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  1. SolarCity

    >50kWp systems. Dead forever?

    We went to speak to a customer earlier this week who wanted to fill a field with panels. He has a budget of £2.5 million pound (!) and wanted us to put some figures together for him. This was the first time that I had put figures together on a >50kWp system since the FITs review and they're...
  2. L

    Not dead! What wire to use when spurring a circuit onto additional sockets?

    What wire to use when spurring a circuit onto additional sockets? I dont want to reopen this thread for discussions on ego sharing... but to let you know 1. I'm not dead or flame bait! 2. Wasn't aware until just today of the discussions that followed the orginal thread. 3. I purchased 2.5...
  3. S

    Megger 1553 problem, is my megger dead?

    Hi all, Everything works on my megger mft 1553 except continuity?? When I test continuity the fuse light comes on and stays on and I cant get a reading? The fuse is fine also brand new batteries? Any ideads why? Anyone had the same problem? Thanks Simon.:confused:
  4. R

    fire alarm dead testing

    I am testing some large fire alarm loops (600-1000meters) wired in 1.5 fp, the end to end resistance readings of the live conductors is the same but the earth resistance is much smaller, is this because the earth is annealed tin and has a lower value of resistance ! If so what is the value of...
  5. R

    Flogging a dead horse.

    Hi everyone im looking for some advice im 21 years old and im currently attending college for the 2330 level 3 course, i decided to become an electrician after a friend told me about a job with the company he works for back in 2009, i was an apprentice with the company which mainly focused on...
  6. J

    nvq logbook (not just a dead link!!)

    I have seen alot of threads on here which states it has a nvq logbook. And when I was struggling to understand what I needed to include in my portfolio, I was disappointed to find all of the links were dead. So this is the template logbook I have used I have now nearly finished 1 of the 3...
  7. C

    rcd trips on a dead circuit?????

    hi all my parents just bought a new place and the electrics are dodgy to say the least, one circuit in-particular is giving me a headache, okay here's the set up The supply is TNS and the consumer unit has one 30mA rcd covering half the circuits, the circuit that is causing problems is a...
  8. J

    dead pc quick question

    my pc is dead its either the procceser or the motherboard has gone its got windows vista built in on the harddrive so if i replace the board and proccesor will the operating system work
  9. D Skelton

    Testing for dead

    Hi people, just a quick question. I've ordered a couple of things online to go in my slowly expanding tool kit (I'm new to this game) and one of the things I ordered is a Steinel 1129 Voltcheck 3, link below. I only want it for testing for dead to make doubly sure that the circuit I'm working on...
  10. I

    Potterton Suprima 80E main electrics dead

    Hello, I have a Potterton Suprima 80E and it was functioning well today. We had a power cut to the house and a few minutes later the power was restored. Now the boiler does not power up at all. No red led or programmer activity. Just completely dead. I have checked the fuse socket...
  11. ringer

    Proving dead at the CU

    Can you use main incoming L&N as known voltage source instead of a proving unit?
  12. E

    2 gang switch live when dead

    Recently opened a 2 gang switch on a landing. Had knocked out the breaker for the lights on the landing. Waved my volt stick in there and the other gang was still live as it supplied the next stairs up off a different circuit. Is this acceptable in the regs ? It seems to be a bit dangerous...
  13. J

    My van is dead!

    My van has died and I need a new one rapid. I have always paid cash for used ones in the past but am thinking about about getting into debt for a goodun, does anyone know of any good deals out there at the mo?
  14. Goody

    CU Change is ... dead easy!!!

    I have just come across this on the dIYnot.com forum... what do you mean get a professional to do it, I replaced mine last week with a larger unit. Okay i'm not an electrician but would say I'm electrically minded, it was dead easy you just need a bit of common sence and a good memory or...
  15. B

    Socket and See Dead Circuit Finder DTX 200

    I wondered if anyone had use done of these? If so - are they any good?
  16. W

    Dead Testing - 3Phase Motor and S-Plan

    When testing Insulation Resistance or Continutiy on a 3phase Motor, do you need to disconnect the cables from the motor? Or do you just test I.R to the starter, then I.R from starter to motor? (as the starter will be open when dead) Would a motor come under "equipment vulnerable to testing"...
  17. W

    Fault Finding - Dead

    I apologise in advance if this has been posted many times by others :D Im after some help on fault finding for my AM2 exam. Apparently you only get an continuity tester and insulation resistance. Would just like to know some information on testing different circuits and how to locate the...
  18. Golden_Boy

    Testing for dead

    When testing for dead why is the use of a multimeter ( set to AC volts ) NOT a recommended method? In the same vein can then a MFT als NOT be used? Test lamp is the easiest but I am just wondering what the reasoning is for the other methods not being suitable?
  19. R

    John Sicolo Dead

    Doubt this will mean anything to many of you but at 6.30 this morning, John Sicolo, legendary owner of the mighty TJs rock nightclub in Newport, passed away. This might make sense to people like Pennywise and any of you guys who used to go and see punk or rock bands, or any of you rom Wales...
  20. R

    Dead easy hard disk chages.

    Just had to tell you good folk, I've just upgraded a PC with 2x new SATA2 500 Gb HDD's using the Western Digital flavour Acronis disk utility. Cloned the both the (Maxtor) C and D drives and had the PC up and running in well less than an hour. Well impressed with it and dead chuffed. PC runs...

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