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If you bypass the microswitches you'd need to incorporate a couple of contactors or relays to avoid each zone back feeding each other. The...
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Com is short for Common, sometime just C, or in the case of your old switch , L1
It is the side of the switch that is always connected… the link...
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Firstly thanks for replying to my question and I do appreciate. To answer your question. I’m a little bit alright with ohms law but besides...
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The manual mentions:
Gases and vapours other than the target refrigerant gas, may cause semi-conductor sensors to react. Sensors exposed to...
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Have you checked the RJ 45 type lead that connects the pcb to the power supply in behind is properly connected? What voltages do you get at the...
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Yes there are several out there but if you need to do irradiance tests then they can be costly.
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Not sure what you are saying in the section quoted so will ask you the question:
Does a consumer unit have a main switch?
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The diagram looks okay to me, except I'm wondering if the neutral needs to be run through the transfer switch as well as the hot, in order to keep...
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In addition, can you show the junction box with the cover off?
Isolate the supply first, obviously.
It sounds strange, what you’ve described at...
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The whole point of a locked cupboard is that the door doesnt get left open.
Is it just an electrical cupboard, or are cleaners, caretakers etc...
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cheers dude!!!! 20 years in the cath lab.
The car weighs 2 tonne and does 60mph in 3.5 seconds so it definitely has the power!
You can do approximately 90 miles I’d say with the caravan...
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Cable cleats are a traditional cable management practice
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I am 40 and joing a level 3 electrical & electrical engineering course in college. I only did A-levels in electronics and that was so long ago I...
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If you can see a piece of plastic entering from the ground then (as cliff said), it does not need main bonding.
I think (not sure) this is reg...
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I want to fit a Trailing Edge Pull Cord Dimmer Switch in the bathroom with 2 dimmable LED bulbs.
LED dimming range is 5-100w for the switch.
Light...
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The CU needs to have an appropriate IP Code to meet the requirements of BS 7671.
Any fire within the CU must be contained, & in your case it may...
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Hi All,
Looking for some advice into my build.
What I've basically done is add additional RCD protection to my 100% off-grid 12V 3300W Inverter...
After 2 years, I think it’s either been sorted or replaced by now 😉😂
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Are you sure the existing outside socket is on the ring, and not already a spur?
I tend to place a switch fuse on the ring inside so that the...
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I'm bad. I forgot that I made this post and I started another that is very closely related. In it I have drawn out a detailed wiring diagram...
Depends on what you mean by 'outdoor'. For outdoor sockets that aren't facing south or west, or have a degree of shelter, I haven't had any...
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mad regs and H&S are there for a reason, remember.
New technology, new ideas….. new regs!
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I’m a sparks mate. Not a good one but I’m a sparks trying to understand ev charging. So yes I do know the terms I’m just trying to better...
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Hi everyone, I’m working on a small study to better understand practices and challenges in the field of electrical engineering, particularly...
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Which begs the question, where does the second brown wire come from?
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