Looking to source some cheap resin to use in junction boxes used for wiring exterior lights. Hoping you guys can point me to a supplier or product you have used in the past that's not to expensive
Hey guys
I'm trying to help an elderly neighbour where money is an issue.
So I'm going to buy the CCTV cameras for her myself. Plus I'll get some experience
She needs 2 cameras with an option to get a 3rd camera in the future .
Which CHEAP SECOND HAND KIT shall I look for on ebay?
Thanks all
Can anyone point me towards the dirt cheap end of the EVC point market, 32A or thereabouts, no PEN or WiFi built in, just dirty electrons down the right cable? Cheers! R.
I am currently on the Octopus Go tariff with 7.5p kwh 12.30am to 4.30am and then 30p kwh during the day.I use this tariff to charge my plugin hybrid very cheaply.
I have an old but usable 80ah car battery,a 150 watt dc to ac inverter and a 10 watt LED lamp.
I have it set up to charge the battery...
Just thought I'd point out these are actually very good, I've had one for ages and I've just got another one for my indoor work bench.
In particular they store min and max peak readings and are auto-ranging, and you don't normally get features like that in this 2nd hand price range. (£25)...
I could do with finding a meter that only really needs to do Loop and RCD (type, range, ramp and time), that's small and robust and cheap enough that if it get's trashed in a rainy muddy field I won't be sobbing into my beer too much. Anyone have any suggestions other than finding a second hand...
Hi, the main heating element in my Smeg fan oven has blown again (10 yr old model, element replaced 4 yrs ago).
A search online has offered replacements from £10 to £60.
Is it worth buying cheap? Are they safe?
I paid around £50 for the blown replacement 4 yrs ago.
Any advice greatly...
Hi,
starting the long journey to becoming an electrician, so looking for a cheap MFT. doesn't have to be in calibration I need it to practise. so can be old happy to consider it.
Cheers
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Supposing you have a device in the field that is connected to the household router via an ethernet cable (may also be TP links in the path back to the router) . The devices were all sucessfully connecting to the internet at installation time. Some of the units then suffer disconnection from...
I got dragged into a PAT testing argument....I don't miss this kind of thing!
Cheap and horrible display stand lights. IEC plug. Class 2 symbol. Earthing connected to innards at the lamp end.
On front of unit (not pictured) two knurled bolts hold a piece of glass to the metal innards of the...
Homebase are having a sell off of their USB rechargeable led task / under cupboard lights. They come with a magnetic holder seen in Homebase Newport for £15 very good for task light in a tight spot. Arlec Rechargeable LED Dimmable Light -...
Normally i like Wera and Wiha screwdrivers.... but i saw this on amazon, and thought "why?"
No torque, needs both hands, will break into a thousand pieces when dropped..... the list goes on...
Thought this may be of interest to any trainees out there, no leads or any accessories, but at the moment very inexpensive and will give someone a head start: Fluke multifunction tester 1662 | eBay -...
I've been looking at some home videos that I've made over the years. I'm thinking it's about time I had a play around with editing and titling my works of art(!) and editing out bits that should have been on 'that' DVD ;-) Anyone got suggestions for some software? Either Windows or Linux...
I’ve seen 3 or 4 quotes for cu changes in the last few month from other electrical firms
some on here and some during my working week
In general, for a standard 10way dual board seems around £500-550 (mostly plus vat too)
im only charging £375(No vat) for a 10 way, about £400 for a 16 way...
Has anyone fitted a Class 2 exterior wall lantern recently that was good and not too expensive? Struggling to find any "drop" type in white.
The story:
Simple job for Friday afternoon I thought - swap two wall lanterns and add a new one. 50's Bungalow, but had consumer unit updated to a twin...
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