Multi skilled maintenance engineer.
Started as mechanical engineer but mainly repairing electric motors for D&M.
Added electrical work later.
Where I am now I mainly do electrical work.
My thoughts exactly on the risk assessment which is why I don't think I will see one.
The designer isn't doing the installation.
If there is a risk assessment I won't get to see it unless I demand it.
I will most likely be the installer as I work permanent nights so can be done when no one in the office.
I want RCBO as at the moment there are other things like Xmas trees...
We have to put two new tower sockets in to a office at work.
At the moment we have two towers but four sets of four desks.
The two sets of four without towers are fed via extension leads hence the need for two new towers.
I have been told by our tech guy we aren't fitting RCBO on the two new...
I miss read that.
What you can do is take the wires going from the pcb to the battery and put a switch on the live.
Just done something similar with a scrap twin spot that mate wants to use in his garage.
He can charge it up at home then when he needs it switch on and with no supply it will...
Usually has two live connections.
One perm one switched.
In maintained they will be linked.
Remove the link and run switched live to the connection marked switched live
We have roof where the tiles are visible and no felt.
When the wind is in the right direction and weather conditions right we get sand from the Sahara dust coming through the roof.
Took me years to work out where it was coming from then saw a report on the weather that said cars covered in...
Short answer no.
Static has been know of for many years.
The only use is for a vandergraf generators in school.
Standing on a plastic box and make long hair sticks out.
Or all standing holding hands and zap the last person
Lots of fun but not very practical
I would look at schnider acti9 3Ph boards.
Only make we use at work.
Everything readily available.
Not much more the the one above.
Think you can get smaller ones for a out £120 ish
I used to go to a youth club thar had been burnt down in an arson attack.
When we eventually got it back completely rebuilt apart from the thick stone walls it had all nice shiny break glass fire points all over.
Problem was non were wired in to any thing.
That would be the way I would do it.
Three phase pumps are better quality and more efficient.
But you have to factor in the cost of new pump if you allredy have a good one.
Proper single phase to single phase are good enough to run a pump.
I understand not using cheap speed control they very...
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