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  1. shanky887614

    Electrician or security and fire?

    complete your apprentaship first it will be worth it
  2. shanky887614

    Electrician or security and fire?

    is there any online bms courses worth doing? ive mainly done bms and doot access but id like to learn more about the systems bms, fire alarms and door access seem to get less chancers than regular electrics
  3. shanky887614

    Safety! Am I really that old???

    i dont think any of us here disagree with health and safety as such just how overboard it is. why do we need to wear a hi-viz, hard hat glasses and gloves to connect a socket on a site? step laders are banned and i for one believe its made it more dangerous. ppe should be recommended and...
  4. shanky887614

    Safety! Am I really that old???

    keep a roll of this in the van
  5. shanky887614

    EAL 4337/38 or C+G 2394/95

    is the electrical inspection book by Michael drury worth it? anyone had his books before?
  6. shanky887614

    EAL 4337/38 or C+G 2394/95

    ive got the new one on preorder
  7. shanky887614

    OPinions WelcomE with growing minimum wages now at £7.20 how do you cope.

    £15 an hour here
  8. shanky887614

    Seperate Isolator needed for machine or not?

    does it have covers over the live side of the isolator connections that would require a tool to remove? ive seen that a lot in some control panels where a sheet of clear acrylic (or similar looking plastic) acts as a barrier.
  9. shanky887614

    EAL 4337/38 or C+G 2394/95

    you havent seen my writing..... im surpised i passed my written exams
  10. shanky887614

    EAL 4337/38 or C+G 2394/95

    yes, ill definitely pass its if computer based then i can happily type at 60wpm most employers are not upto date with most qualifications so just ask if you are qualifed as a jib electrician and if you have testing and inspection. (im not concerned so much about the practical its the written...
  11. shanky887614

    Fire/heatproof sockets.

    just get a welding screen and cover them. it will be cheaper
  12. shanky887614

    schneider damper actuator connections

    yeah the 0v is common in this panel so seems a waste to pull an extra core in for it
  13. shanky887614

    Safety! Am I really that old???

    im disapointed i had an image of you in my head of you lighting it with a match then ducking low to the ground, tongue out with fingers in your ears XD.
  14. shanky887614

    schneider damper actuator connections

    hmm after thinking it over with a little help i think ive got it but will need to check with the engineers in the morning bassically 24v and 0v to drive it then 0-10 input to control how much it needs to open then the spare core can be used for the endswitch (ill check with the engineer in the...
  15. shanky887614

    Safety! Am I really that old???

    yes, the one i was using can move extended at a greatly reduced speed, while there fully extended they rock up and down a lot so i can easy see how people get thrown out if they hit a pothole etc
  16. shanky887614

    Safety! Am I really that old???

    chasing machine? you lucky sod i was cutting meter boxes out with a grinder, same with chasing indoors and was not issued any dustmasks in my first year
  17. shanky887614

    schneider damper actuator connections

    ok guys im on a job at the moment and some cables are missing, i was trying to figure out the connections myself before asking anyway. (im connected most of the things up already) anyway its a schneider damper actuator with a seperate endswitch now am i right in thinking ill need a 6core...
  18. shanky887614

    Safety! Am I really that old???

    definitely but they were idiots for moving it while extended. i had got a banksman and the path was clear, i also didnt move it while it was extended so perfectly safe. im about 65kg (10stone) so even fully extended it wont be a problem
  19. shanky887614

    Safety! Am I really that old???

    that was more to do with woodrot, ive watched a gardener when a wooden set fell apart when they were at the top :devilish: funiest thing id seen all week
  20. shanky887614

    Safety! Am I really that old???

    Do as i say not as i do XD i know the type and i do some of those things as well. i was 4m up in a unit with legs wrapped around a steel beam while i threw it over the beam before i went down and started to climb a large ladder to connect the high bay lighting. ive used a battery cherry picker...
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