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    Adama switch room 001.JPG

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    Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

    Guys, you think youve seen bad, heres a few for you. I'm working in Africa, brought in to fix the issues and here are just some of them, and these are not the worst. Talk about scary.
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    gode 065.JPG

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    Bonding dilemma

    my experience with other nations makes me even more aware of the requirement for correct earthing and bonding. On one install in South Sudan I buried over $6000 of solid copper rods and bare 35mm copper earth strap in charcoal, salt and bentonite to ensure I complied with the regs, I never...
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    Bonding dilemma

    Am on the same page, but I feel there is too much of an onus on sparks coming in on a recent install to fix the omissions and mistakes of the muppet who originally did the install without getting paid for it because the regs state it should be done. If it was a quick fix and it was only a...
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    Bonding dilemma

    If you read the original post, he had not done the installation work, he was called in after the fact to work on a heating system, and noticed the bonding was incorrect, so legally once you inform the client that remedial work is required your "Duty of Care" has been passed. If the client...
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    Bonding dilemma

    my point is this, if you arrive onto a premises where the previous work was not to standard,and not certified, and the client does not want to pay to bring it up to standard or has some mitigating factor where they do not want you to disturb the fabric of the building, you are under no...
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    Bonding dilemma

    Guys, as far as I understand it, it is ok to inform the client that it is required and will cost more, but as Murdoch said, make a note on the cert ( in this case you can't as there is no cert) that the client does not want to pay for it, or as other suggest, walk away. But make sure you...
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    Bizarre voltage readings

    Hi Guys, between N+E the max voltage should be at max 2V, so this sounds very much like a broken neutral somewhere or a badly connected neutral at the CU. my first test would be to check this out. I have this as a common problem here in Africa, especially when we have to use auto transfer...
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    Continental Light Switches: Are they a better design than UK ones?

    I have worked in many places world wide and have always found that its not the type of the switch or socket connection that matters but the quality of the build, you pay for what you get.
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    surge protection

    ABB OVR T2 unit is good for surge protection, unit is pluggable modular and can be easily replaced. ranges from 1.2 to 1.8Kv The following info from ABB makes interesting reading. Voltage surges, often referred to as spikes or transients are typically caused by switching of fluorescent...
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    Can anyone guess an work this out

    Hi new to the site and just introduced myself on the newbie thread. Looks like bog standard 6 to 11 kv paper insulated with copper screen and out PVC insulation, check out some of the cable manufacturers sites especially prysmian, they have a very similar cable on their site.
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    mornin'

    How ye doing, just joined and want to say hello, looking forward to some interesting discussions, been a hairy assed qualified sparks since 1982, after 4 years of making tea, pulling swa, bending pipe etc and being the butt of every joke the sparks could devise. Nowadays I think its called...
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