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    old wylex board, blown fuse

    My girlfriends stepdad replaced an old light fitting for a new one and blew the fuse. It was connected to an old re-wireable 5a wylex fuse. It's an old 1960's house wired in singles. Non of the cables are identified. At first glance i presumed he had connected the switch wire into the neutral...
  2. UKMeterman

    Photo prop BS88 B2 offset fuse required 160A to 200A blown. new or used

    Hi, I am looking for a BS88 fuse to fit a B2 200A holder and not look odd for part of a prop for a photoshoot. Does anyone have any used or blown ones I could have? Thanks
  3. M

    Automatic transfer switch surge protector blown!

    Hi all I installed an 80kVa diesel generator set with automatic transfer switch awhile ago. All supplied by customer. Generator is second hand at 50 hours work and it turns out the ATS is too. All has been working fine for the last 6 months or so but recently the generator has been struggling...
  4. Energetic

    Suntech STP190S-24/AD+ module blown away, need a replacement...

    Had a call and the following email from a friend in installing in the Weymouth area called out to a property today. We are a fair bit further to the West and have also had to repair a system done by this company (now bust). So how do you get hold of an obsolete module from an obsolete...
  5. S

    LEDs blowing - how to stop?

    Hi all I have some 5mm LEDs in my car headlights which automatically come on when the vehicles ignition is turned, for some reason some of the LEDs have blown and now sure why, they are all 12V rated with resisitors fitted as standard. What I put the ignition to the first click they come one...
  6. S

    Surge protection for blown light bulbs?

    Hi, I've installed twelve pendant light fittings for a shop, using a mixture of ES & Bayonet 60/100W filament bulbs with dimmer switches turned low. The main lighting in the shop is with GU10 LED bulbs. The client has had constant issues with the filament bulbs blowing and has tried several...
  7. B

    Blown dimmer

    Hi guys, New to this posting lark (not good at typing either) but to get up & running I got called to a house a few weeks ago, the dimmer on a cieling candalabra had blown. replaced it with 2g alto 250w dimmer . Got call today to say lamp in mathing wall light had gone,they replaced it but now...
  8. D

    dimmer switch blown by gu10 lamps

    has anyone notice an increase in the dimmer switch being blown by lamps, nothing to dowith over or under rating, as the lamp blows it does the dimmer, have a range of about 6 different dimmer manufacturers, anyone suggest different or reliable products. cheers
  9. S

    Fault query!

    My shed has a supply off it's own. Inside is an old 2 way consumer unit, which feeds two circuits one lighting & one sockets circuit. Anyway to cut a long story short, checked the freezer today and it doesn't seem to be working at all. There is power going to inside the connection area but from...
  10. S

    5 lamps blown in 1 month

    Recently fitted 4off wall lights to replace some that had been there years and had been fitted upside down all that time. The old fittings had brown/overheating of the SES holder that i put down to age and the fact that the heat would be heading up towards the holder (upside down). Client had...
  11. CK Tools

    Blown cutters

    We have received these back from a grateful Electrician and wondered if there are any more examples out there for our collection? Unfortunately he was injured (but not electrocuted) - the flash caused him to jump and bang his head on a pipe Any images would be great - Thanks
  12. A

    Blown Bulb Now Fitting doesn't work?

    Hi All, I have been asked to take a look this evening at a light fitting which blew its bulb now doesn't work with any new bulbs. Going to check the obvious first ie: switch, terminations, voltage at fitting etc.. anyone had any experience with this and got any advice on what else to look out...
  13. M

    Socket behind washing machine near drain pipe blown fuse

    Hi, I have a socket behind a washing machine near the the open washing machine drain stand pipe. I am guessing that the pipe was blocked and the water overflowed and leaked onto the socket and blew the fuse. The machine is new so I contacted the landlord who sent an electrician around, he...
  14. I

    23 lamps in a month BLOWN! carrier bags full of lamps blown over the past six months

    I have been asked to look at a problem for a customer. they have had 23 lamps blow in the last month - they haven't replaced them as they say some blow almost immediately. I plan to do a visual inspection of the lamps holders, wiring, switches etc and then some testing on the circuits and...
  15. E

    blown main fuse

    just started a rewire and the main fuse has blown. whose job is it to replace this? do i get the customer to phone their supplier? or get one from the wholesalers?
  16. I

    Blown Bulbs on PIR Security Lights

    Hello there need some advice Had a call today from a customer who, i fitted a replacement PIR security light (120w halgoen), early November 2011. He informed me that the light had suddenly just stopped working. i asked him if he had checked the bulb to see if it had blown and he said that he...
  17. B

    Mind Blown! -- Scale of the universe

    Mate sent me this in an email today. http://images.4channel.org/f/src/589...e_enhanced.swf Makes you realise how small we are.
  18. D

    Odd fault on ring main....your thoughts please!

    Called out to repair some cabling today. Cable Tv guy has drilled through the ring main cables, completely severed one and nicked the insulation on the other. Old metal clad CU with 4 rewirable fuses, all found intact but the 60A main fuse had blown. Hacked out the scene of crime and decided to...
  19. C

    Max Demand Blown Out of the Window!!

    I'm working on a house that has no gas or oil, and it would not be easy to get bottled gas to it. So here is my problem, the client wants everything electric. So in his ideal world that would be: 2 x 9.6kW Instant water heaters 1 x Reasonable electric shower, say 8.5kW 1 x electric hob 1 x...
  20. G

    AAAAGGGHHHH!!! Blown up my meter! Can anyone repair it?

    Did a daft thing last week, i connected my Di-log 9083p multifunction meter to a live circuit and turned the knob to continuity instead of earth loop- sure enough the screen said "FUSE" and i had blown the internal fuse. Trouble is- i get paid per test and this was early in the day, so i bridged...

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