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    Design Current?

    how do i work out the design current of a circuit? ive been given the voltage, Ze and PFC.. its the highways depot assignment but they havent given me the power of any of the circuits.
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    College Assignment - Large Design Loads

    I've got a college assignment based around design. There's 4 DBs: Main CCU DB1 - Lighting DB2 - Power DB3 - Offices I'm assuming that the Main CCU is the intake and that then has distribution circuits to the three DBs. Cool, so I started working through the lighting DB, got about 30A total...
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    Building regs for consumer unit

    We are buying a newbuild property and due to the regulations, we are told the consumer unit needs to go in the dining room (as boxes are on the external wall in that location). As the room will be painted dark grey we want to hide the box inside a cabinet by removing the back from the cabinet...
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    Electrical installation design guide

    Have been sizeing up the size of armour on diffent SWA cables to make sure they are suitable to be protective conductors. Come across table 8.8 page 100 .on this table it says maximum bs88 fuse size (for example) 120mm 4core is 500a, when it also says current carrying capacity is 335 method c...
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    Circuit detail label/sticker

    100 x Swift CD1510P Personalised Circuit Details Label - http://www.swift-engraving.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=63&products_id=705 Does anyone have an idea how I would be able to write these up on a computer and print them off? Would look rough hand written IMO. Cheers
  6. juice

    design software

    I'm an experienced electrician who has recently passed the written exam of the level 4 NVQ design course. I still need to complete the design portfolio but this is not what I'm here for. I'm looking for some good software that is free if possible but not essential to use to design and present...
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    Veg oil system control design help.

    hi all I'm working on a veg oil conversion for our (1997) 110 defender and have some ideas of how I'd like to control it but my auto electric knowledge is poor and I was wondering if anyone could help? I've contacted a few auto electricians and no one wants the job. I have bought a stack pro...
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    Garage wireing

    im in a brand new build and paid for mains into the garage, I've discovered the builder has spurred off the back of one of the front room sockets, through the back of the wall to an external junction and to the consumer unit in the garage. If something causes a trip in the garage The consumer...
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    Emergency lighting qualification

    Hi, Was just wondering if there is any specific qualificatuon required if I want to in install emergency lighting in a new shop? Any help would be much appreciated Peter
  10. uksparks

    2396 Design Course

    Hi, Long time no post... been very busy and simply not had time, actually its probably been since last summer, you know, got married, then kids started school in September, the Mrs says put that sodding phone down etc.. Anyway, I am about to book on the 2396 Design course. I know roughly...
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    Supply cable - rating

    Ive always wondered how they calculate supply cables size. Can anyone tell me why every time i go to a house and theres a lot of demand on the board and then you look down and see what can only be described as a "pecker" of an armoured cable running into the cut out? How can this be justified...
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    Fire Alarm Drawings

    Hi All just wondering how everyone completes their Design Drawings, As Fitted Drawings and zone plans for commercial Fire Alarm systems that you installed
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    Help needed! .. Design question anyone care to help?

    hello just couple questions regarding my my design exams.. 1. A 230V single phase circuit is protected by a circuit breaker with RCD (RCBO). justify witch component part of the device would operate for the following faults .. a. line to earth fault 2.3 ohms b. line to neutral fault 0.01 ohms...
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    what do you think about this design !

    Hi guys ! i want to know your opinions about this design before i lunch it in store! would you wear this t-shirt ?! how much you rank it on a scale of 10 ?! do you have any suggestions to make it better?! do you have any other ideas or designs would you see it on a t-shirt ?! thanks
  15. MODECSOFT

    Official release of ElectricalOM Electrical Design Software - Check out some of the new features

    We are pleased to announce the official release of ElectricalOM, and we think you're going to be very pleased with the results. ElectricalOM continues Modecsoft's proud tradition of creating robust software for the Electrical Engineering industry. The team has been hard at work through this...
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    Spur from Ring Final Circuit

    My last thread was taken down due to copyright reasons, I think it was because I scanned a page from the wiring regs and posted it. Can anyone tell me if this circuit design conforms to regs?
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    2391 now 2396

    Hello all, thanks in advance for any help. Does anyone know if city and guilds created a bridging course to convert your 2391-20 level 3 in design to a 2396 level 4 in design ?? Many thanks for any help here.
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    Bathroom design software

    Over the last couple of months my business has been really taking off and we have started offering bathroom installations, as of now we have been sketching out the bathrooms and using about 50 catalouges from different companys to design bathrooms. I want to find software that can let me design...
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    Hollycroft software

    Wondering if anyone uses the above software? I'm particularly interested in the rams section. If you do use it, how do you find it? Cheers. Produce Electrical Certificates, Risk Assessments and Renewables Certification quickly - http://www.hollycroftsoftware.co.uk/index.html
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    Lighting Design

    Afternoon All, As some of you may know I've been working in electrical design for a year and a bit following 8 years on the tools. Now I'm thinking of starting up my own lighting design business, however I'm unsure as to whether it will work or not (I appreciate it does as some people have done...
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