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  1. Tommy10toes

    frequently electrocuted by 1960's guitar amp

    Hello all, I wonder if I could get some opinions. I have a small (around 5w) guitar amp which is from the 60s. Its an american made (2pin plug) amp and I have a step converter to allow to run in UK. The problem is that, as the thread title suggests, it keeps electrocuting me. Not only have...
  2. O

    Wylex MCB Type 2 60 amp

    Good evening people, Next question from a non-sparky. My electrician has asked me to get a 60 amp MCB for a board, he said I would find one on ebay as the board is a few years older. The other MCBs are Wylex Type 2. I can't find a 60 amp Type 2 but I have seen Type 1, can some one tell me what...
  3. D

    200 amp box sufficient?

    I have a 200 amp main box and all the spaces are full. I still need to add a 240 electric oven. I have a demand heater for the radiant floor which takes up 80 amps. I either need to upgrade my box to a 300amp? or rewire everything? How do I assess my needs? is there a way to add breakers to a...
  4. rolyberkin

    Steeple 32 amp RCBO small test button wanted

    Has anyone got one of these preferably 'new old stock' they want to sell?
  5. Marcus Vaughan

    Click Minigrid - concerns of 10 amp rating

    Well - I got pulled by LABC on first fix for planning to put isolators in cupboards for built in kitchen appliances. So grid switches it is then. I now have a 47mm back box chased in with plans to supply inbuilt fan, microwave, hob (it's gas - just for an igniter - apparently), and fridge...
  6. L

    Wylex Old Style HRC 60 amp fuses?

    Apologies for newbie question- I'm only an occasional sparky and get stumped by these things from time to time- What's the best way to get hold of these old Wylex fuses? I presume they're not made any more like this? Hope this picture comes over OK....
  7. M

    200 amp switch for RC speed controller?

    Hi there. I'm working on an RC car which currently has a speed controller which has a peak of 200 amps. The power leads are meant to be connected directly to the batteries, there is no switch. I need a switch. However, just banging a 200 amp switch inside the car isn't going to work, too...
  8. M

    PC power supply, Please Help

    Hello, My PC Power Supply Unit came fitted with a 13A fuse in the power cable. When i just turned my pc on it blown the fuse and now its completely dead. I took the Power Supply Unit out and checked the label and it says: Input Current 10A – 5A I did not realise this as i thought the cable...
  9. C

    208Y/120 3P 4 wire 200 amp service ground/ neutral help

    I'm installing my own 208Y/120 3P 4 wire 200 amp service for my shop in lake ariel, PA. I have a few questions regarding the Neutral and the ground. So let me get things up to speed. This is a Brand new service installation. My poco is installing a new pole and a transformer for me after I pass...
  10. C

    Cannot Find Brushed Steel 45 Amp Cooker Control Unit - Vertical?

    Hi all, hope everyone is well. I'm looking for a replacement cooker control Unit similar to the one in the picture. I am after a brushed steel or satin one, but I cannot find one anywhere with these vertical dimensions. The tiles behind the socket have already been cut to fit this shape by a...
  11. M

    mild tingling in certain scenarios

    Maybe I can pick the brains of some of you who actually understand electrical stuff - this is over my head and I am keen to identify the problem asap. I initially thought I'd identified a problem with my guitar amp. Last night, when plugged in and playing through the amp connected to the mains...
  12. B

    Abs and glow plug light errors,blowing 80 amp fuse.

    Hi all,newbie here,i,ll dive straight in,i have a daewoo musso 2.9td 1999,and its developed a fault,the abs light is permently on and i have no glow plug light and its a mare trying to start from cold,ive had it a 5 garages local to me,four of them started crying because they couldnt scan it,the...
  13. L

    Amp buzzing Advice Please

    hi, After a bit of advice please. Currently through my amplifier I am hearing a buzzing noise. I have told this is most probably a earthing problem. Can this be rectified easily? Can the one socket be fixed or does it need to be a whole re-wire. I have tried different equipment and it still...
  14. C

    uk voltage question about a european amp

    Hello, I wonder if some of you electricity specialists can help me: I have a bass amp that I used in Europe but I now live in the UK. On various websites I see that the voltage in Europe and the UK is 230 V - 50 Hz I'm not an electrician by any means but this indicates to me that the voltage...
  15. B

    16 amp socket help please

    Hi, I'm at a job where there is 4x16 amp sockets protected by 4x16 amp rcbos in a bollard, the customer now wants 6 amp rcbos cause he wants to limit what people are using can you do this? I suppose it will just trip if people use more than 6 amps
  16. D

    16 amp commando sockets. 20 amp mcb on site guide as maximum value mcb

    Hello the on site guide lists 20 amp maximum mcb for 16 amps sockets. Having a debate with someone as to why this is? Why not 16amp mcb? I installed 20 amp mcb as it's for a car charger that charger's at 16amps for 8 hours and is not capable of pulling more than 16 amps but this has been pulled...
  17. Richard Cook

    Wago connectors and amp ratings

    Hi folks, I'm not an electrician and don't intend to do anything above and beyond the standard DIY changing of sockets/lights etc but I have a question that I'm interested in learning more about. I recently came across the Wago connectors (which look to be a lot easier to use than the standard...
  18. C

    Speaker/Amp Power Supply

    I'm not sure which would be best suited, a 12V 2A or 12V 3A Power Supply to power a 15W Amplifier (2*15W Outputs) and a Bluetooth Module. I thought that since the amp is using around 30W output (2*15), it would need about 12V 3A in alone (probably a little under that), but the bluetooth module...
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  19. J

    13 Amp plug on a 2.9kW oven

    Hi Everyone So i've installed my first kitchen and everything has gone well. I've wired in the oven based on a sparkies recommendation but I just want to check I've done things correctly and try to understand a bit more about cooker circuits. The oven is a single NEFF fan oven 2.9kW ...
  20. J

    40 Amp MCB supply to a 100 Amp Distribution Panel Help!!!!!!!!

    My industrial unit is supplied via solar power. All the switchgear and mains supply etc. for the solar is in the unit next to mine to which I have no access unless the tenant is in. The landlord has got the supply coming from the solar unit through a 40amp MCB into our main distribution panel...
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