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    PZ/S recommendations

    I have Decided to get a PZ/s , I have seen a ck version and Wera version both roughly the same price... any preference amongst those who use one...??
  2. D

    Earliest examples of vde / rated insulated tools

    I have seen some older steadfast screwdrivers possibly from the 1980s with a sleeve over the shaft to achieve some level of insulation from live parts. but what were the first brands to do fully insulated and rated hand tools ?
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    Buying my first multifunctional tester

    Hi all, I am new to the forum. I am currently looking to buy my first multifunctional tester, I have looked at many from seaward to fluke but I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations? Also, has anyone ever purchased a second hand one? Is there anything to look out for when buying...
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    Can you use a 20volt in place of a broken 18volt lithium-ion

    Hi Everyone, I have a 18volt 1.5 lithium-ion cordless drill that I can no longer get parts for and the batteries are now dead, so I recently found a really reasonably priced brand new 2.0 lithium-ion with the same connections and polarity etc and although I have not attempted to put a 18volt...
  5. SJD

    "Safety Electrical Connection" metal labels

    Does anyone know a source of just the metal labels that are attached at earth clamps? Every time I need to replace a missing label, I'm taking a label from a new clamp, and throwing the clamp away, which seems a bit wasteful. I'd love to buy a bag/box of 50 or 100 of the metal labels.
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    Tripod lazer level

    Am looking at getting a tripod lazer level, is there a prefered make and model that you guys all use ?
  7. Lister1987

    Stupid question time...

    How does an earth leakage clamp meter differ from a clamp meter (if at all). Both tend to test IVR so are we just talking sensitivity, resolution and range? When does one become the other (if at all).
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    Quickwire T-Connector Plug & Socket

    I've just seen the launch announcement about the new Quickwire T-Connector Plug & Socket in Professional Electrician & Installer Magazine. See here: https://www.quickwire.co.uk/product/t-connector-plug-socket/ I'm a bit disappointed that they have chosen to release this product ahead of a 32A...
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    Megger 1741+ vs Metrel MI3152

    I have got it down to the choice of 2 MFTs. I am looking at either the Megger 1741+ or the Metrel MI 3152 EurotestXC. The megger looks like a good workhorse favoured by many electricians, but the Metrel looks like a leap forward in technology. In terms of future-proofing for EV chargers etc...
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    looking for best step / cone cutter for using on 18th edition consumer units

    Hi all, i,m looking for recommendations on a reliable tough step /cone cutter for using on 18th edition boards ?, i'm sick of hole saws rattling round and making a mess , your guidance would be greatly appreciated ! cheers fellow sparky's.
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    Does anyone have a ATEX Zone 0 torch they want to get rid off ?

    Hi guys, I am looking for a ATEX zone 0 torch is someone is looking to get rid of theirs. TIA
  12. W

    Kitchen appliance grid wiring

    Hey, Im just wondering on what everybody’s preferred brand of grid switch is?im looking for kitchen appliances switches marked up (can be white as out of sight) but after some decorative ones for the light switches in the kitchen. Its Not something i use at work so not up to date with them.
  13. James

    wall chaser

    help me out please guys and girls, i have agreed to do some domestic work, not something i normally do. 15 years ago i used to do a fair bit but now its nearly all industrial. some of the work will involve chasing channels, mostly plaster but might have to go a little into the brick every now...
  14. Loki

    CEF Calibration day

    Hi everyone, Just for information I've had an email from CEF & they are doing a Calibration day in Honiton, Devon on Monday 27th July.
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    Fluke 2042 or?

    Hi I have been working for a company for a few months, which only runs iecr and remidial after iecr, I often do 4 iecr a day or 2 large remidials. I often have problems locating cables for bonding, dead cables, broken cables and walled junction boxes, they make me waste a lot of time and often...
  16. littlespark

    Dado trunking

    I’ve got some Centaur dado trunking from years ago (2 1/2 lengths of it) from CEF. Got some lid for it, but not enough. Does other makes of trunking lids and boxes fit? I’m looking on eBay for cheap accessories rather than go back to CEF just for my own office.
  17. happysteve

    Cutting neat notches in a stainless steel cooker hood chimney

    Eh up :) Is it possible to cut a neat notch - say arch shaped, with the arch diameter about 25mm - in a stainless steel cooker hood chimney, without either making a mess of the chimney, or breaking/burning out tools, or both? Special hole saw - or maybe regular holesaw used for steel - and...
  18. D

    boards with mixed breakers

    I have been trying to get hold of BM RCBOs without much success and having inherited a job where BM are being used and some of the boards at these premises have had added other types of breakers and it is a problem with some insurers and don't really want to change the whole board if I could...
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    Lovely old Megger

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Megger-Electrical-Test-Meter-Old-Barn-Find-Retro-Vintage-Electrician-Wind-Up/153999803458?hash=item23db1a8442%3Ag%3ApSkAAOSwP%7ERfBVyi&LH_ItemCondition=4 none of that plastic rubbish :)
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    Best MFT for EV charge point testing

    This may have been asked before but what is the best all round MFT that also does EV charge point testing? I am looking at the Megger 1741+ but also believe the Metrel testers are also good?

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