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    Veg oil system control design help.

    hi all I'm working on a veg oil conversion for our (1997) 110 defender and have some ideas of how I'd like to control it but my auto electric knowledge is poor and I was wondering if anyone could help? I've contacted a few auto electricians and no one wants the job. I have bought a stack pro...
    • Wheresthedog
    • Thread
    • control design diesel engine help oil powered system
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
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    Solar powered soffit downlights

    hi folks, A regular customer of mine really wants soffit downlights on their outside soffits. Having had a look at access, there is no easy way to access the inside of the soffit - it's a new build. Can anyone recommend a decent solar powered option for this? Thanks
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    Smoke Alarm Regs For B&B?

    Anyone know the regs for installing mains, interlinked alarms in a B&B in Scotland? The property has 5 bedrooms in total, 3 of which are rented out during season. I've found some info suggesting that if there's more than 3 rooms then every room should have a mains powered (interlinked) alarms...
  4. VincentW

    Wiring Bulk Head Lights

    Apologies for what will seem a daft question to you guys - I am not an electrician, and have not got to grips with the different voltages on appliances. Can someone tell me if these lights can be wired into the mains - these state 110v so if not would these usually be powered by a generator or...
  5. Lou

    Kite powered power stations

    I have just read this article about a kite power station coming to Scotland next year. Apparently the kites will fly 750m high and turn a turbine. I'm all for new energy sources as we can't last without them but kites is something I'd never thought of. What do you guys think on the...
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    E27 LED powered by DC voltage

    Hello everyone, Is there such a thing as an E27 LED lamp that runs off the supply from a battery?
    • BeysElec
    • Thread
    • bulbs led light lighting powered voltage
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
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    EICR and smoke detectors

    Hello all, A friend that lives abroad but owns a property here has decided to rent out his house through an estate agency. They require a gas cert and EICR. I had a quick look over the property (visual only) and noticed that downstairs is supplied by a 16A radial. That radial powers all of the...
  8. S

    Help with solar powered LED floodlight

    Evening all, Firstly I have zero experience working with solar installations so hopefully somebody can help me out?.... Ive been asked by a farmer friend if I can install a floodlight for security/deterrent reasons on a remote storage shed and im guessing solar is the only option as no...
  9. S

    CVD for flat located in communal area and powered from flat...??

    Hi, just wondering if anyone has had experience of the following.. CVD would normally be installed in the apartment and supplied from the apartment DB, however the ceiling void in the apartment isn't sufficient to house the CVD and associated ductwork so it has been moved to the communal...
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    Mobile DVR Powered From PC PSU?

    Hi, am looking for advice on powering a mobile DVR for a car from a pc power supply, I have seen/read this being done with a car stereo. The connections I have are "9-28VDC" "engine switch" and "GND", would I be right in saying that the 9-28VDC and the engine switch will go to the 12v out let...
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    how many amps per hour do my powered spekers use

    Hi people, newbie here, so glad i found this place. I can only seem to post here, so am happy if my thread gets moved to the right place.:) I'm a Market trader for festivals and trying to work out the cheapest lightest way to have sound in my stall. I was thinking of a deep cycle battery with...
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    Powered conduit draw/feeder

    just wondering does anyone know the name of powered conduit mole heard some people talking about some guy they saw using one to take a draw through existing flexible conduit due to not being able to push draw through and was wondering what they are called. cheers
    • brightspark2010
    • Thread
    • conduit mouse powered through wondering
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Powered bathroom mirror removal

    Hello forum gurus! I am about to remove a bathroom mirror that had a light attached, so I have power cables coming though the wall tiles. I plan to replace the mirror with a non powered bathroom cabinet - if I turn the power off at the fuse box, can I just cut it back to the wall and put some...
    • Baldy Dave
    • Thread
    • bathroom mirror powered removal
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Smoke alarms

    I have been asked to price to fit some wireless smoke alarms in a house which as been converted into separate rooms. now I've see you can get mains powered or battery powered wireless alarms but I friend as the he did not think you could fit battery wireless smoke alarms in a domestic property...
  15. electric will

    Mains powered smoke alarms

    Any one know if mains interlinked battery backed up smokes will set interconnecting alarms off during power failure, if they do then how, obviously no mains power to trigger, so still got the 9v battery, someone once told me they sent 9v down the interconnecting core, ok that's a positive to...
  16. La Poste

    Non powered mast head amplifiers.

    How do they work? I mean I have seen amplifiers that are supposed to be connected to mast heads but they have no power supply. I always thought that to amplify something you would need a separate power supply so that the smaller signal could be boosted to a larger signal by making use of this...
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    mains powered smoke alarms with out battery backup

    Out of curiousity, is there a regulation thats states mains smoke alarms have to have a battery backup? Obviously make sense to for just a few extra quid.
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    Battery powered radios

    Has anyone got one of these new battery powered radios? I can't get radio 2 on mine!!
    • rob@etc
    • Thread
    • attach aus battery powered
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
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    Battery Powered Programmable Room Stats

    What cable do you guys run if you're newly installing a Battery Powered (no neutral reqd) Programmable Room Stat 6242 or 6243 (future proofing)? Cheers Martin
  20. P

    Solar power all at sea

    If you haven't seen this yet, it restores your fairth in what we're doing Solar-powered boat circumnavigates the globe PJ
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