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  1. flukey

    LED lighting problem

    hi all after a bit of advice really :wink5: on a job today to connect up a sign full of leds. feed had already been run to sign via photocell. once connected all worked fine until photocell was reset and then activated again causing the mcb to trip spoke to another spark who thought there was a...
    • flukey
    • Thread
    • causing electricians' talk led lighting photocell problem switch timeclock
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. L

    Pir sensors blowing bulbs

    I do work for this big house what's been turned into apartments all the communal lights are on pir sensors For some reason I end up changing the lamps on the lights every couple of months the lamps aren't the cheapest you can get so I have sort of ruled that outI was also thinking is it because...
    • lockhes
    • Thread
    • aus blowing bulbs causing electricians' talk lamps lights pir sensors switching
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  3. D

    PAT testing causing computer failures ??

    Last year in one particular client company- after the PAT tester had done their stuff, a couple of computers had fatal errors - is this normal and this must of happened teh year before but we never made the connection at that time. I have now insisted that no further tests be done especially on...
  4. F

    High Input Voltage of 255 Causing Inverter to give Error

    Installed a 3.92kW System today. Using a 4000-TL SMA Inverter. The inverter gave a grid voltage error. After checking the input voltage it was at 255 which is definatley too high for the SMA Inverter. The house is only a few doors away from a sub station which may be causing this. What are...
  5. R

    voltage on earth

    hello all, Just revieced a call from a colleague asking what maybe causing him to be getting a reading of 97 volt on the main incoming earth? would welcome any ideas sorry its a bit vague but this is about all the information that I have currently.
    • rwb
    • Thread
    • aus between causing check earth electricians' talk voltage volts
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  6. J

    our oven is tripping the fuse box

    Hi All, We have an hotpoint electrical fan oven, that is tripping the fuse box when it gets over 160 degrees, it should be able to get over 200 degrees. I thought it may be the thermostat, but why would that cut the power to the fuse box, has anyone got any tips on what to look at first...
    • john-ellis
    • Thread
    • aus box causing earth electricians' talk element fuse fuse box oven ovens power tripping
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  7. Rockingit

    Electric fence causing problems

    Had a really odd problem out on a job the other day and wondered if others have encountered the same and what they did! Large rural plot with house, outbuildings and lots of land. TT, but on a dedicated pole which is PME so not sure what happened there! When doing some ground works and...
    • Rockingit
    • Thread
    • aus causing electric electrical electricians' talk fence problems
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  8. RWJ

    Energy saving lamps 'contain cancer causing chemicals'

    Don't know if anyone else read this today... Fears have been reignited about the safety of energy saving light bulbs after a group of scientists warned that they contain cancer causing chemicals. Their report advises that the bulbs should not be left on for extended periods...
    • RWJ
    • Thread
    • aus causing electricians' talk energy lamp lamps lighting lights saving
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Australia
  9. C

    Danfoss 3ph motor inverter causing hot cables.

    At my site I have 3 x Danfoss VLT6000 motor inverters for our pumps. The MCB's have always been warm to touch and as they were put in by a contractor before I came to site I assumed it must be correct. As late the 25A rated 3 pole MCB's were detected by a thermal image survey as being too hot. I...
  10. P

    Street lighting causing RCD to trip?

    Evening all, Had a call today from a customer I did a job for a few months back. I went in to install a socket for them, only to find that the circuit had been put on the non-rcd side of the board (16th board). Asked the woman if she had a copy of the certificate when she had the board...
    • Ponty Massive
    • Thread
    • aus causing electricians' talk lighting rcd street trip
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia
  11. K

    Problem - Fridge Freezer Causing Nuisance Rcd Tripping. How Do I Rectify?

    I have traced the nuisance tripping down to the fridge freezer and im wondering how best to go about rectifying the problem and staying within the 17th edition regs. Any ideas would be greatly recieved.
    • KDT Projects
    • Thread
    • causing conduit electricians' talk freezer fridge mounted problem rcd rcd tripping surface tripping trunking
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Electrical Appliances & Whitegoods Forum
  12. M

    Neighbours extension/growth of tree causing new shading in the future

    I was asked an interesting question earlier from a potential customer and I couldn't give them an answer. She has had a new extension built up to the boundary line with her neighbour and she wants to have a 4kW solar array installed on the roof facing her neighbour. I was concerned how much...
  13. M

    120v on lights causing them to remain dim

    Hi, hope someone will be able to help, i have added downlighters to an existing lighting circuit taking a switch live, neutral and cpc from the j.b, i have only added four downlighters and when the first three are connected everything is fine and i have 240v, however when i connect the last...
    • mustard
    • Thread
    • aus causing electricians' talk lighting lights
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
  14. D

    RCD Query

    Hi, Am in Spain and we had alot of rain last night. All electrics were tripped out and wouldn´t reset. I isolated the ring causing the trouble, unplugged everything and reset ok. I then started plugging things back in. Eventually the system tripped when I plugged in one of my anti surge mains...
    • Dishman
    • Thread
    • aus cause causing earth electricians' talk other query rcd
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
  15. H

    dodgy wiring causing fire

    well not quite a fire but charring. It was a couple of lights i changed a couple of years ago for a mate. From ceiling roses to these decorative lights with metal base, 100w haleogen lamp and glass cover. Anyway he rings me and tells me that everytime he trys to turn the lights on the trip goes...
  16. A

    animal/ insects causing faults

    Has anyone come across this before. A client called me up about a lighting fault. after a couple of hours chasing the fault around I traced it to a light fitting in a cupboard in her bedroom. Unscrewed the pendant and all this slimy golden goo came out. went upstairs, yanked up a couple of floor...
    • Anonomoose
    • Thread
    • around aus causing didnt electricians' talk fault faults through
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
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