So for one of my tasks on my assessment I've bee asked this question:
To ensure that the conveyor system is safe and complies with legislation, compare the construction and operation of an elecro-magnetic relay system with a PLC system that controls a 3-phase contactor. Include appropriate...
Had a call today. Property has 400v 3 phase DB....it used to be old commercial unit but changed to residential. He's been in process of moving in but within day or two appliances starting to burn out. He's father had reported testing some sockets and voltages varied at times when other...
Hi, would like your professional opinion how to identify an rcbo from an rccd just by looking at it. For example, I have attached two photos, one the ABB (40A 30mA) is an RCCB and the other ABB (10A 30mA) is an RCBO. Supposedly they are both 40A 30mA, how can you tell which is the RCD from RCBO...
Any help identifying these would be appreciated, we think the small one is off a bike??
the inertia has a number other than on the plate which reads: 988074
unfortunately we cant find anything on these two units
We have a CAV dynamo 24V,
Type: G8A24-6,
Serial No. UB133,
Dispatch number 1131060, clockwise rotation, normal speed.
we have had a look on the net cant find anything for it. any help would be appreciated! thank you in advance.
hi gents . I’m currently surveying a property prior to remodelling it... it was a department store and it’s been redeveloped at least once but no one has pulled out the old wiring,
I want to mark up any of the major 415 3 phase that is defiantly live ina simple way so we can focus on tracking...
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Guys I've an old Sears kettle that I still use. But recently I noticed that the power cord connector to the kettle is wiggly, but still works. Since, it looks like a removable connector I tried to pull it slightly but it doesn't seem to be removable.
Anyone here has any idea...
Not sure what this fits, its an old thing possibly 1930s??. its a lucas and the number on the body is 270300, it has 10 teeth on the pinion. its a 12v.
would appreciate any help given.
Hi all, I'm trying to identify a supply. Visually the supply looks like a TNS. An earth clamp is around the metal sheath of the incoming supply cable to an earth terminal block. Three phases and neutral out of the Henley unit. When I was carrying out a loop test Line and Neutral at the...
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On a current job I have an outdoor lighting system with a fault that is 240V. Problem is that it keeps tripping the rcd. It turns on for around 10 seconds and then trips. There is nothing wrong with the rcd.
How do I locate the ground fault easily using my multifunction tester...
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I'm hoping someone will be able to help me identify this odd plug / connector.
We bought a second hand dresser and it has a spotlight fitted. The spotlight cable has the connector shown in the pic. That connector plugs into a plug, which plugs into the wall.
I accidentally broke off...
We recently had a thread or two about some cables that were almost certainly tinned copper, but people continued to suspect they were aluminium because they were solid core, not stranded, i.e. from the metric cable era when copper was invariably plain. In fact, the smallest tinned-copper...
Hi, to give you a quick break down of my situation. I have a converted bungalow that has several generations of wiring and I'm currently trying to add an additional socket (via a junction box) to be located in a loft onto a ring main.
Thankfully in my loft I have plenty of 2.5mm twin and earth...
Help required on best way to identify unmarked, downstairs, painted over, pair of 2.5mm mains cables. The cables are below the consumer unit (1998) just above the skirting board, and I think they are probably the start and finish ends of the downstairs ring main, but they appear out of the wall...
I received a phone call from a friend the other night telling me his socket werent working and whenever he tried to reset the MCB the RCD would trip immediately. As i couldn't get to him that night i asked him to unplug anything in the affected sockets and then try to reset the MCB, hoping that...
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