Trainees, Show Us Your Installs

[Dannykelly33]

Would this be in older installations or new ones as well? I'm in Ireland here and the NIE (DNO) don't really use splits that I have seen, usually they just use hi-tuff Ducted in underground from the transformer I think.

 

[Simonslimline]

Overhead lines where i am at the moment are feeding the house with straight concentric as it is PME supply.

The flats where i actually live has a 3 phase underground feed from the street , PILC (paper insulated lead cable) then each flat has a straight concentric feed. (3 flats)

so i suppose it depends what the best option for them is really, good to get experience making off concentric cables anyway. I have never touched one since i started training TBH.

 

[ElectroChem]

Very interesting stuff that split concentric. I've never seen any as it's almost unknown in Australia. What was the CSA of the central and outer cores there Danny? For a garage supply like that I would probably have used 10 or 16mm2 flat T+E or orange circular depending on what was at hand. Our residential overheads/undergrounds typically come in as twin 16mm2 TN-C-S and we whack an earth stake in near the board.

 

[Dannykelly33]

It's that long ago I can't even remember. I think the neutrals were all 1.5mm or 2.5mm the live is either 10 or 16 aswell most likely 10mm. Not sure about te earth. What do you say Simon?

we would never really use flat T+E for things like that anymore unless feeding a sub board or something in te same building.

Yea thats the same as us here in Ireland 2 core with your own earth spike. In the country anyway.

 

[shanky887614]

we are the only people in the uk using some of this schneider kit as some of its coming from sweden apparently

(I did basket in this pic)

 

[ElectroChem]

Power supply to a new process room at a factory. This is the biggest job I've done so far without direct supervision, just direction and checking.

Distribution board



I would have liked more light so you could see the depths of the board, but the room lights run off this panel which was isolated for fitting out.

Tray work on roof



Pendant and surface outlets, plus an isolator and DOL for a roof mounted vacuum pump



This job was stacks of fun, except for the DOL which is packed tighter than sardines and was a pain to wire.

 

[ElectroChem]

Come on trainees, there has to be more of us here than the five or so who've posted photos. As Paul said in starting the thread, there'll be no slagging off of your work here. Doesn't matter if it's your first go and rough as guts, we're all here to learn and help each other.

 

[shanky887614]

I keep forgetting to take pics of the things I do

biggest swa ive made off.

 

[Paul.M]

I'll take a few pics tomorrow of the project I'm on atm if I have time.

Sparkys mate that is with me has made a brilliant cock up on a coax cable run lol. Taking the Mick out of him all week in the attempt to motivate him to fix it without being told to do so. Has not worked out so I'll do it tomorrow and teach him how to repair metal studs lol.

PS I like the photo's so far, keep them coming.

 

[ElectroChem]

Control board for a robotics client. I got to lay out and fix the ducting and DIN rail, then I was under the 4th year fitting breakers and bootlacing cables as he fitted them. Job's nowhere near done but I'm on leave for a week and won't be on this board after that.

 

[Richard Burns]

Control board for a robotics client. I got to lay out and fix the ducting and DIN rail, then I was under the 4th year fitting breakers and bootlacing cables as he fitted them. Job's nowhere near done but I'm on leave for a week and won't be on this board after that.

Nice one, looks like fun to get right, good labelling!

 

[Bobster]

Control board for a robotics client. I got to lay out and fix the ducting and DIN rail, then I was under the 4th year fitting breakers and bootlacing cables as he fitted them. Job's nowhere near done but I'm on leave for a week and won't be on this board after that.


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Not a bad job for a trainee, especially on a backplate mounted upright.

There isn't enough length on quite a lot of that wiring, it also could have been layered better within the trunking. Really something a 4th year should be showing you.

I'll dig a photo out of what I mean. Or ill take one when I pass the workshop tomorrow.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Control board for a robotics client. I got to lay out and fix the ducting and DIN rail, then I was under the 4th year fitting breakers and bootlacing cables as he fitted them. Job's nowhere near done but I'm on leave for a week and won't be on this board after that.

I'd have put the trunking covers back on, make it look even better!

 

[Beavstro]

Last job before Christmas, balance of plant for two wind turbines. Top cables are 300mm2 singles for the power correction unit, the bottom 4 SWA are 95mm2 which is for each of the turbines. Two to each turbine.

 

[pennychew]

View attachment 27334 Last job before Christmas, balance of plant for two wind turbines. Top cables are 300mm2 singles for the power correction unit, the bottom 4 SWA are 95mm2 which is for each of the turbines. Two to each turbine.

I like it, you seem to get involved with some great projects, keep the pics coming :icon4: