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  1. B

    2 SB 3800 Inverters, 9600 kwp array, one 60m export cable. Inverter cutting out?

    I have a recurant problem on a system which one inverter gets a AC fault. This happens alternately, either one inverter or the other. The fault seems to be at peak output but does not trip any breakers. The system is very wrong in the fact its all on the one phase (as only one available), but...
  2. B

    Chop saw blade for cutting dado trunking...?

    Read on another thread some of you saying that when cutting dado trunking a chop saw with a suitable blade leaves a manufactured type cut, nice and clean. As opposed to a hacksaw cut that leaves a burred edge that requires filing down etc. I use a hacksaw for small jobs but I am curious as to...
  3. tuckermot

    cutting chip board floors and pipe/cable detector

    I am going to be cutting some chip board floors with my circular saw and to be honest when working on domestic propertys i have a total fear of cutting through pipes/cables underneath,even after setting the circular saw.I want to purchase a second hand detector and the ones i have had in the...
  4. D

    Core drills for a damp stone wall

    Anyone know of a core bit that will do damp stone walls?after spending 6 hours coring a hole through for a fan with it clogging up all the time due to the damp lime mortar in the wall.core I used was a Marcrist 750 I think which is usually spot on if it's dry of course.dont really want to go...
  5. E

    Best Core cutting drill

    Evening all, Looking to buy a core cutting drill that will last a fair few years. thinking about buying the bosch one as its got a 3 year garuntee with it to. And do you reccommend going for the most expensive hole cutter?? I bought a sparky core drill and decided im taking it back as it...
  6. i=p/u

    floor cutting or bust the ceiling ,neatly as posible

    marked out me first row of lights in 2 rooms to finish up today for tomorrow, i can get to above ceiling but the floorboards are the groove ones and im hopping no noggins in, as they nightmare to get back down, then was thinking maybe just cut a 100mm track out with angle grinder on ceiling...
  7. W

    Cutting Blade

    Hi All, can anyone recomend a good Diamond blade for cutting tiles? My last one lasted for 4 roofs, it was a spectrum from a roofing place which they highley recomended. TIA
  8. S

    Cutting trunking and cable tray

    what are the best methods for cutting these with a power tool as with a hacksaw with every cut it just goes off the line
  9. K

    bosch GOP 10.8v

    Got me out of a right pickle last night, great handy tool. last week had to cut the back out of a cut outs mounting board, saved me then too as all the cables for the house were behind the board, had to cut it because they werent long enough for the new consumer unit (or mains board as I'm...
  10. sythai

    Core cutting tips please.....

    Evening Chaps... Usually try to avoid core cutting if poss or have been lucky on most jobs before and managed to cut from the outside in.... if you know what I mean. But have a few coming up at where I've got to cut from the inside ---> to out. Couple of questions please ? - Best way limit...
  11. R

    Cutting roof supports?

    Anyone out there of a structural persuasion? Basically I have a loft I've boarded, the hatch to which is in an 'extended' part of the house (from what I can determine), and to get into the main area of the loft you have to squeeze through some beams or rafters which follow the line of the...
  12. Z

    Best drill bits for metal and stainless steel?

    Hi guys, I am sick of buying cheap or expensive drill bits which only last for a couple of drills. What do you think which exact make or model is the best and lasts longest?
  13. B

    Cutting cable tray

    A few years back I was working in a factory on a job where there were a couple of Germans also doing an install. They were putting up a lot of cable tray to run a large SWA feed to a new machine. They were cutting the tray into all sorts of impressive sets etc. using what I can only...
  14. FatBob

    The LAW PRECISELY for cutting a DNO seal at the fuse

    Has anyone one actually been prosecuted for this on the forum? The reason I ask is what are you charged with, is it criminal damage, that being for the destruction and removal of a seal? Clearly there would be no criminal intent for an electrician needing to isolate a supply, and I suspect...
  15. N

    Cutting off plugs on new appliances

    We all know it can be a pig to get the appliances back in a kitchen especially when its a moulded plug , so we cut them off and connect to a connection plate , well i know from an earlier thread thet people have said that this invalidates the warrenty ,well heres and update ive been doing some...
  16. D

    Best technique/tools for cutting the space for back boxes?

    In the process of buying more tools after starting out. How would you go about cutting in back boxes and chasing in for that matter on plastered brick walls? Best tools and technique please? Thanks
  17. L

    best "dust catcher" for use when cutting 12v's

    Fancy a new "dust catcher" at the moment i have been using a old tupaware !! lasted me 3 years but i fancy the real thing! Thanks
  18. B

    Cutting floorboards

    What do you use to cut up floorboards? Jigsaw/ circular saw or any other. I use a jigsaw but it is on its last legs and I have been usuing a reciprocating saw lately which is only going to lead to trouble when my luck runs out.
  19. F

    bosch or fein multitool

    hello i,m in the market for a multitool and have been looking at the bosch li-ion or a 110/240 fein what do you guys recommend thank,s for reading
  20. ringer

    First ever 20mm galv conduit

    Big day today - first time ever threading 20mm galv conduit. Basically did a load of research, put some tools together, asked some questions on here, then got on with it and taught myself. So much could have gone wrong, but it actually went quite smoothly. Did make some marks where the conduit...

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