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Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.
Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.

[ElectriciansForums.net] Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago. :eek:mg_smile:

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littlespark said:
Exactly as Westy explained.

Now if you’ve got 2 conductors, and a square captive washer… do you put one on each side of the screw?
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Yes, it removes the bending moment on the screw. Ideally, a single cable should be bent through 180 degrees for the same reason.
 
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pirate said:
Not exactly the correct place to post this, but I didn't want to start a new thread, sorry.

On another forum we got this query:
"Hi guys can some clever person tell me how I insert a bulb in a single socket. I ask because contrary to the overall advice from the general membership is erroneous."
Not exactly clear, but a few folk did answer, asking for clarification, and a photo or two so we could try to assist.
a mention was made of the bulb being a lamp...reply from the OP was that a lamp was the thing you screwed the bulb into, and why couldn't someone just come up with a solution to his question...

I think I came up with a good solution, but he wasn't impressed...

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2 pin bulb into a 3 pin socket? You absolute rebel
 
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Mike Johnson said:
Not true the square clamp under the screw does nothing to prevent the cable from twisting clear left or right, it's a placebo to the fixing, turning the clamp screw fixing clockwise is always going to be beneficial to the eventual overall continuity of the circuit.
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If the square clamp did nothing
littlespark said:
Exactly as Westy explained.

Now if you’ve got 2 conductors, and a square captive washer… do you put one on each side of the screw?
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Or use ring/forked crimp terminal
 
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brianmoooore said:
On everything except a 5A Wylex rewireable fuse.
Winding the wire clockwise around the screw results in it being pulled tight and placed under stress that will eventually cause it to fail. Anticlockwise, and you control the slack by pulling the wire still on the card.
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Might be a good idea for someone who's new to them or has done very few.
Clockwise for me, though, leaving enough slack to allow for the tightening. When you've done thousands you tend to acquire an eye for it.
 
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littlespark said:
I cant figure out how they did that… unless the shrouds were cut open and put back round afterwards.
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It's only SY cable and, if it's warm enough, the shrouds will bend.

A crap job done in SY and 3c blue flex. there's even SY glands fitted but no protective wire earthing.

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I think they misunderstood.
[ElectriciansForums.net] Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

Lights not working. Generally poor installation. Flexible conduit runs up pole to light and the end is open allowing rain in to the box, among other problems.
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Lighting poles fixed with a load of plastic ties.
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And cables buried a few inches under the surface, run in water pipe across the entrance of a lorry yard.
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freddo said:
It was one of the few fire alarm cables that was fixed! Most were just thrown about above the suspended ceilings. Don't worry, they are all fixed properly now, and that cable shown has been replaced.
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Maybe they got the wrong size and used a bit of imagination as a result. 🙄
 
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Mike Johnson said:
Was it actually connected under that cover?
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I hope so as that’s where the cable goes. There’s no other point it can be as the rest of the ground is concrete and paving slabs and the CU is directly above where that cable enters. I’ve searched all along the outside back wall where this is and there are no other access points. So if it’s not it’s buried in concrete anyway or under a paving slab somewhere, which are all concreted in.
 
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I thought those are basically a single entry conduit box? If so, logically the rod itself should be directly underneath. Or am I missing something?
 
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