I tested an IEC lead that was crossed L--N . Both ends were sealed, so I cut the cable &
the plug was cross wired. I am posting this because somebody may be churning out
hundreds of cross wired sealed plugs, & how is anybody to know?
Best regards.
I was looking at an image in another post - copied below - and noticed the label 'Rotation anti-clockwise' on the lower MEM item of switchgear which is the main incomer. I wondered why it was mentionedat all on the cover since L1, L2, L3 or RYB and now Br, Bl, Gy is the positive phase sequence...
I am just a bit more experienced than your basic DIY homeowner. In our bedroom walk in closet I put up 2 LED fixtures to replace the fluorescents that were there when we bought the house. They work fine. Each is on its own switch. The switch for the really powerful fixture - which I love and my...
I may have asked this question before but I forgot what was said and the problem has reered it's ugly head again.
I was doing some RFC testing the other day. Did my cross connecting but when I was doing the calcs I kept getting the wrong figure. It seemed I was not pressing = before dividing by...
Morning all,
We are currently looking for a 2391 gold card certified electrical tester who is available ASAP for our site near King Cross Station (wc1h)
The project is a hotel fit out.
Work hours 7.30am - 4.30pm with a 45min break. Around 2 weeks work.
Day rate £220.
If potentially...
Installation of new suspended lighting track in established gentleman’s outfitters in Charing Cross Road. installation contractor required. Potentially two other shops as well. Contact me for details.
Is it worth while re tapping lugs on back boxes? Just ordered a 3.5mm tapping tool as I had an issue at the weekend with the head of a screw shearing off and the resulting pain in the neck hassel of getting the remaining screw shaft out of the lug. This must be a very common problem. Is re...
Hey need some help with some homework the question is
'Determine for one of the high bay lighting circuits within the workshop, the minimum cross sectional area of live conductors for current carrying capacity and voltage drop.'
So if I have a lighting circuit with 5 high bay 150W luminaires...
I keep looking in to doing the Cross Over 2330 to 2357
but i would need to do the AM2
Can you do the AM2 any time, ie before doing the Cross Over bits
and how much is it to do the AM2 ££
also what kind of project, its a all day thing
Was thinking on the lines of, KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT...
Doing a CU change in a flat, concrete floors and ceilings, just been decorated in hallways and bedrooms. Basically kitchen fitters ripped units out today and the bonding to the main gas has been cross bonded to the water behind units. Water is bonded back to the MET. However incoming water is...
Guys,
What are the regulations these days on cross bonding.
We have a room that has a sink in it with obviously hot and cold water supplied.
The local sockets are RCD protected but the lights are not but then they are out of reach.
I'm not interested in whether it only costs a couple of quid to...
So basically I have a terrarium setup for a snake.
The Electrical setup for the snake includes day glo and night glo bulbs. To simulate a more realistic environment i wanted to be able to fade these bulbs at set times. idea being the following:
745am sunglo bulb begins to fade on
745am...
Got a call from the rep of my main wholesaler today saying he had recommended me to one of his customers. They asked him if he knew any reliable electrician's that would be happy to quote for their work. He very kindly put me forward, I then met the customer today he is a really nice guy. The...
Hi all,my first post,
Attended a job yesterday, to a family friend. She has just purchased a brand new range cooker, costing her £1000. The job was pretty simple, just to coonect the cooker to a bullnose. When I started connecting the live conductor on the cooker, the screw on the cooker...
I am currently looking for full time employment or maybe going self employed but I'm a little stuck whether I can just do the NVQ3/AM2 or will need to switch over onto the 2357.
currently I have the following
2330 level 2
2365 level 3 (I did start the 2330 level 3 but we got moved over on to the...
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