Hi all i have a job coming up soon and the customer has sky around the house and he's now going up in the loft and wants sky in the 2 rooms what is the best way to go about this the shotgun cable runs through the loft to the dish out side.
Thanks.
Hi folks.
I have a rather bonkers need to power 128 raspberry pis. (small pc boards)
I have decent quality power supplies which will provide plenty of watts, the signal will be nice and stable.
I need to supply power to the GPIO on the board which uses standard dupont connections.
What AWG...
So, i am not 18th edition or part P, this is my aspiration to become an electrician. I am 44 and working towards a career change. Looking at being employed rather than going it alone to begin with. What are the best or needed courses to be a domestic electrician? Any help or guidance would...
Just looking for some opinions on how best to price some remedials on an EICR that has been done recently. I didn’t carry out the report but do have access to it. It’s a big warehouse with numerous final dbs so there’s quite a lot of paperwork which will take some going through.
There are quite...
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Thinking of ditching virgins big cahona bundle and possibly tv subscriptions altogether, what are the best services I can get for minimal outlay?
I'm paying over £100 per month and my contract will end soon, I am aiming to be less than £50 per month, so here is what I was thinking if you...
Hi, trying to move our family run electrical contractors company into the 21st century and do our test certs using lap tops or i pads to have all the information stored electonically and produce more professonal test certs to give to our customers.
We employ 5 electricians and do a fair bit of...
I am in the process of building a Jeep themed bed for my 3 year old son and want to put working lights on it.
I want something to plug into mains rather than battery and to have the lights switched independently. And a must that the indicators must flash...
My brain is telling me this should be...
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I m doing my first build of an arcade machine. At the back of the arcade cabinet will be an IEC socket for mains power. Inside the machine I then need to split the electrical wires so that the one socket can power both the power supply for the console board (standard jamma power supply) and...
Hi,
When we were in College we setup up a lab using a Bench PSU, a Mini Consumer Unit and some lights etc...
It wasn't the best setup but it gave us an idea into the principles of wiring up circuits etc...
From the picture here you can see that the leads they gave us were not the best but it...
hi guys
Anyone know of any good videos on YouTube for this?
I found some myself but I'm guessing a lot of you guys will know from experience the better guys to watch.
I know Pete shares a lot of this JW guy so I'm guessing he is good?
Hi. Scottish Self employed leccy, not joined a scheme yet. (NICEIC or Select) so don't have that to back me up.
I did a small job for a woman that involved moving a few sockets in her kitchen, wasn't a big job, and no travel involved because I was fitting her inbetween other jobs local to her...
Morning all.
I'm after some suggestions please - I'm at the very early stages of a new build for a customer and just planning ahead for getting cables in the ground before the foundations go down.
There's a new PME supply cut-out which has been brought into a (very small) shed, and the plan is...
I'm looking for advice on the best type of junction box for 10mm t+e shower supply. At the minute it's wired into a wall mounted switch but a pull cord is to replace this and I plan to put a jb in replacement of the switch. The shower is 37amp.
Hello,
So here is my situation.
I am 27 years old and work for a major telecommunications company and have experience in the engineering side of things so have an idea that electrical engineering is something I'd enjoy BUT no qualifications or experience.
I've had enough of my boring office job...
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I was wondering if anyone could help me out with recommending the best testing software to buy.
I have been using the NICEIC's online certification for EICR, EIC, EM lighting test etc. I think it's good but am considering buying a software package.
I have read reviews for both Tysoft...
Hi
Ive been asked to PAT the below and I'm slightly unsure how they should be done or if they should be done.
Small water heater over a sink just for washing hands
Shower
Towel radiator with 100w heater in a bathroom
Thanks for any help
Hello there,
I'm 16 yrs old, going to be taking my gcses next summer.
After school I would like to become an electrician.
Now, there are a few different options Available in order to get the qualifications.
So I am looking for some advice.
Do I go to college and do a course? If so, should I...
Hi everyone. I want to do my AM2 course and want to know your opinions?
Where will you advise me to go and follow the course with?
Please take into consideration, the price and quality of teaching.
Thanks,
Sachin
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