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  1. D

    Live to earth 25ac live to neutral 230 could anyone help

    I am currently redoing a kitchen, (electrics) I tested voltage at lighting cable and form brown>blue-230ac Brown>earth I got 25ac could anyone shed some light on this please
  2. Rpa07

    18th edition live in the cinema

    Who is checking the forum in the interval? What do we think so far? How is the popcorn? Who is at the Faraday centre? Who has tweeted?
  3. captaincaveman

    neutral live and cpc used as neutral

    Damn this heat. I just can't think straight! Been called to an installation where the ceiling was sparking near a light. All the lights were working ok. The spark was coming from a loose earth wire from the light fitting which was touching a metal ceiling frame. I checked the light switches and...
  4. Zdb

    18th edition live cinema screening

    Anybody else going to this on Wednesday?
  5. J

    Mains tester showing Oven casing as live

    When I turn my oven on and touch a mains tester screwdriver against the casing it illuminates. It’s only happens when the heating element is on. The oven heats well and shows no other signs of issues. The casing is clearly not properly live as it’s touched all the time. Is this something to...
  6. UKMeterman

    One way to check if a HV cable is live

    Could I please have a review of PPE and technique shown here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd-HAbPp0fg
  7. B

    Gaming device potentially live case - help diagnosing needed

    ive got a gaming device that has lots of switches, servos and backlighting in it. It’s powered by 5v for main power, 5v for servos and 12v for backlighting. It all sits in a metal case. Just recently I’ve had a strange problem when using it that when I touch certain switches or even if I touch...
  8. B

    Isolated Board but still live

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated on this. Visited a job the other day where the light circuit had blown at the board. We Isolated the mains and tested but neutral bar remained live. Found that a rogue twin and earth with its neutral was on the bar and was live however the line conductor...
  9. cliffed

    Live works,on DB to do or not to do

    what’s your take on working on live DB’S,connecting circuits & installing mcbs.
  10. T

    MFT shows 235V, Drummond tester says dead, no live present

    Attended call out at shop. Freezers, chillers and tills were down. Using MFT on V. measurement got 235V plugged into socket. Tested inside socket at terminals with drummond tester, nothing 0 V. Switched MFT to Loop and the neutral was missing. Just a bit puzzled why the MFT shows V. and Drummond...
    • The Ghost
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    • dead live mft present shows tester
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. C

    Live pipework problem

    Evening all Anyone any ideas on a voltage being present on pipework in a flat? All bonding done and satisfactory Ze at board. It’s a block of 3 which I’ve isolated all Power to two of the flats the third is a holiday home which I can’t access. I was thinking there is an issue either in the...
  12. Steve93

    Anyone Work on live D.B

    Does anyone work live? As lately been working a fair bit ofarmoured and circuits into various boards at different jobs but everytime I do it i think to myself ‘f***them if they can’t live without power for 20 mins’ it’s more like factories and commercial places. What does everyone else do? Just...
  13. T

    Voltage between live and earth

    I've finished rewiring the upstairs in our house (in Bulgaria). This is 3 bedrooms and the living room on separate ring mains. I bought an earth rod and put that in the yard and as I was connecting up the earths, I decided to check if there were any voltages between various points. With the...
  14. I

    Socket live all the while

    Hi can someone shed some light on the above ? swapped out a single gang wall socket ( working perfect ) for single gang with usb, simple job wire up like for like. however the flick switch on the new usb socket which was working perfect for two days does now not cut the power and the socket is...
  15. R

    Am2 exam live testing part need some help please!

    Hi everyone, My resit on my AM2 live testing is monday coming and I need some help/ gudiance on anyone who has sat theres to help me. Confim polarity by measuring the voltage between each phase to N and each phase to earth, then phase to phase to ensure I am getting 230/400V etc. So then, Ze...
    • RyanF
    • Thread
    • am2 am2 exam exam help help please live part please testing
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. R

    Am2 exam failed on LIVE testing any guidance or help?

    Hi All, Ive just got my results through and I failed my first attempt of AM2 exam on the live testing of inspection and testing. I passed everything else just the live testing simply all because I ran out of time that was allowed for the inspection and testing. So Im gonna try and get re booked...
  17. Gavin John Hyde

    Economy 7 board and live testing

    Got a job and cant do live testing as the old fuse box is economy 7 with those plugin wylex mcbs replacing the rewireables. Only changing over a heater and replacing a stretch of damaged flex. Cant do any live testing due to board being dead during sensible hours. The installation is of such...
  18. Andy-1960

    How to install electricity in you garage... We live and learn!

  19. S

    I have lost the will to live..........

    Jeeeez Harry marrying Angela Merkel day in day out in the press for the next frigging 6 months FFS aaarrrgggghhhhhh Rant over #feelsbetter
  20. B

    Electrician Jobs Switched live connected to neutral on lamp

    Hi all, Newbie here after some advice. I’m in the process of replacing my landing light and when disconnecting the old one I noticed that the SW live was connected to neutral on the lamp and the circuit neutrals connected to live on the lamp. I am aware that normally the SW live would go...
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