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  1. michaelw6

    kt64 continuity boom!!!

    Hi guys been a while I've had alot going on in my life with ill ness and one thing and another. Any way long story short. I lent out my tester to a so called friend and he failed to say he had broken it! I found tin foil around the fuse and the continuity no longer works. After a massive...
  2. Lucien Nunes

    Motor starter / static phase converter repair

    We've had a few threads about phase converters recently. Here's one I repaired on Monday. It's a little box that takes in single-phase 230V and feeds a 3-phase motor wired for 230V delta. It includes a manual 'soft' starter and overload relay. Unlike the units in the other threads, this one...
  3. Bubatronic

    Megger tester repair

    Hi all My Megger 1720 tester failed its calibration, can anyone recommend somewhere I can get it fixed? The place I had it calibrated were quoting £300 + vat and they’d have to send it away, I had to buy a new tester because I had my part p assessment so didn’t have time to get it repaired so...
  4. R

    Neff induction hob repair to glass

    Hi all, I recently cracked the glass on my Neff induction hob, whilst replacing the glass is quite straight forward, i have noticed a there is a white paste in the centre of each ring, for sure i know it needs replacing but can someone tell me what it is, I'm assuming a thermal compound...
  5. C

    Need some advice on this cable repair

    Hi guys We've just bought a house and having a few nightmares at the moment boiler packed up amongst other things ..and were having a new heating system installed.. The plumber lifted a few floor boards upstairs and spotted this repair.. It looks like someone or something rat droppings present...
  6. S

    Mains Powered Medical Headlamp repair query

    Dear Electricians, I am a veterinary surgeon and need help from someone in the know as to how to bring an old bit of equipment back to life. It is a headmounted lamp with a special mirror to allow examination of the retinas of dogs and cats, however my query relates to the power supply for the...
  7. R

    110 v site transformer repair ?

    I was given a couple of 3 kva site transformers, both have broken bases and all the sand has leaked out, epoxying a new base on is no problem, and I will only be using them myself at home, but what kind of sand should I refill them with ?
  8. gnuuser

    really worn out today, heavy auto repair!

    had a very busy day today, I changed all four struts, ball joints, and control arm bushings on my old toyota highlander. beast of a job, and I am so glad I have the proper tools to do it. that being said I'm getting too old to be horsing on wrenches likes that. after getting cleaned up and...
  9. UKMeterman

    Megger PDA1 Power disturbance analzyer for spares / repair

    Hi, I have an old Megger PDA1 Power Disturbance Analzyer for spares / repair, it does power up but suspect the nicads are shot. Any offers?
  10. B

    Repair attempt on a Mastervolt XS 3200W

    A mate of mine had his Mastervolt XS3200W inverter fail--it just stopped. It was replaced ( with a different unit) but the supplier said they had no use for the old one so they said he could keep it. He asked me to have a look at it. I found the fault a insect had crawled into it and...
  11. O

    IP Rated JB for cable repair ....

    Got to repair a cable (HN05 3 core flex 1mm csa) which is attached to the side of a gazebo - so it needs to be IP rated and not stand out too much... Been thinking about the small Wiska shark product or one of the IP68 type waterproof units Any suggestions? ta
  12. willy fixit

    Cable repair made easy?

    Just spotted this product - Might ask for a sample! Solder Splice - http://www.kenteurope.com/en/products/solder-splice
  13. S

    Motor repair recommendations Wilts/Glos

    Evening all, My client has salvaged a car workshop ramp. The casing where the connections/ capacitor are housed on the motor has been destroyed. Can anyone recommend a local firm (South Gloucestershire) that carry out these sort of repairs? Its not a job I can do. Many thanks, James
  14. Radical Tides

    How to repair an ECU that has damaged pins?

    Hello, first post here. I've had a problem with oil making its way to the ECU, likely due to a faulty oil pressure switch, and this has caused me to clean it several times. As a result, I have damaged some of the pins - most bent, one broken. ECU pins damaged - https://Upload the image directly to the thread.com/a/mhmj5 I'd...
  15. N

    Newlec NL9-AHD Hand Drier needs repair

    Newlec NL9-AHD Hand Drier has just stopped working. Power is going to it, the thermal fuse is okay and there is a low voltage supply going to the sensing circuitry. I will do a few more tests, but if unsuccessful I would be interested to know where to have it repaired. Alternative if I could...
  16. 8

    Where can i repair Fluke 1652b

    My fluke 1652b has stopped working , nothing happens at all when I turn it on .. can anyone recommend the best place to repair .. fluke in Norwich, want £107 just to investigate or £212.50 to repair, with a warning that major parts aren't included, which is as much use as a chocolate teapot...
  17. SparkyChick

    Emergency Lighting Repair

    Hi all, This is kind of prompted by the existing emergency lighting thread, but is subtly different. I do some work for a charity in Cardiff and on my last visit I was asked to investigate the failure of a light in a toilet. Turns out, it's an emergency luminaire that uses a couple of CFL...
  18. V

    Wiring repair of floor edge sander

    Hi, Can anyone help with the repair of a Bona Mini Edge sander? Replacing the mains cable, the internal wiring was damaged and I think it has been rewired incorrectly - its not working.
  19. A

    Electrician Jobs Looking for electricians nationally to carry out small repair

    Hi thanks for reading. We have more than 600 jobs to be carried out over the next two weeks throughout the UK all of which are identical. The work consists of a simple visual check and installation of an additional componenent part. The original works consisted of more than 2000 and typical time...
  20. Andy C

    Old Butler and Maid panel repair, ideas please.

    I have been doing some work for a friend of mine and he has an old wooden indicator box with 6 flags in it for various rooms and an indicator for the main door to the house. The relatively new bell wire that was put in by the electrician that rewired the place (not me) is all fine, I have...

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