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    no Fly lead on RCBO

    Have done this thread with pics this time Has anyone come across an RCBO with no earth fly lead? It was in a new commercial installation and installed on a merlin gerin pan assembly How long have these been out, any ideas? Check out the photos and can anyone say what make it is ...
    • ICE
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    • across anyone aus electricians' talk lead rcbo
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  2. G

    AC table saw motor only seeing 90V across the inputs?

    I bought an old Craftsman table saw (circa 1982) a couple months back and today the motor stopped turning, instead it started just sitting there making an electrical buzz. I've got it apart and all the connections and stuff looked good, so I broke out the multimeter and measured the input...
    • gct
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    • across aus electricians' talk motor table table saw
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  3. flukey

    annual assessment

    annual assessment over and done with :p back to work to pay for it now :eek:
    • flukey
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    • across annual assessment aus don't electricians' talk found myself
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  4. B

    Bad Workmanship

    After numerous jobs having to go along and rectify very sub standard work its started to get me thinking. The more common things i come across is poor labelling at dist boards, Cables not sized right, inadequate protection jobs half finished. I recently came across a 13amp double socket wired in...
  5. jibjob

    Intermittent Fault Headache

    Visited a property today that has an intermittent earth fault. RCD trips sometimes 3 times a week sometimes once a month but it's been going on for some time now and owner wants it sorted. IR'ed across N/E and L/E and all ok until the boiler is switched into circuit. Then the L/E values dip to...
    • jibjob
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    • across aus boiler circuit electricians' talk fault intermittent tested
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Australia
  6. A

    Anyone come across this before?

    I'm on a job - full rewire - where the cooker control switch unit it mounted on the side of a window opening. (On the side of the opening at 90 degrees to the window pane and wall beside it, if you see what i mean). The thing is ... I can't see any way of keeping the control switch there and...
  7. O

    Two way two wire switching

    We have come across an installation with only two core cable supplying both switches, the earth is not used and only common and l1 are used on both switches. Can anybody supply a diagram of the wiring of such a system?
    • ohmeelectrical
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    • across aus electricians' talk normal switch switches switching system two way wire
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  8. H

    using voltmeter

    What will happen if we use a voltmeter to measure current in a circuit. I mean if we connect our voltmeter leads at different points on current carraying wire/coil?
  9. M

    Laying cable across loft insulation

    Re-wiring a house at the moment and the loft insulation is 60 cm thick fibreglass laid on the original fibreglass insulation which turns into powder when touched. Cant see the joists and the light and switch access holes are in the centre of the loft space. Normally i would clip cable to joists...
  10. M

    have a look at this i came across in one day

    have a look what i came across to day [/ATTACH] the spark had no spare ways at the main board so this is his way off getting round the problem a bit mad i think :mad:
    • marty1234
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    • across aus electricians' talk
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  11. F

    How is this a balanced circuit with no current in the common/neutral wire?

    How is this a balanced circuit with no current in the common/neutral wire? The book I am reading states: If R1 and R2 were not in the circuit, there would be no current in the common wire and the load on each side of the common wire would be the same, or as we say, the load would be "balanced"...
    • foolios
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    • across aus circuit current electricians' talk neutral wire
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  12. P

    Glass v Ceramic Fuse

    I have a travel adapter that has blown a fuse due to using a hairdryer in Cuba. I need to replace it. The original has a 2.5amp ceramic fuse in it. Can I put a glass type in or does it have to be ceramic? What are the differences between the two? Tom
    • pin145
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    • across aus canada ceramic electricians' talk fuse glass
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  13. K

    MCB to RCBO

    Working on Memera 2000 AD CU (not the Memera 2000) want to convert B32 MCB to an RCBO. Believe MEM Eaton (who manufacture Memera ) do a 'Pod' called the MR30 which just 'clips' on top of MCB any one used this before. Have received conflicting info off MEM web site as to whether this only works...

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