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  1. gazdkw82

    Friends shower burnt out - fail

    Friend says to me, "can you have a look at my shower. It smelt of burning, I turned it off and took the cover off. This is what's happened" Oh ffs...... :mad:
  2. A

    AM2 pass or fail? Wrong sized cable

    Hello people, just finished my Am2 today and all went well, finished everything and didnt really have an issue with anything in regards to install, testing and fault finding. But... when we finished i asked the examiner what are some of the mistakes people make. And he said installing the wrong...
  3. Michael James thomas

    Stroma Certification Scheme Stroma is it possible to fail assessment

    I'm the NIC QS and Electrical foreman for a shopfitting firm and one of the subbys who has now come on board full time .He can't fill out a test cert at all didn't know where to bond water and doesnt know when an Rcd is required or not so uses RCBOs on every thing has no real knowledge of the...
  4. E

    LED drivers (DALI) regulary fail

    In a new building about 400 TCI LED drivers of type 122692 were installed. This concerns DALI drivers. The vast majority of these drivers are in a dimmable setup (DALI). The problem now is that drivers regularly fail. In itself not the end of the world, but there is the programming costs every...
    • Emile
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    • dali drivers fail led led drivers regular
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  5. tank

    ZS Fail RCBO Coding Question

    Hi all, i'm doing an eicr on a school and am live testing ZS for ring final circuits. The supply is TNCS. i have two results and three questions if i may. i'm getting c32 rcbo ZS 0.64 ohms. ( Max ZS allowed 0.55 ohms ) Should this be coded a C3 because although ZS fail, the rcd will catch...
  6. D

    Would this cause me to fail my Am2?

    hi everyone , I’ve just completed my am2 I think I did fairly well on everything the only thing that’s bugging me is, on my shedual of test results I’m sure I put the wrong size cpc for the c/o detector circuit. I put the cpc as 1mm however I think it was 1.5 would this one thing cause me to...
  7. T

    Led rear lights fail after ignition

    Hi,i fitted some after market led rear lights to my 2015 3.2 ford ranger wildtrak auto,they work fine when the ignition is off,but as soon as i start the engine the lights fail after 60 seconds or so,the ebay seller has sold over 100 of these units and can't understand why I'm having issues,do i...
  8. telectrix

    Capacitor Fail?????20 bloody characters.

    motor runs fine if i give it a push. i assume the cap in the pic is a dual start/run. only shows 1 value (4mfd) so does that mean it's 2 x 4mfd caps in the one can? assuming that.best place to get one?
  9. Gavin John Hyde

    Possible cause for a RCD to die?

    On a job today to add a couple of outdoor security lights. House is currently empty and has been for a couple months due to probate and its about to have a little bit of work done before going on market. The power was off when i got there, turned it on and the RCD is completely dead... it has...
  10. O

    I think this is a fail ...................

    Got asked to look at some imported kit today:
  11. W

    Rear Fog light has made an mot fail

    hello so my rear fog light on my Mazda bongo has fail the mot due to not working. The bulb is fine, I used a multimeter to find out it wasn't receiving power. So I've rigged up a wire from the switch to the bulb socket but the bulb still doesn't light up. I've now completely removed the bulb...
  12. EWP

    I am just lost for words.......

  13. jordanlewis88

    AM2 Pass or fail advice

    Hi all, I am pretty new to this group so forgive me if this thread is already someplace else but i have just finished my second day of my AM2 online exam done, installation done, and part of my testing done ( just have to complete paperwork) Theres a few minor things i know are wrong with my...
  14. Dan

    Pat Testing - If there's no earth on the plug, is it a fail?

    Have an old record player that has come into the local charity shop and they want to know if it's worth just throwing. There's no plug on it, but there's only L + N anyway, no earth. I said it possibly wouldn't pass anyway without an earth and said I'd ask. They can bin it if it's going fail and...
  15. gazdkw82

    Fluke T110 fail self test

    I noticed my fluke T110 voltage tester was giving some strange readings. It's now randomly failing the self test (touch the probes together for continuity check) Is this a Common issue?
  16. telectrix

    scroll failure on EF only

    for some reason i can no longer mouse scroll up or down on EF forum only. dragging the sidebar works though. daaaaaan?????
  17. F

    I Need Work Need to resit FICA

    Hello, My name is Fraser, im 25 years old and live in scotland. 5 years ago, i sat my FICA test, but failed. Around the time of my test, my life fell apart. I lost a relationship, my friend died in an accident, another committed suicide. This was alot for me to process and i couldnt cope. Soon...
  18. R

    Dead test fail?

    Evening all , Called out to short circuit on cooker circuit assumed that cupboard fitted above isolater switch screwed through cable , disconnected at switch then dead tested back to board Continuity l- cpc .22 l-n .16 n-cpc .22 Ir test l-n 999 l-...
  19. telectrix

    Words Fail Me.

    call-out this morning to local newsagent... " outside lights not working. " 12 gang grid switch for lighting. 2 switches with no live feed. after stripping shelving away, found this: not took a pic with the lid off. might spoil your elevenses . the fault was a o/c 1361, one of the 2...
  20. M

    Fiat Ducato 2.3jtd 2005 dipped beam and fog fail, but comes on after 5 mins!!!

    Hello all, thank you very kindly for reading my post. Fiat Ducato 2.3jtd 2005 swift motorhome. Ok..I have lost my headlights dipped beam and fogs....but the funny thing is they come on again after 5 mins driving! Then if I switch the engine off I lose them again..then drive for 5 minutes...
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