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  1. P

    Question for our trainee's

    This is an actual job and not from a past paper etc. It is a place I do a bit of work for. The warehouse manager asked me to make up a 50 meter extension lead for his pressure jet wash machine to be used to clean the path leading to the showroom entrance, car park and the lorries. The pressure...
  2. techguy

    Commando plug/socket compatibility

    Hi all complete noob here, please note I am not an electrician by any means and I use the phrase "commando plug/socket" to refer generally to the IEC 60309 type plugs and sockets :lol: Anyway can anyone explain the difference between the P+N+E and 2P+E plugs, both are blue 240v. At work we have...
  3. Hellmooth

    Blue commando socket

    Hi I have a commando socket to fit in my work unit to supply a gas welder, am I right in saying these come in 16 and 32 amps? What size of breaker would be best, I can't seem to find the right info on the welder for working out the max load? thanks craig
  4. A

    Generator temp supply

    Hi there, new to the forum I have a querie - I am installing a 16a commando socket onto the side of a DB going through a change over switch. 1 side of the switch being mains fed and the other from my commando socket. however I have an issue, the commando socket with be fed from a generator and...
    • Arsenal1886
    • Thread
    • appliance commando generator issue socket supply switch
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. E

    16a socket

    Hi all, hopefully just a quick one. Been asked to install a 16a commando socket in commercial premises for table saw. It will be on a dedicated 20A radial cct. Although the appliance is rated at 15A, it does state to allow for currents of up to 18A for start-up. So my question is relating to...
    • elementps
    • Thread
    • 16a asked commando fitted socket start
    • Replies: 66
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. S

    32A Commando Socket.

    Got a machine at a job rated at 32A Max, I believe that it will be fine on a 32amp commando interlocked socket but i have been requested to fit a 63amp? Does anyone else think it should be overrated to 63amp, considering its backed at the board by a 32Amp opd.
  7. F

    Commando sockets for welding sets

    Back in this fab shop today replacing 400v 4 pin commando sockets got me thinking there 3 phase and earth so I gather the welding sets are balanced loads but has anyone installed or come across the 5 pin ones were you require a neutral
  8. vxwestie

    Emergency Lighting (on commando sockets)

    Im carrying out some work and test on an installation in a permanent Marquee used for weddings and other function. The emergnecy lighting (only two bulkheads over the doors with legends) are connected to the supply via a commando type plug and socket arrangement, there is also a another plug...
  9. D

    From 59 Commando to civvy street. Starting out as a spark...

    Evening Gents. I'm one of those Royal Engineer sparkies that has 2391 and 17th ed but has never been in a loft space or chased out a wall till I left the forces. Having to make a big jump now, I've been given a break after floating around with a few different companies casually and I want to get...
    • Dan59H
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    • commando electricians' talk out spark starting street
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  10. J

    External Socket for mobility scooter

    HI can anyone assist please I am not an electrician and am not going to do the work myself but I need to get someone to install an external socket for my mum to charge her scooter with. The outside Sockets I have seen are too hard for her to open without help due to her disability, and I want...
    • johnthecandle
    • Thread
    • commando electricians' talk external outside rated socket sockets
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. tank

    commando plugs

    hello all , i still learning and need some advice about industrial plugs. i need about 5.5 kw of power from some bs1363 sockets mounted on a mobile contraption which would be wheeled to near to a consumer unit for connection. i'm thinking a 32 amp circuit breaker feeding a 32 amp single...
  12. R

    Plug socket type on construction site?

    BGB (section 704) states that plug sockets on a construction site if over 16A must be commando type. Thats the only mention of sockets I can find, can I assume that 1363 sockets can be used in a temporary office area (probably a porter-cabin) that is generally waterproof etc? Thanks.
    • Rampage
    • Thread
    • anything aus commando construction electricians' talk plug shall site plan socket sockets type
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  13. Davisonp

    SWA connection to 32 Amp Commando Plug.

    Hi, I need to provide power (about 3 amps) to a tent in a school field for a weeklong event that happens once a year. Up to now the power has been supplied from a 13 amp socket with 2.5mm flex into a 32 Amp command plug and socket, then down a 100 Meter SWA with 3 * 2.5mm cores to another...
    • Davisonp
    • Thread
    • amp aus commando connection electricians' talk plug swa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  14. G

    Welder "must be connected to a 30A fused spur"

    My old man just rang me wants to buy a welder but the manufacturers instructions say the welder has to be connected to a 30A fused spur, He hasnt bought it yet he said hes going to get more details for me tomorrow which ill post up, From what i gather this'll have to be on a dedicated circuit...
    • Guest112
    • Thread
    • 30a aus circuit commando connected electricians' talk fuse fused fused spur socket spur welder
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Australia
  15. sythai

    63a 230v commando plug help.....

    Any idea what would be the maximum size SWA I would be able to terminate in there - without too much of a struggle...? Many Thanks, Sy
  16. the pict

    Big dangly commando

    I was doing a PIR or is it a EICR any way there is a 3 phase commando socket hanging out the steel trunking and on removing the DB cover it is supplied directly from the main switch this is used for events inside a large games hall, so it should be on a OPD right but how do I rate it supply to...
    • the pict
    • Thread
    • aus commando electricians' talk
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  17. W

    commando to 13amp extension.

    Morning all, Having some trouble here at work with some of the lads abusing our extension leads and running them all round the workshop floor into forklift routes and up and over hand rails etc, so i ran around and collected them all up and plan to install some commando sockets on the support...
  18. S

    Fitting 240V 32A commando

    Hi we have a welder which can pull upto 32A according to the spec. It says I(max) 32A. The circuit to the garage has a 16A MCB at the consumer unit. It's only powering two double sockets however am going to add a commando. So I wondering if 32A MCB would sufficient or would it have to be bigger...
    • swc
    • Thread
    • 240v 32a aus cable capacity commando current electricians' talk fitting garage
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  19. E

    Commando Plugs

    Hi guys I'm a bit stuck -would appreciate some help please - thanks. I'm a disabled mobility scooter user and I charge my mobility scooter in a communal area where I live so the scooter charger has a commando plug on it which plugs directly in to a commando socket connected to my electrical...
    • expeditionist
    • Thread
    • aus commando electricians' talk plugs
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  20. marksparky

    rcd protection?

    hi folks just seeking clarification, am i right that rcd protection is not required, for example 16amp commando socket for roller door or a 3phase commando socket for a compressor? all cabling is run on the surface
    • marksparky
    • Thread
    • aus commando electricians' talk protection rcd socket surface
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
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