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  1. Leesparkykent

    Recomendations on a tone tester/generator

    As the title says really. My two apprentices run in 148 cat5e cables and used a permanent marker that turned out not to be so permanent :D.....Looking for a decent tone tester/generator so they can sift through the bundle of cables and re-mark them....In their own time of course to teach them a...
  2. M

    EAL 4337 & 4338 MOCK EXAM PAPERS

    Hi all, Ive recently attended an EAL 4337 & 4338 combined course in Chadderton Oldham, I passed my practical with out to much issue, however I have now failed both Initial and periodic exams TWICE by just a couple of marks (this happened today) now not wanting to apportion blame but the other...
  3. Arktosik

    Band 1 and band 2 separation

    Hi Is it agree to put power cable and data cat6 on the same cable tray .One side power cable in trunking other side cat6. it's 15 cm separation between them.what separator should be use? Thanks for help
  4. Last plumber

    From the other side

    Hello, Heating engineer joining forum, thought I'd test the water and say hi !
  5. Dan

    Update: Recent Downtime

    Hi guys and gals, Just a quick one to let you know about the recent downtime. We have some hard disk related issues with the SSD. We have a new server built and it's being customised, and we'll swap the data to it once it's secure. You shouldn't see any downtime during that process, but you...
  6. Dan

    Workwear - dickies or some other brand?

    What brands do you use? Is dickies the main make when it comes to workwear?
  7. mrloy99

    Insulation test

    Hi All.Bracing myself here for torrents of abuse. Is there any reason why an I.R. test can't be done at a socket rather than at consumer unit.
  8. T

    C&G 4141-01 and C&G 4141-02

    Hi everyone, first post. I'm looking to retrain after being made redundant and I'm just comparing the courses offered I'm looking at tradeskills4u who offer a course and 2 of the components are C&G 4141-01 and 4141-02 I've had a look at other training providers who don't offer this course...
  9. the pict

    Jack not roller skate

    Where can I buy a proper car jack other than the bloody useless toys on ebay, you know the ones they are about as big as a roller skate and just about as much use, these things of which I have 2, one failed dramatically going down like a shot rat, the other has a mindless want to invert itself...
  10. R

    what to suggest when no circuits have rcd protection

    I carried out an eicr and no circuits have RCD protection. There are 3 dbs all have federal elec type 3 mcbs in. Would you recommend changing each db and rcd only the sockets or rcbo everything as its all T&E less than 50mm. One db is lighting and power the other is convector heaters and hand...
  11. Leesparkykent

    Any of the old school have a bending block?

    I've never used or even seen one. I would like to have a go...does any one have a pic of one? cheers
  12. Pete999

    Connections 60 years

    According to the NICEIC who posted an advertisement in 1966, they make a point to householders that it take 5 years to train as an Electrician, the same as it does to train as a Doctor. The organisation also introduces measures to ensure that rural district councils are aware of the benefits of...
  13. B

    Belling out

    How to bell out 2 core MICC?
  14. J

    hello

    Hi there, my name is James and I have finally got round to signing up. Have browsed htrough forum many a time but never for some reason or other got round to signing up. I'm a one man band down in Devon, beautoful part of the world and run my own electrical company called.....jml electrician. I...
  15. Dan

    Which magazines do you subscribe to?

    Which magazines do you nerdy sparks subscribe to, if any at all?
  16. M

    Help With Diodes And Voltage Drop

    hi guys, im having a problem wiring some relays that need to be activated by 2 different signals, i try putting a diode on one of the signal wires so electricity wont flow thru the other signal wire, but now im having a huge voltage drop, and the relay is not activating by the wire that has the...
  17. V

    Halogen Gu10's Banned From Sept 1st

    I don't know if there is another thread on this? But I can't find one. I got an email the other day saying that directional halogen bulbs (which includes GU10) would be banned/phased out from 1st Sept 2016. I must admit I know there were murmurings a couple of years ago about EU legislation...
  18. GMES

    Old Top Gear

    Just sat watching repeats on Dave of all the specials, I really miss Clarkson, hammond & May. I wish they could have sorted it out before it got to the stage it did !!! such a shame that this programme ended how it did. I bet the bbc would give anything now to go back to before that event...
  19. GMES

    What A Poser

    My best mate Jack sat posing for a photo the other day.
  20. B

    The Wrong Rcd Keeps Tripping!

    My customer's house has two consumer units connected in parallel. The first one supplies several ring circuits and already had an RCD. The second supplies several lighting circuits, washing machine, microwave, boiler and immersion heater - until I upgraded it, there was no RCD, just a 100A...

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