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  1. telectrix

    Tightening locknuts with hammer and screwdriver-dog rough or not?

    done that a few times for that very reason.
  2. telectrix

    Having issues and need some advice.

    momentary voltage drop when the A.C. kicks in, as the start up current it far greater than the rated current, just for a split second. Your TV sees this dip and reacts.
  3. telectrix

    Tightening locknuts with hammer and screwdriver-dog rough or not?

    love it. nice and succinct post. been doing it for years - beats bashing knuckles on a slipping pair of gland pliers.
  4. telectrix

    Issue with lighting after lifting sockets to paint

    possibly the lighting feed goes up with the socket cables and you have disturbed it, could be a long standing Almost a fault ith the cable/s ad the disturbance has brought it to light. forgive the pun.
  5. telectrix

    Anyone know this RCD symbol?

    I though it was Katie Price from the side,
  6. telectrix

    latest regs and other general issues

    1.that height for sockets and switches is a building reg, for new builds. on a rewire it;s recommended that they are fitted at a no worse height than previously. the socket height at 450mm is common sense, saves bending low with a 76 year old back like mine. the 1200 for switches is stupid. fit...
  7. telectrix

    Why isnt my tail light working but my brake light is

    I'd suspect corrosion of the circuit board that the lights are fitted into.
  8. telectrix

    BS7671/ drilling joists.

    basically, it's between 0.25 and 0.4 of the span of the joist. minimum of 2" below/above top or bottom. holes to be separated by 1.5 x the holesize.
  9. telectrix

    Just popping in to say hello

    ask away in the diy section. you'll get some good answers
  10. telectrix

    Electrical car hookup question

    don't bother. electric cars are just a fad. be obsolete and unuseable in 5 years.
  11. telectrix

    rcd testing

    original post is 10 years old. he's probably got better english by now.
  12. telectrix

    Bulbs flutter with dimmer

    most dimmers for filament lamps are 400watts max. I've fitted a few 1kW dimmers wherever the load has been > 400w.
  13. telectrix

    Induction/gas hob install

    spur off the 6mm feed to the hob. FCU with a 5A fuse. then to a socket for the gas ignition, ssimples.
  14. telectrix

    Generation 2 Ring doorbell install

    that's just the mains input figures. there should be an indication of the output volts .
  15. telectrix

    Latest Acquisition and it's mint.

    did some trials this morning using a 680 ohm resistor. on the multiplier dial, the x10 and the x100 give sensible readings but other ranges are wildly out. time to check internal connections and maybe a clean up of the dial contacts.
  16. telectrix

    If i've got a light with one cable, and its switch has one cable, how is it wired?

    but back in the day, early 20th c,. relative to my last post. cpc was the lead sheath . can't beat the old ways. bring back steam engines - burn wood and coal. male the stop oil terrorists happy. not to mention scargill.
  17. telectrix

    If i've got a light with one cable, and its switch has one cable, how is it wired?

    is the top pic. lead sheathed cable, with them being clamped with a metal cpc band. If so, I'd age that 1920s - 30s.
  18. telectrix

    Latest Acquisition and it's mint.

    will try that today. the black knob does not appear to do anything but I'll have another look at it. also noticed that the 2 toggle switches are up and down instead of left and right, not that it makes any difference to the operation, but it's a bit confusing.
  19. telectrix

    Van stickers niceic labels

    After cleaning the area where sticker is to go, I lightly spray with water using an old spray bottle, e.g. windolene bottle. Then sticker can be moved about a bit . When satisfied with the position, hairdryer on low heat dries it out a treat.
  20. telectrix

    Latest Acquisition and it's mint.

    connected a very short piece of flex , measured on a low ohms meter at 0.020 ohms. Bridge says 0.8. across the terminals. Time to have a poke around inside I think..

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