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We ordered ourselves a large log cabin to go into our garden 18 months ago, and it was finally time to have it all built in our garden, everything was arranged for an electrician to come.
The electrician came few weeks prior and fitted all the armored cable from our fuse box to the cabin...
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This is my first time posting something on this forum. I'm busy putting together a design for some LED lights that are going to be mounted on some columns along a pathway. The supply will run twenty odd metres to an enclosure on the outside of the building that will encase the...
The attached diagram shows how a 20ft metal container is currently wired. All swa (2.5mm 3c) is buried under new tarmac drive.
My questions is how can I ensure this is safe with no way of getting any new cables back to the house.
Is the RCBO at the house consumer unit along with the cpc earth...
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As an one man band electrician I've never had much need to use CAD software but since expanding more into fire alarms and emergency lighting, employing another and doing bigger commercial projects Ive found more demand to be able to produce drawings and schematics for the client. I've...
Helping a friend out to finish the lighting that has been 1st fixed but the electrician has not returned and cannot be contacted.
I thought I had my head around it but then when they said they wanted dimmers it dawned on me that they may all require neutrals and now I'm doubting I have the...
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Currently awaiting to sit the 18th edition exam however I am doing the Exam Only as opposed to the course & exam.
Could anyone tell me if the layout of exam includes the part of the book beside the question?
I've included two pictures of the same question for reference, is the...
Apologies for the complexity of this question, but there’s no easy way to explain it.
This is a remote Norfolk house and workshops, developed over 30 years.
Due to diversification, building B on the plan needs more power than originally expected, and building D is a recent addition. I’d...
Hello everybody,
Could you give me an opinion, if the automation of electrical plans can be possible?
Because in practice every machine or industrial process has so many options.
Here is a link, how should automation look like:
Thanks,
Gasper
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I need to create an electrical layout plan for a factory with around 30 DB’s.
What software would be best to use, I have AutoCAD electrical but that seems more for electrical control panels etc.
Currently I’m using AutoCAD and just drawing all the DB’s, but is there any free...
Is there any software that will enable a rough drawing of a building layout which can combine photo metric data?
Possibly a free software from a lighting manufacturer?
hi all, I am an electrician and i mostly work on homes and apartments from shell form. Can someone tell me an easy software to plan the lightning and power circuits neatly so i can provide them to the clients in a professional way.
Thanks in advance
Hi iam in the last year of my college and there’s a big push to get finished and qualified only problem is we haven’t had any tutors for over a year and nobody has started their portfolio. Is there anyone with a finished one or have some helpful information of how to complete it in as little...
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I'm looking for a reasonably priced or free programme that I can upload layout drawings to and then be able to insert electrical symbols (i.e sockets, switches, lights etc).
I've been searching high and low but can't seem to find anything thats not around £1000.
Thanks!
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My name is Chris, I am currently doing my nvq level 3, as with usual city in guilds they word everything so genericly, that half the time you don't know what they are asking, I was wondering if anybody had a completed portfolio I could take a beak at to know...
Hello I have just had a new log cabin put into our back garden, I will be using this as my home office as I work from home a lot. I will be running 10mm armoured cable from the house CU to the log cabin and have purchased a new 6 way CU for the cabin. I am now sorting out the mains sockets...
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Thought I'd post here to see if any of you have wired new builds single storey, no loft with foil back insulation.
Its a high spec new build - downlights, data cables, speakers wires etc
I have attached a pic of the ceiling which has just been finished.
The problems i've got...
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I am working with a camera sensor with a very poor documentation.
Right now i have it all wire correctly to my sensor but i wish to change it to a different sensor from the same family of the base ic.
The pinouts list of the original sensor and the new one i wished to use are...
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Hi there I am going from having a Mercedes Sprinter MWB to a new Transit SWB at the company i contract for there is a Polish team have a vivaro racked out... Let me say its mustard they are mustard can't rate them highly enough!
So I ask you guys anyone else just do PV and got an ideas how to...
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