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    DS3 Brake light fault

    Hi guys, Got a Citroen DS3 with a rather strange fault. The tail light brake lights (Left and right) never work with the brake pedal, however the actual bulbs are fine because they light up when the lights are switched on (but the brake light always stay on). Checked the brake switch and it...
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    Unusual Accenta G4 Honeywell Fault- Keypad

    Hi All, We have had an Acenta G4 alarm fitted for 5 years. It has been fine until recently, however the keypad now appears to have failed. There are PIRS sensors, a door sensor and an alarm box with LEDs/siren. On the keypad, the 2 LED lights are not illuminated. The keypad does not work...
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    Fault finding advice

    Any fault finding advice It’s always been said to clients to unplug everything if a fault on socket circuits but can you Turn off counter top fused spurs for e.g washing machine instead of the hassle to get to the back of plugs. So I’m asking are fused spurs double pole. Also the same question...
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    Fault finding in the am2

    Hi I have my fault finding resit in a couple of weeks. the 3 possible faults are-open circuit short circuit and high resistance how would I test for each of the above faults and what sort of resolute am I looking for on the tester The test instruments I have is a low ohm continuity tester...
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    UK AM2 Fault Finding

    Hello everyone, I have my AM2 fault finding resit on Friday and just wondering if anyone has any top tips as I don’t get to do any fault finding at work? In the AM2 you get 7 faults which can be on these circuits: 1 usually on a data circuit 2 on earth bonding to extraneous parts water pipe and...
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    RCBO Fault

    Hi, Anyone have experience in the following: 16a MK RCBO Tripped supplying Garage. 2 Circuits. Radial and Lights (6/16) MCB's PME supply. Garage supplied in 6mm Twin and Earth with the Earth connected at the Main DB and Connector Blocked in the garage (doing nothing). Earth rod to garage in...
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    Low resistance fault replicated on a made up rig

    Possibly a daft one this lads but any insight welcome. Have set a dummy rig up at home and am trying to replicate a low resistance fault on a ring main. No prob getting off scale high and zero readings but anyone think of a way of creating a low but not zero reading.
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    Fire Alarm- Earth Fault on Loop (XP95)

    Hello, Would welcome any advice- We have an earth fault to a fire alarm loop, everything connected is XP95 and there are isolators in many bases and call points.. Is there a hints/tips way to find this, without having to gain access everywhere. Would splitting the loop, powering the half that...
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    Toyota Camry - intriguing fault with headlights

    2005 Camry. Yesterday the headlights started to play up with an interesting issue. When the ignition is on + the light switch on the steering is on, the low beams do not light up. However when the high beams are turned on, both the high and low lights are on. All or nothing it seems. I thought...
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    How to calculate the resistance of steel armour under fault conditions 70 oC for CSA 95mm2

    Hi All, hope your all well. I was hoping if I can please get some advice in regards to SWA. In Particular using SWA as CPC. Cable size 95mm2 I have a table for SWA which shows various information, in the last two columns it shows the "resistance of steel armour under fault conditions at 70...
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    AM2 ring fault-finding headache

    How would I pinpoint a fault on a ring circuit with very little resistances, and without any visual clues, only by measuring. Say I have a break in neutral between db and first socket. How would I go about fault finding it? 1. I will use low resistance ohmmeter. 2. I will find that rn is not a...

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