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  1. S

    Location of bell transformer in CU

    Hi folks, replacement high integrity CU going in. Existing CU has bell transformer and customer wants bell transformer in new CU as well. Question is, what is best position in CU? Dont want to eat up the high integrity positions, so ok to provision in an RCD protected position? I know it's not...
    • SW1970
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    • aus bell cable electricians' talk location position protection transformer
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    • Forum: Australia
  2. Amp David

    Standardised DB labelling

    Is there an actual standard relating to 3 Phase DB labeling and numbering. I always start at the top left, down to the bottom, then top right down to the bottom. Have recently seen a few done starting at the bottom left then jumping across to the right, which to complicates things a little.
    • Amp David
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    • aus bell bottom electricians' talk right start
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Australia
  3. O

    door bell circuit testing help and advice wanted

    Come across something today that I need some help with. The circuit starts off in the CU using 1.0mm T&E on a 6amp MCB and it then goes into a transformer outside of the CU. On the other side of the transformer is 2 core bell wire which not only supplies the front door bell, it also operates...
    • olsonn
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    • advice aus bell circuit door electricians' talk help testing wanted
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    • Forum: Australia
  4. R

    Installing boxes (and cabling) in Bellrock Plaster walls

    Anyone had any experience with Bellrock Plaster Partitions ? Seemed to be popular with John Lawrence (Glasgow) builders in the mid-late 1950s but I can't find may other examples of them. The entire wall is constructed from a sort of plaster honeycomb (approx 6" wide hexagons made of solid...
    • rsmck
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    • aus bell boxes cabling electricians' talk installing plaster plasterboard through timber walls
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  5. I

    fixed wired doorbell is it worth it ?

    hello there question reguarding installing fixed wired doorbell. i know the transformer is usally mounted next to the C.U.(within emclosure) or within C.U if din rail mounted and powered via a 6Amcb . is it possible to mount the transformer either in loft (bungalowe) or 1st floor, floor...
    • ianphilip007
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    • aus bell doorbell electricians' talk fixed floor local system transformer wired worth
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  6. D

    bell cablee feeding pendant

    Hi all got to change a fuse board but the house has beel cable single cores twisted together feeding the pendant am i correct in changing these during the board change or can i leave them and make a note on the cert thanks
  7. B

    multiple door bells

    Hi all I have a customer who want 3 door bells which are the standard ding dong electro magnet type.I have raised the voltage to compensate but can only get 2 to work. the trany is a 12Vdc 1A does any one know if the trany ampage is the disiding factor as the resistance to each bell is 5.25...
    • beaver74
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    • aus bell door electricians' talk electronic multiple trying voltage
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  8. P

    Labelling CU cables

    Is it preferable to label cables in a CU? Also if it is, what would an assessor want to see in this regard?
    • Penance
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    • bell cables change circuits electricians' talk label normal
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Talk Electrician Forum
  9. jon jordan

    on the bell magazine anyone heard of it ?

    hi guys anyone heard of this magazine I am getting hassle of them regarding adverts anyone had same trouble. jon:mad:
  10. K

    Doorbell system

    I have been asked to install a doorbell system which has 1 door push and 4 chimes i cant seem to find a suitable system which allows this. can i use a normal doorbell system and just loop the chimes, but will the transformer be big enough. any links you have or advise would be great...
    • KNIPEX
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    • aus battery bell doorbell electricians' talk system transformer
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  11. J

    Doorbells

    Hi guys, bit of a daft one an old chap has asked me to replace his doorbell,bell only,using old transformer it still works the old bell but a bit feeble,i'm putting a new round type bell on and wondered if i could run another length of bell wire about 10M from first bell to another...
    • johnnymacc
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    • another aus bell electricians' talk transformer
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  12. P

    door bell issues

    Hi all, installed a door bell, transformer and chime. Door bell on front door, ran door bell cable on outside of house (7m), underground in conduit (2m), through garage (7m (near power cable)), through conduit with power cable (4m), into summer house (4m), connectectd to chime and then...
    • philip01
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    • aus bell cable chime door electricians' talk issues power through twisted
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  13. S

    Labelling Earth Connections

    To what extent are you supposed to label earth connections? I usually only put safety electrical connection labels on the points where the earthing is bonded, i.e. on pipes, metal work, etc. At places like joints between tape and cable and at test points for instance I don't put labels. I...
  14. B

    doorbell wiring

    a client asks me to put on a new doorbell, he bought a new one and has taken down the old one already. i had a look, the cable is 6 core cable like telephone cable. but he doorbell only has live and neutral, does anyone know how to wire it? cheers
  15. L

    bloody door bell

    hi every one new build we done about 6 months ago, had a call to say that the door bell does ding but doesnt dong.... called in today, the chime is 8 - 16v got a 8v tranny which actually gives 10.5v. when push button is pressed the voltage drops to 7.9v but the ding just doesnt sound right...
    • lewlec
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    • aus bell bloody button chime door electricians' talk tranny voltage
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  16. sythai

    Underdome bell...

    Just wondering can you get and underdome bell and transformer as one unit anywhere...? Thanks, Sy
  17. W

    door bell cable

    hi just done a board change on a old victorian house, got a couple of questions. door bell is on a transformer and it was shared on a circuit which is one light for the cupboard where the board is, question is, is this ok to put back on the one breaker 6a, seems a bit silly to have a bell on...
    • waitees
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    • aus bell breaker cable circuit door electricians' talk transformer
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  18. J

    doorbell tranny

    hello all i am new on here, today i went to install an extra chime on an existing doorbell in a b&b, with the new chime connected the 2 chimes wasnt working properly, so assuming it must be the transformer wasnt up to it, i rang 2 suppliers to see if there was a higher rated tranny and both told...
    • Johno
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    • aus bell chime common doorbell electricians' talk tranny
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  19. B

    Door bell problem

    I have just been given the job to install a doorbell for my girlfriends mum. The problem is she has a PVC door frame where she wants the doorbell mounted. Can I drill and fix a door bell in place on the doorframe? Also can I drill through the frame at different levels and fish the cable down the...
    • Bright.Spark
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    • aus bell door doors drill electricians' talk frame problem warranty wireless
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  20. B

    wireless door bell

    Hi all can any body recomend a wireless door bell which has a plug in reciever unit with a range of 100 m /ish throgh brick wall and if poss a repeater unit that can be put in a garage most units i have tried have poor performance when receiver is in back room cheers beaver
    • beaver74
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    • aus bell door electricians' talk range wireless
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
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