Hello all, new poster looking for some help. Our roller shutter keyswitch at work needs replacement, and I'm sick of having to insert key, turn 90 degrees, and wait while the shutter slooooooowwwwly opens. Is there a keyswitch where I can put the key in, turn it once and remove the key, and it...
Hi,
I hope I'm posting this in the right section of the forum, and if not please forgive me.
As the title says, what can you do with the Electrical, electronic product service, and installation engineer qualification?
Struggling to find what sort of work I would be able to do with it? would it...
As the title suggests I have been tasked with finding something big and safe enough to hold a 5core 70mm cable with crimped lugs, it needs to be ip rated. The company are asking for it as the equipment they are connecting will need to be disconnected now and again. I was thinking maybe there...
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We moved into a house with a fair few spotlights. They've been going out here and there but now got to a point where we do need to replace them - only to find that they're integrated and the product is discontinued.
We have Megaman TH0106d 70mA 4000k 8w.
Photos of downlight and...
I posted this on a different forum but didn't get a lot of discussion so resharing this here for more feedback.
My friend bought a 10kw Comfort Zone Electric Heater
(see: https://www.amazon.com/Comfort-Zone...er+cz269er+10000+watts&qid=1615526178&sr=8-13)
And I'm trying to figure out...
If you have say a metal based lamp and it’s still a class 2 product. What would happen if the exterior somehow became live. There’s obviously no path to earth?
Hi guys,
I'm currently replacing the lighting in my kitchen. There really old.
Basically the existing lights are recessed E27 bulb holders so i've throw some modern LED bulbs (8.5w) into them. The problem i've got is the cut out is large (130mm) and none of the modern LED's seem to fit without...
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I've just purchased a new projector. It's a Chinese product (Xiaomi MJJGTYDS01FM Mijia Laser Projector TV 4K).
It comes with a Chinese plug so I had to buy an adapter, on the adapter packaging it says to ensure the device is duel voltage. I'm not sure that the projector is, all it says on...
Hi all your favourite poster again. So asked to supply four/five pre-payment meters for landlord in revamp from bedsits to four flats. Large building. So far looked at JSG products which involve a card with various values charged up by the JSG for £5-10-20-50, sell them to the tenants and return...
I am struggling to find a product on the market for this specific problem I have and thought its worth having a shot at asking here. I have a lot of experience working with PAC systems (networked and stand alone) as my company has many properties using door entry systems. I however need to...
Hello I have been working with electrical sector since 1980 , timeserved electrical fitter, electrical machine tool fitter, test and development engineer for a large uk shower manufacturer, then an instructional officer in a prison ( a really interesting job). I have struggled to stay employed...
Please refer to this link for more information:-
Important Voluntary Recall Information Regarding Fluke T110, T130 and T150 Two-Pole Voltage Testers - https://www.fluke.com/en-gb/support/safety-notices/tpt-recall
Thanks to @Andy78 for the heads up on this.
Firstly all the usual guff about sorry for posting this in the wrong section; I tried posting it in the general section but I just couldn't find it amongst the swathes of different categories. Mods feel free to move it or delete it or whatever.
I tried to buy a Fluke T150 today but was told...
Hi There,
I'm designing a range of switches and sockets for the UK market, to launch in the next 6 months. Any feedback or thoughts on the below would be much appreicated.
Socket/Switches are attached to metal or plastic mounting boxes. When a plastic box is used there is a 1mm flange. This...
As a noob i dont even know the words, so i´ll have to explain...
I´ve got a new bit of land with 3 buildings. The mains and meter are by the entrance gate. I´d like to put a box next to the meter that simply has 3 switches, so i can turn off completely each building in turn.
(each building...
Had an email pop up in my inbox announcing a product recall of some remote control plug adaptors.
They were sold in B and Q until recently.
Have attached the email in a pdf below.
In all honesty I am surprised not to have more of these emails given the poor quality and cheap tat a lot of the diy...
Hi all,
I am looking for some advice please. I am refurbishing my home and want to replace the current white plastic wall sockets with Polished Chrome ones that have integrated USB chargers.
Unfortunately, having looked at the vast array of brands out there and their reviews, it appears that...
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