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  1. Pete999

    Wanted, good home, tool tart in need of help

    Hi Guys and Gals, being the tool afficianado that I am, I'm on the lookout for a Stanley Wooden handled ratched screw driver, the one I'm sure we all owned before the onset of torque, WIHA and WERA came along. They had a wooden handle it was a sort of dark red colour, if there are any about...
  2. D

    confused with procedure need help

    installed a secondary 2 way consumer unit to run a boiler and immersion heater i know i have to issue an eic but what do i actually test? r1 + r2 of the radial to the secondary consumer unit and both radials from the secondary consumer? please can someone give me a rundown of what id need to test?
  3. R

    AM2 exam is Monday Morning Need Help with PFC testing on 3 phase and rcbo testing on lightingcircuit

    Hi everyone, Not going to lie I am crapping my self for my AM2 exam on Monday Morning at 8:00. So I just need a few questions answered:- tell me if I am right or wrong. I will be using a megger tester by the way. PEFC testing 3 phase ( 3 probe test) :- Clamp croc clip on the neutral bar...
  4. R

    Just had Refresher Course for AM2 Exam is Monday need help with PSCC and PEFC!

    I have just been on the refreshers course for the Am2 exam that I am about to sit on Monday coming. When the tutor was going over PSCC and PEFC. I was confused, completley thrown. So in my head I would do:- I would carry out this test on the Incoming Tail side of the 3 phase board? PSCC:-...
  5. A

    Changing potterton prt100 st whit salus rt500 need help whit wiring

    Hi, I what to change my thermostat... the old one was a potterton prt100 st and the new one is a salus rt500. At the potterton prt100 st I have 3 wires : Blue is in 4 - N Red is in 2 - H Yellow is in 1 - TL At Salus rt500 I have L and SL no N. Can you please tell what wire goes in L and...
  6. P

    Need help wiring reverse camera

    Ok i’m new to this but.. I have a seat ibiza mk5 and a pioneer sphda120 head unit. I’ve wired the unit up everything’s working fine. But I’ve bought a reverse camera and decided to give that a go wiring up. (Pumpkin camera off amazon) I’ve set it up so the black/red wire is on the purple/black...
  7. C

    Need help with economy seven heater

    Hi there. My brother has a horstmann economy seven quartz heater and we have no idea how to work it. The heating is on during the day, so the flat is nice and toasty while he is at work and is freezing when he is home in the evening. There doesn’t seem to be any timer dial except for one I’m...
  8. P

    Need help on having a free standing LED Panel tested for faults.

    We currently have LED lighting panels that are used for photography and video lighting purposes. They are a stand alone electrical device with their own power pack and mains adapter. We want to have them tested by an electrician to see if they are safe, or if they have any problems. We are...
  9. hoki

    Need help wiring new wifi switch

    Theres two switches side by side in the same box by the entry door and the switch on the right switches on and off the porch light and the switch on the left will turn on the hallway lights and also works with another switch at the end of the hallway to turn on and off the same lights so that...
  10. M

    Need help with wiring a fan isolater, testing unit possibly broken.

    Hi, I had a problem with the fan isolator in the bathroom and it cut out. So I had a look at the switch and replaced it. But that didn't fix the issue and I am wondering if the unit itself has gone. Is there a way that I could test it? This is how the switch was wired. And this is...
  11. T

    Hi - New member saying Hi - need help with motorcycle electrics

    Hi I am almost a newby to Auto-electrics, can do very basic stuff - am I in the correct forum to ask for help with some daytime running lights for my motorcycle
  12. J

    Need help with a prototype

    I want to design a charging unit for IPhones. I have made a prototype but it’s not how I want it to be. I want the two separate retractable mechanisms to be connected to one usb output which will stay stationary. The problem I have at the moment is both wires have to be pulled at the same time...
  13. Adam_92

    [Trainee] Needs help from someone experienced.

    I am stuck on a question for my NVQ just wondering if someone could help, Question is; Explain what documentation should be completed following fault recitation work? I know that "Where minor electrical installation work does not include the provision of a new circuit, a Minor Electrical...
  14. AsusEpoxy

    New here, need help with light switches, really confused

    Dear all, Greetings from Singapore! Long story short, I bought an apartment a few months ago and have been trying to DIY to keep costs down. Paint, lights, fans, you name it, I did it. I have now reached a hurdle which is really confusing for me. I am at my wits end. I hope I can have some...
  15. T

    I urgently need help

    Hi all I am in Scotland and I have got into a course at college called level 5 electrical practice for electricians. The college has said this is the equivalent to a city and guilds qualification. It leads to an nc then a hnc course. I have been told that I need an apprenticeship but have tried...
  16. N

    American qualified, help needed!

    Hi, My husband is American, he's 29 and (to American standards) is a fully qualified electrician. They operate on a 'time served' system, everyone takes the equivalent to 17th edition to be up on the wiring regulations and then just learns on the job. He has 9 years experience, mainly in...
  17. A

    Need help with control panels.

    Is there anything out there to help me get my head round control panels and control circuits. I was stuck at a job trying to get a metal barrel press to work automatically. Press start button, press comes down, squashes everything, pressure switch activates and it comes back up and hits the...
  18. J

    Need help regarding surge protection

    Hi there, I have recently had an issue where there was a power cut in the village we found out that a pylon had blown. When the power came back on it caused a surge around two properties that we own in the village causing the circuit boards on our boiler to blow and the till and boiler in our...
  19. S

    Automatic Swing Gate... Need help / advice on installing (pics included)

    Could someone guide me installing this auto swing gate motor, the motor will get bump on the wall on the current status of my attachment.... Should I try to weld and elevate the gate mounting to align on the wall height?
  20. S

    Need Help And Advice With What Electrical Course I Should Be Looking For??

    Hi All I'm a newbie here so go easy on me if I come across as a bit dense please. I'm 42 and for the past ten months have been working as a mechanical field service engineer for a company that sell and maintain machinery in the fresh produce business, think large scale fruit/veg weighing...

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