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  1. cliffed

    Be very careful out there,it might hurt

    Had to fix a trailing swa,with 2g socket on the end of it. Maintenance sparky checked it,peculiar voltage,40v. I checked it with my volt meter ,sure enough 40v. Plug my plug tester in,dead. Checked the zs & v on my test kit,dead. Checked with mains continuity tester dead. Cut it with...
  2. S

    Another post from the American Forum that you Might Enjoy.

    Note that this is in no way an electrician's forum: Read on for the advice he got: h ttps://boards.straightdope.c om/sdmb/showthread.php?t=860809
  3. Z

    Do you think that this needs upgrading...

    prepared to be shot down here but I've recommended that this get's changed :-) Deceased Hubby did it apparently. Had a run of those recently. Probably same bloke:-) Amongst other things, the C45's - 1 did the lights (4 x pendants), 1 did a twin socket for the Broadband router. Anyway...
  4. Marvo

    10 Things You Might Not Know About Me

    Thought it might be nice to help other members get a better mental picture of the other reprobates they're sharing the forum with. Obviously in the interests of privacy and security keep any info you post non-specific in nature.... I'll start; 1. I was born on Gibraltar, lived in West Germany...
  5. S

    What is this?? Not sure what it might be

    Hi all Just wanted to know what the attached might be. Its under my stairs and switched off but i dont know what it actually is. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance :)
  6. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Big cable tray pull to do you might like this vid then

  7. E

    might lose a finger tomorrow :(, neighbour from hell

    what a fantastic start to the week, neighbours pitbull off its lead in the landing unsupervised, attacked my dog for the second time, managed to get my fist in the pitbulls mouth, sheared my pinky like a bit of 16mm tail :(. never thought a man as handsome as i would have to visit a plastic...
  8. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Might make you smile just looking at the vid

  9. Pete999

    Might be useful to those about to sit this course/exam

  10. U

    Marxman hole marker

    Hi chaps have a look at this amazing bit of kit its really helped me for marking of holes when a pencil or sharpie wont mark the drill points. Marxman Pen • The Perfect Drilling Companion - https://www.marxmanpen.co.uk/ The best and easiest way you will not be disappointed with it. The misses...
  11. cliffed

    10mm t&e lsoh cable

    Is there anything on the market that will ease the connection of this ridiculous cable & size. At the moment us nutties are struggling to connect into a 45 amp cooker switch,fixed on a fast fix 2g box,then struggling with a cable outlet connection,are we mad or what. Something is gonna bust,madness.
  12. punkin

    High bay or flood lights

    Hi, I work in a steel factory and we are in need of better lighting. I’m thinking of putting up some LED flood lighting in instead of using LED high bay lights. The flood lights are about 50% cheaper than High bay. We currently have 8 foot fluorescents at a height of about 6 meters. Are there...
  13. S

    Generator earth

    Hi all, first post for some time! Currently installing power and lighting into a small cabin. Supply will be from a permanently connected generator and using a rod for earthing purposes. Carrying out testing today and only getting 197v between live and rod. Guessing I may need another rod which...
  14. Energetic

    PV Systems require more maintenance than other circuits?

    I have been doing quite a lot of service and maintenance work over the last 12 months and have observed a large amount of loose/slack terminations on the AC side of PV systems. I had originally put this down to inexperienced installers rushing to hit deadlines as so many of the installs seem...
  15. B

    Amazon drone delivery and drones

    Well I have seen the toys working even had a go (rumour has it a gorilla can work them) Amazon has done a few delivery's with one. see https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Prime-Air/b?ie=UTF8&node=8037720011 Well do you think its the future? millions of drones flying about delivering packages? After...
  16. Pete999

    Pete's Videos For all us tool tarts

  17. Energetic

    Smallest possible cable for a 4w LED load.

    Hi All, This is a bit niche but i've been asked to refurb an antique lamp to dimmable led and i'm after a very tiny cable that will take 230v but only run a single 4W LED. There are 5 of these on the lamp that come back to a connector then off in 0.75 flex. Also after an inline dimmer for the...
  18. B

    I Need Work Electricians mate/labourer/3rd year apprentice needed in Surrey

    Hi all Looking for labourers, mates or apprentices with a couple of years experience to assist electricians in growing company. Based in Staines, Surrey. Mainly domestic refurbs and new builds. No major travelling but we are getting a few jobs going into London. Would ideally have transport and...
  19. 1Justin

    Does 1mm SWA exist?

    I was on a domestic site the other day in the pitch dark, surveying for a customer who has a skinny 4 core SWA laid to their shed already and now wants a 13A socket. It was not possible to make out the cable embossed markings since they were underground, but my vernier caliper on a single strand...
  20. gatuka

    pass mark %

    does anyone know the pass mark for initial verification
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