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  1. K

    Live wire touch the case of a/c

    Hello, My mother a/c got touched by live wire in the case. The a/c is grounded and the electric breaker jumped so there was a very short time short. The a/c is not functional after this short and Technion said the card is dead due to the short. Can live wire that touch the case kill the card...
  2. C

    UK Earth to Live Voltage - 206v

    I've been fault finding an issue in a domestic property, the situation is as follows... RCD spur that is protecting outside sockets, This spur is on the downstairs 32A ring, the sockets directly on the ring pass RCD tripping test. The cables coming into the spur won't trip when tested...
  3. A

    40 amp MCB live when off? Faulty?

    I have a number of circuits in a not very old Hager sub CU, with split RCDs. All of the active circuits (8 used in a 12 slot dual RCD CU) test fine. RCDs tripping fine under test with Megger MFT. However, I have a MTN B140 (40 amp obvs) MCB in the board that has nothing connected to it. ie...
  4. J

    Best way of connecting to the live bus bar in Wylex CU

    I'm using a Wylex consumer unit to house some equipment to measure single phase heat pump performance. Part of the box is a conventional main switch and MCBs, but part of it is a din rail mounted RS485 linked three phase energy meter which is used to measure total energy, energy use by any...
  5. Aaron b

    Isolating neutrals, working live?

    Hi, where only single pole isolation is achievable and a shutdown is problematic, what is the best practice with neutrals when connecting and disconnecting circuits? I understand that all live conductors should be isolated and we shouldn't work live, but out of the class room it is not always...
  6. Nclleeon

    Live voltage at crank

    Hi everyone, I have a Vauxhall insignia 2.0 cdti non starter, cranks but no start. It also doesn’t crank very fast, tried new battery and still the same, it cranks kind of sluggish and the dash lights start to flicker, live voltage readings at crank drop from 12v to 7v, does that mean the...
  7. G

    EICR certs with IR testing on an obviously live board

    How do you experienced testers do it. I’ve seen live to neutral LIM’d but Neutral to Earth and Live to earth showing >999 @ 500V. Surely pushing any voltage down a commoned neutral with live components on other circuits is asking for trouble, even at say 250V? I am 99% certain they don’t pull...
  8. T

    Wiring wall lights, which is live and neutral?

    I have new two new wall light fittings to mount and have three cables coming out of the wall. Earth, live and neutral. The light fitting only has live and neutral. How do I identify which cable is live and which is neutral? Both of the cables are covered in black sheathing, so it's impossible...
  9. T

    Live earth fault on every leg of the ring

    Brief run down for you all Checked end to end of ring that’s sound Meggered LN sound NE sound LE 0.03 Split the ring same stuff Split it again same stuff again Long story short stripped all sockets off on the ring and every single leg has a LE fault Was rewired 2010 Only logical thing I can...
  10. RobertKza

    Why loop the live for lights?

    I have one mcb in the consumer unit that supplies external lights. When this is off the coal shed, shower room main light and toilet light don't switch on. There is a light switch in each of the shower room and toilet. There is a 2 gang light switch in the shower/toilet access passage. One...
  11. Neptune

    Permanent live for smoke alarms and emergency lighting

    Need some guidance please. I know that smoke alarms require a permanent live and neutral in order to operate. Is this also the case with emergency lights? (The type you have in stairways) Secondly, have I also understood correctly that these two can only be available at the ceiling rose if the...
    • Neptune
    • Thread
    • alarms emergency emergency lighting lighting live permanent smoke smoke alarms
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. B

    Live metal casing on new light

    Hi guys looking for advice here, Voltage on light casing! Just been out and bought a new light fitting (I will attach the photo of said light) simple 2 core and earth terminal connections. After install i wanted to check the lower ring of the light to see if it had earth continuity from the...
  13. M

    Live and Neutral connection in outdoor lamp

    Hello, I'm DIYer. I purchased a lamp but it didn't come with any instructions. Can anyone help me figuring out where to connect L and N? Please see that attached image.
  14. The apprentice

    live joints in wall

    hi there, recently had an electrician in as the kitchen was being re done now iam an apprentice didn't want to say anything to the guy who is qualified and of course and argument but hes left connector block joints in the plaster board wall with insulation taped up where existing sockets where...
  15. L

    Electrician Jobs Free House to live in

    I have a large house in Brittany across the channel on the Plymouth-Roscoff ferry, it’s an hours drive once you get to Roscoff and I’m offering free accommodation for a tradesmen who wants to spend one day a week rewiring it or plastering it, it will be quite spartan until it’s plastered., but...
  16. N

    combined Fog and DRL got them fitted and fogs working but have a single wire to be connected

    Hi I’m upgrading the fog lamps on a 2013 Range Rover sport to combined FOG and DRL got the fogs working but have a single wire to be connected to an ignition live, where will the closest ignition live wire be
  17. D

    Customer actually starts sticking his hands inside a live board while chatting to Delroy

    https://www.electriciansforums.net/media/dont-touch-that-hands-on-customer-attempts-insanely-dangerous-diy.19349/ Scroll to about 4.30 minute mark , I honest don’t think I have ever had a custOmer physically stick their hand inside the consumer unit while I’m trying to work delroy Gets all the...
    • Dustydazzler
    • Thread
    • actually board customer hands inside live while
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. M

    Live Earth Reverse

    Hi Guys So has anybody had this issue as I'm baffled. I've completed an EICR today and all other circuits apart from the ring main were fine. I had no continuity in the ring. I tested each leg and can see there is a break between a couple of sockets...probably under a Floorboard as between the...
  19. K

    Live earth fault??

    So was testing a house today (new build) When I came to testing on of the ring finals in the house, when testing insulation resistance the live and earth legs on the ring are clear but live to the earth on cpc’s on the cooker circuit, other ring, downstairs lights and heating its bang down I’m...
  20. S

    UK Line to Neutral 0 volts , live earth 30 volts , neutral live 30 volts

    Hi. Turned power off to change a socket front. Turned off at breaker not the RCD or mains. Checked that socket was dead got these readings Line to Neutral 0 volts , live earth 30 volts , neutral earth 30 volts. This is an old French house on a 3 phase supply Split at consumer unit and then each...
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