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  1. J

    To all you testers out there

    I used to work for a company a few years a go we had to do about 40 circuits a day but we done our testing to a high standard But there are some companies who do a bonus scheme, minimum might be about 30a day but they want you to do more. But the standards were not high.
  2. J

    Best Sparky you ever worked with

    I was an apprentice to Dave Riman when I worked for EIC in the late 90s/early 2000s, taught me every thing I know, and he was a old school spark. Everything had to be straight and level or it came out., his favourite saying was you can only work live if you are as fat as me!!!
  3. J

    Memshield 2 RCBO's tripping when using two way radio's

    We had it once at a refurb of a Tesco store the old Bill/MEM 2 pole RCDs would trip when we were talking on our radios
  4. J

    Dating old Bill switch fuses

    They are English Electric
  5. J

    Dating old Bill switch fuses

    I would say 70s as the red-yellow blue, note the spare fuses, you dont get that now!!
  6. J

    The work van of today , very much different to the work van of yesterday

    This was my 1st works van in 2002 when I got sent out on my own, no tracker !
  7. J

    Best water pump pliers

    +1 for knipex, ive got 2 pairs from when I was a lad in the late 90s and still serving me well 20 years later!!
  8. J

    MK 63amp RCD that fails Ix5 test everything else tests fine on the board

    should be testing with all loads unplugged
  9. J

    BG Incompetence strikes again

    Most of the BG electricians were directly employed (this was in 2005), I worked in the west Midlands, another guy on my patch was rubbish at his job. I was only there for 2 months as BG were cowboys, and left.
  10. J

    Steel Conduit Bending Writen guide.

    I've got the 4 books from JIB/CITB, from when i was a apprentice and show how to make trunking bends and how to bend conduit.
  11. J

    Ring circuit cable length

    If I remember a ring final cct can serve an area up too 100m2 about the c/ b type MCB, this will depend on the Zs of the installed ring main
  12. J

    Test & inspection with certification

    I used to work for a small contractor who worked for a housing association in the midlands we were told to do 3 houses a day, I only worked there for 3 years as I kicked up a fuss about the timescales. Like PAT testing most EICRs are not worth the paper they are written on.
  13. J

    Snickers floorlayers trousers or other?

    Im wearing dewalt trouser s for work with the knee pad inserts and they are the best in a long time
  14. J

    Two cables through conduit

    yellow 66
  15. J

    My experience of the AM2 taken at Birmingham

    I done my AM2 in the late 90s I had to go to Long Eaton to do as a part of my apprenticeship, we had to install and wire metal tube and a lighting CCT, and install MICC. and then we had to fault find and safe isolation.
  16. J

    Strange voltage readings - broken earth

    Some times a loose neutral gives voltage across neutral and earth
  17. J

    3 or 4 Pole main incomer?

    Back in the day when I used to be on the tools the sub boards were Merlin boards which were 3phase, They all had 3pole switches with a neutral link, but Im sure in the main switch panel, the main switch would be a 4pole ACB, This would have been a Tesco store done in the late 90s
  18. J

    A long time ago in the past

    Was it black white and red with a orange neon light?
  19. J

    Ring circuit or radial . Is this positive

    I worked for a Large testing company and used to test SLAM blocks on army camps, they were 5 years old. And the amount of people who could not connect up a ring circuit was unbelievable, could guarantee a few ring main faults
  20. J

    Wylex MCB Type 2 60 amp

    I dont think you will be able to find a 60A MCB in that range, The largest size you would find would be a 45A I think

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