Must be plenty of opertunities down the big smoke for a change in direction within the electrical world
Rail , underground , substations , tunnelling , cross rail
meant to like not dislike
Yeh wasn't too convinced myself , but seems like a good method , saving on key switches everywhere , suppose more things to fail though in the installation
It will soon become outdated the rate things are changing , if it's a step in the right direction who knows
Yeh I agree with the resetting itself before walk round finished , you don't have to use the timer , something we have been specified to install , the designer obviously thought fit for purpose on particular installation
I'm a bit new to wago , have seem them before , and used similar on panels (control wiring )
Obviously tested tried and tested
What's everyone's opinion on them as oppose a screw terminal
Are they fail safe
Anyone had problems with them
Just to complicate things , we've started using meg test modules , you run all your em switch wires back to mains and through a contractor or contractors pending on amount of circuits
And the test module controls the contractor N/C
Placing all the emergency lights into test mode with the...
A mate of mine who took a risk and moved from a steady job to self employed (it was a good offer though)
Says , you know the saying the grass is greener on the other side
Well it is , lol
Obviously not every one could say the same
Worth doing , I know a few lads that have done it and landed great jobs with network rail , utility companies
Good salarys , pensions , for a lot less hours too
Sure you'd never look back
Food for thought
The Freddo theory
In 1999 minimum wage was £3.60/hour and a freddo was 5p
This means you could buy 72 freddos with an hours wage
Now minimum wage is £7.50/hour yet freddo's are 25p , meaning you can only buy 30 freddo's with an hours wage
For the continuum of freddo...
Job I've got at min not too but but has its faults , most jobs at least 50 mile away (can be 300 mile) , have to travel an hour for free each way and loose 1 hour for lunch , so working day 12 hrs for 9 hrs pay , so because your wage is based on 44hrs your weekly wage good , but can be doing...
Statuary sick pay only , not sure how much it is but doesn't put food on the table , most companies pay people on salary sick pay but like ours weekly paid cards in people get more or less zilch
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