Hi All,
New to the forum.
Have been in the industry for the past 20 years mainly domestic, have been self employed for the last 10 years.
Some interesting discussions, hopefully I can learn, and may be able to give some advice.
Cheers
After reading a rather lengthy thread over the weekend.. Someone mentioned Snoop Dawg.... but I thought of this;
So this is an example of a spoonerism... where two of the letters of a word or name are swapped over.
Or is that a snooperism??
Anyway. It made me chuckle and got me thinking...
Hi guys,
thanks for letting me join, just a small business owner selling artisan lamps trying to work out whats best to use.
Anyone know of any good alternatives to the LEDburg from Ikea? It's really not optimal cord-wise but traditional bayonet fittings wouldn't really work well with my...
Hi all, my name is Callum and I am new to the forum.
I am not a trained electrician, but relevant experience wise I have a degree in physics and my PhD - which I am nearly finished - is primarily in microelectronics. I have also spent a good deal of time with microelectronics as a hobby. My...
Hi Im Dan,
I'm currently enrolled on 2365 Level 3 and im having difficulty with some parts of the coursework, just looking for answers to some questions I have.
I have 10 years experience with control systems, more specifically in hazardous areas, hence why i'm struggling with the...
Good Morning all,
I am a new member, initially drawn to the forums by the technical help given by you guys and any potential help I may be able to offer.
I am currently doing my AM2, (After 8 years in the industry) As I believe that I need all my papers up to date for the way the industry is...
Hello Everyone,
Need some advise. My fuse meter switch tripped . Upon inspection I realized that it trips the 'wall sockets' part only as the ceiling lights work fine on their own. I removed all the plugs from the appliance and reset the fuse box but after a minute or so it trips the socket...
Hi, am having a major house extension on a tight budget and have taken a punt that £2,000 spent at the training centre for 20 days worth of city & guilds in May this year (...a little knowledge is a dangerous thing?).... could be better value than £7k - £8k for an electrician I have found a...
Hi All,
We are a company working within the domestic and commercial electric vehicle charge point industry, with a particular focus on South West London.
We are looking for self employed or limited company qualified electricians able to work in the area under a lucrative sub-contracting...
Need advice related to my scenario at the moment
I currently work for a major transport company as an Electrical engineer were I carry out Maintenance, installation and fault finding on various assets.
Over a decade i have basically completed several electrical based college/uni courses...
Hi, I'm an approved electrician with over 40 years experience in domestic, commercial, industrial works, installation works, testing and inspections,
I'm based in Derbyshire and really enjoy being an electrician, my hobby is metal detecting and I'm always looking for new land to detect, I have...
Hi I’m Paul I always thought I was reasonably competent at doing the easy stuff until yesterday when I tried to put a new light up, this is the first fitting I’ve tried since the house was rewired (by professionals, not me lol) and the wiring at the fitting seems to be some sort of loop. As you...
Good evening all
I am new to this forum and just saying hi.
I am not an electrician but will require some help with an issue which I will post on later tonight.
I'm hoping you will be able to help me with the matter.
I am more a painter and decorator self taught and can do odd jobs here and...
Hi, my name is Richard. I have a BSc in Electrical Engineering, I work in the aircraft industry but like to keep up with the latest regs as we sometimes design and build ground support equipment.
Cheers
Dickymint
As the title says, I got to meet my first forum member yesterday.
I had a problem with my upstairs lighting circuit that was tripping the breaker. I have no test equipment and didn't want to keep tripping the breaker by dismantling things and seeing if it pops again.
So I asked @telectrix if he...
Hi All,
Just joined the forum. As a practising electrician looks like their is plenty of useful info so looking forward to getting into some of the threads. Also we have a small training company which focuses on the 18th 2382 and the Part P 2393 qualifications. We have just started a blog with...
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