Hi there was called to a job with fault finding on a ring 120v on one socket 190 on the other the guy had been doing some work in the kitchen by removing a socket and joint it straight through now it leaves the board as a radial so I had taken one socket of getting voltage on the earth and when...
Yeah I thought I’d be measuring the outgoing side of the fuses which would be fed via a 3 phase mcb but then iam thinking as in if I test outgoing I would get a higher resistance through the fuses so I thought I’d put down the fuse sizing and rating an in accordance the max zs value on the test...
Thanks again really appreciate your help type G fuses at 16 amps iam led to believe as for putting down on the test papers the 3 phase breaker that feeds them will I be noting down the zs for fuses or the 3 phase breaker ?
Hi there thanks in advance for the help iam still learning but soon to sit my trade test, on the booth picture number four is a TPN isolator I have to chose the correct fuses but on the testing this piece of equipment R1 R2 3 phases to earth record highest reading at end point I don’t need to...
Thanks mate, trade test in may been on here since I started thought by joining it would give me a bit more knowledge on my spare time you’ve replied to a good few of my post through out the years and I appreciate your help little spark
Hi there just looking for a bit of advice on a landlords supply within a block of new build flats my question is there is 6 outside lights which light up the path way to the bin stores. Now what I was thinking of doing is wiring them through the downstairs flat and drilling through and running...
Hello there, I have a sub main in a small bunker that is supplied from an in house 50A supply that then supply’s a 6mm2 SWA that supply a small board that feeds a sauna and hot tub and also a 32 A commando socket and some small led lighting they are Adding in 2 x 3kw Emerson’s for a shower can I...
I will get a pic on Friday mate what has changed is the old bud bar system he re routed the cable that fed that to a main switch then the grain dryer was a borrowed neutural then we left it on a normal main switch for time being and when we put it back in I tripped once grain dryer was removed
Main switch is for the whole installation now I have sub boards off this running icleast 20 meters then 4 led strip lights also part of the old lights are wired to in armour nightmare
The cable feeding the new 3 phase board that a spark done then I took over was working fine then the grain dryer had a borrowed neutral that had to be disconnected now is there anychance he’s got his phases mixed up with it being an armour and the beautiful could be live
I would need to turn every switch off to insulation resistance test it so no lights etc get damaged this is the 2nd rcd main switch I have out in because thought it was faulty put the other one in and tripped straight away wouldnt let me out it on
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