil cable run! And a descent sized job to boot, what’s the MVA rating of the installation?

Thanks Tony, all I can say is that the total capacity is 14.7MVA running from 2 X 132kV feeders down to 8 11kV Tx's providing an A and B stream into the two structures so far built (which are only using some 2.7MVA). The rest of the capacity will be used by the remaining 2 main structures (4MVA each) (to be built plus a central Office block with a 0.5MVA capacity. The rest of the capacity is held for future use under ground)