Got called to a fault at commercial premises yesterday and thought i would share what i found.
The initial call was to an isolator which was worn and kept going off so did the usual isolation and was a bit confused as breaker was single phase and isolator was tp&n,
took cover off and found out...
At the request of a previous post we just threw up a quick website for a "solar panel swap shop"
It's a very simple site, and has no great pretentions, just to help every one out.
At the moment no posts! - Just pop over and register, and post your requests for panels or surplus panels for...
Spent hours today tracing a NE fault (IR=0.29Mohms) on ring main.
Unplugged everything I could and then split the ring down. Eventually narrowed it down to three double sockets which seem to be on a spur. Different colours at start and end of spur so no doubt a jb under the floor somewhere...
Hi guys,
my company based in the midlands, due to ever increasing workloads are looking for an "experienced .".. electrician to become a team leader to help cope with our growing number of clients, we have done several commercial projects ranging from 8KWP, up to 50KWP.
and have a backlog of...
HI, i have just bought a Metrel EurotestAT 3101 secondhand and its a great bit of kit apart from sometimes i get ocasional crazy low ohm readings (which seems to rectify itself after a couple of auto nulls). I have downloaded some results to the eurolink software but i do not know how to create...
hi all dont know if ur like me that since having an i phone it feels like its is now part of my toolbox of sorts .. anyways i came across this gem of an app some may know of it some may not anyway the app is called dropbox and it allows you to keep all documents pdf / word etc into a app that...
Yeah just wanted to know is this gonna be a flash in the pan type of thing or is it here to stay? I know of the government legislation but im sure the fit tariffs are being revised soon .
Thinking of doing the city and guilds solar pv installer course and i have all the blinking electrical...
hi all
am looking at having a pv installed and have be recomended using sun power system www.sunpowersystems.uk.com they are not the american company but uk based
does any one have any reviews or can recomend a system
cheers in advance
help before purchase, i have walkie talkies that are charged with 9v 200mA charger, would it be a problem charging them with 9v 300mA charger as have misplaced the original 1.??? your knowledge and reasons are great:rolleyes:;):confused:
Got an email this morning about a free trial of a thermal imager
"Try Out A Fluke Thermal Imager
Need convincing ? The best way to understand the benefits of thermal imaging is to try it for yourself !Fluke is offering you a free 2 day trial, no obligation attached and absolutely free.
The...
i am going to finish my first pv installation tomorrow, and i have a question about the meter.
so the way i have wired the pv panels from the consumer board is:
16mcb from consumer board
AC isolator
Generating meter
Ac isolator in loft
inverter
dc isolators
pv panels
my question...
Just updated my 'Cable Mate' software program which is brilliant and updates are free. For you guys doing the big one (The Design and Verification part of 2391) this is a secret weapon. I used the earlier version a few years ago for the big project and it helped hugely. Check it out. Its...
Just caught the end of somethiong on the news - it looks like the railway is going to electrified between Cardiff and London between now and 2016 - should be quite a bit of work going for that for the industrial guys, I would think.....
We have been updating our certs and have created the new EICR that will come with the next amendment. You can insert your own logo and the signature fields also take an image if you need to email them to your customer. You will be prompted for the report number. Please RTFM!!!!! All the usual...
hey guys just wanted to make a list of awesome films ill start the list off
tropic thunder -- comedy
snatch---comedy/action/boxing
city of god ----- just an awesome film
also just came out the kings speech watched it last week loved the film.
Can any of you tell me as a sole trader do I still need to provide method statements? I am briefly familiar with risk assessments and I am aware that these are job/site specific but not really had dealings with method statements. I have browsed "templates" of them but they seem to be aimed more...
Well lads finally got back here last night, only 4 days late but still in time for Christmas.
Had to come back via Turkey and into Gatwick as Heathrow and BA were not playing ball. It's bloomin' freezing, last minute Christmas shopping and a pint down the local tonight...... can't beat it...
Hi guys,
A bit about me:
Finished school (A levels in Maths & Physics and a GNVQ Advanced in IT)
Studied Multimedia Tech & IT Studies at the School of Electronics @ Glamorgan University.
Joined a company (20 miles away) where I am used for a number of duties such as Graphic Design...
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