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I have an Old bosch router that has had a suppresson capacitor fail.
I can't get a replacement part to match and was wondering if i could just remove it and carry on. Would this be safe?
It is an 0.1uF X 2 x 2500nFY and has three wires, its inline with the negative wire from the...
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I know it sounds very grand but it really isn't - and, especially not seeing as there has been, and still is, no travel due to Covid for so long now - but I have a house in rural Italy I bought and have been doing up for 6 years now.
It's an old stone house and domestic electricity came after...
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Does anyone know if there is a replacement part for this discontinued one?
I’ve seen some second hand ones floating about on eBay, but if I can’t find a brand new alternative then I’ll have to change the whole board.
I’ve sent Schneider an email almost a week ago and still haven’t...
Hi guys ,looking to replace a anchorn AET-635CT1 transformer in my light to a compatible LED driver ? It’s a round transformer with a hole .Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers
John
Old Ashley Rock batten lampholder broken.
Is there a newer replacement that I can just change the lampholder part rather than the whole thing? Would make a 2 minute job change to 10 if I had to replace the whole thing.
CEF have Hager Ashley but don’t look like they fit the old bases.
The bases...
I'm replacing a flood light with a new one.
When I took off the back of the new light for wiring I noticed that the fourth terminal to the right has a red wire at the top and a white one beneath it. See photo
That has confused me a little as the old lamp had the black wire going into the...
Hi. First floor lighting circuit all comes back to one box with 3x 10way terminal strips and a single earth point. Power comes from main CU (1.5mm) and is connected to live and neutral blocks and then switches and light fittings wired back using the 3rd block (that is live via switch to switch...
Greetings everyone. My first post here, having read a similar thread, I understand that following the manufacturers guidance is all important. So, if anyone could help please, here's my question :
I am replacing a single fan oven currently connected using a 13A plug into a socket which is...
a fuse carrier is broken in 6way mem board with no rcd protection , it makes sense to upgrade to rcbos like other boards in the installation..
My question is , I'm nearly certain there is borrowed neutral on the lighting circuits and he won't want a wire fitted from kitchen to landing to...
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In a single tube strip light the ballast quit after 30 years of service. The only replacement I could find was for a fixture of two tubes (see attached). It has pairs of yellow, red, and blue wires. Viewing the diagram, it appears either the red or the blue pairs should be used along with...
Hi I'm changing an old ceiling light but I have more wires than I was expecting. Please see the pictures below.
If I leave the connection block with the red cables in and then buy some connection strip the same as what the red wire is connected to can I just attach the 2 black wires to the new...
Hi all, need to replace a failed 500w halogen PIR floodlight. This one was a dual output model that had an adjustable dimmer on the PIR housing for setting night time dusk to dawn illumination but switched to full brightness when it detected motion.
Has anybody come across an LED floodlight with...
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I have two of the following LED panels https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FZ9CHFQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and one of the drivers has stopped working. I'm struggling to find an available LED driver with the same specifications as the existing one:
Input Voltage...
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Here are some pics of the kitchen lighting setup I found in the house i moved into. I want to replace the bulbs with LED compatible ones, but im not sure of what kind of ballast its using and i dont want to cause a fire.
Ideally they would be about...
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Replaced a 4 way switch yesterday and everything seemed fine. Around 3am this morning, the breaker tripped on that circuit. Resetting the breaker did not work, just tripped each time. I took apart the 4 way switch this morning and disconnected the wiring and reset the breaker...
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Looking for 3 replacement screw on cyclinder light shades for a bathroom spotlight. I believe the spotlight I have is Float Brushed Chrome effect Mains-powered 3 lamp Bathroom Spotlight | DIY at B&Q -...
Hi. I have a problem I’d like some advice on, please. If you just want to know the question please go directly to section B of the following. If you want to know the background/context, please read section A first.
SECTION A – BACKGROUND STORY/CONTEXT:
As will soon become obvious, I’m new to...
I work in facilities management and I'm looking to clarify the rules for replacing fire alarm components like call points or door magnets.
Could someone considered 'competent' to carry out like for like replacement of normal electrical fixtures do similar work on alarm systems?
We have some shunt-wound DC motors that are used are servos (so operate over a big speed range and in all 4 quadrants, motor and generator both directions) and one of them (0.25kW) has gone "lumpy". My suspicion is the armatures has some open winding(s) so the speed/voltage profile changes as it...
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