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  1. J

    Soft start and high current draw

    Had one today I can’t get my head around. 4Kw motor connected to an Allen Bradley soft start. The panel runs 2 motors Both 4kw. I was called originally due to one motor not running. This turned out to be a tripped the motor circuit breaker (one with adjustable current dial). I tested the rest of...
  2. I

    How do I start my own business?

    Hi there, I have been with my employer for 8 years and I feel like the time is right for me to move on. I'm looking to become self-employed working as a subcontractor to commercial companies whilst doing domestic whenever I get work come in. The plan is to have enough domestic work come in that...
  3. D

    Need advice on how to start working in the trade

    Hello, I'm looking for advice from you guys who know the trade from inside out, I'm 24 years of age and just finished my Level 2 for electrical installations and also have done my 18th edition and building regs will be progressing onto Level 3 now. The course I did was a 6-weekend course which I...
  4. A

    Any help with pre start diagrams?

    Need to build a replacement panel controlling controlling site entrance barrier, goes up in morning down at night. Not done many panels but have old panel to replicate for most if it. Problem is I need to add a ore warning alarm (beacon/siren) to warn when the barrier is moving. Any ideas...
  5. R

    Where to start with new business?

    Hi So basically I went self employed at the end of January and I am currently subbying back to my old boss. I'm not originally from where I live (Stamford, Lincolnshire) so dont have a big network of family or friends. My problem is how do I generate my own work. So far I've only picked up one...
  6. GoldenMagpie

    How to start? I'm new to the industry.

    Hi, I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Ian and I am 38 years old, I have a 2 year old daughter and wife. We all like in a flat in Yeovil, Somerset. I have just been made redundant from my work as a dual fuel meter fitter, previously I had no experience in electricals. I have however...
  7. C

    Lights start off dim then flicker

    I wire my basement and I have a room where the lights come on but are dim, they eventually get to full strength. Any thoughts on why this one room would do that. It is set up with 8 canister lights in the ceiling on a regular switch. no dimmer.
  8. timhoward

    Trunking mess - where to start!

    It's not that often I stare stupidly at something for 5 minutes and can't work out where to start, but.... The horizontal and lower vertical trunking aren't actually connected together or bonded. The upper vertical is cable tied to some SWA and flaps in the wind. Singles are nicely tensioned...
  9. david74

    Omron scales battery drain. Where do I start?

    Hi, I have these Omron BF511 scales which notoriously develop a battery drain problem. Normally they are supposed to last a year but suddenly they start draining a set of 4 AA batteries within a day. I took it apart to see if it has suffered from water damage. And indeed it had. The water...
  10. S

    Hotpoint wmfug742 won't start cycles

    Hello! I was wondering if some clever person could help me work out what's wrong with my washing machine? When I try to start a cycle, the machine makes several clunk and beeping sounds and flashes the red lock symbol. I've had a repairman from hotpoint come round, he changed the motor and I...
  11. J

    What level apprenticeship do I start at?

    Hi, I am in my final year of school (UK) and I am expected to pass all my gcses, could anyone tell me which apprenticeship level I can start on if I want to do the installation electrician and maintenance electrician level 3 apprenticeship. I have little knowledge in electrics however I know the...
  12. B

    Mini cooper s r56 turbo wont start unless i pull high pressure fuel pump plug off, 2 wired plug.

    As per title any ideas, car just cut out dead and will not start unless I pull the 2 wire plug off the high pressure pump solenoid. I also get no reading at all on the dianostic fuel pressure check. I have 72 psi when connecting my fuel pressure gauge to the line.
  13. D

    I Need Work Looking to start my career

    Hello everyone, My name is Daryl and im looking to start a career as an electrican, hopfully starting out as an electricans mate. I am based in Eastbourne but I am willing to travel, I have a licence and a car. I have Level 2 and level 3 diploma in electrical installation qualifications and...
  14. tremile

    Possibly to start a solar inverter during a power outages?

    Hi, I’m just wondering if its theoretically speaking possibly to start your PV system and inverter when its power failure ? And its not hybrid inverters with a backup system. I’m thinking the following things to start a Inverter during a power failure You put of the setting at the...
  15. S

    Sealey Power Drill Intermittent Start

    Hi. I bought a Sealey 750W power drill, and ever since the first day I had it problems began to arise. First, it does not always start smoothly, it starts with a jerk, which can be quite annoying when trying to keep the drill steady on top of a small punch, but the power drill shakes vigorously...
  16. W

    Start up equipments and van lease/financing

    I’m in the process of getting myself organised to start up my own electrical business next year. I don’t want to come unstuck so I’m trying to cover every base so when it comes to the time and I finally declare myself as a ltd company I want to make sure I’ve got everything I need and no nasty...
  17. M

    Difficult to start, even with new battery, good charching etc

    Hi Winter here inSweden when I noticed a starting problem. When it was very cold it didn't start, not even cranked the engine. So I thought it was the battery which was rather old. The strange things was that it didn't even cranked the engine with some help from another car battery with the...
  18. S

    Bond sinks and mains water with plastic at start

    Hi sorry very long one. Please hop to bottom paragraph for short version. I’m just about to refurb bathroom in my 1986 house but bonding always confused me and I am still confused now! So my main incoming water pipe (extraneous) is Currently bonded To MET in 10mm and hot and cold pipes cross...
  19. M-B-Electrical-Services

    Hi all! Old(ish) spark looking to go it alone but unsure where to start?

    Hi. I thought I would introduce myself on here in the hope to gain some valuable information on setting out on my own. I'm 42 and have been an electrician for over 20 years in the commercial/industrial sector with a small amount of experience in the domestic sector. I was furloughed during the...
  20. B

    So i am having some dramas as where to start for this practice theory exam question can someome please show me how to work it out :)

    A load consisting of three idnentical coils with a resistance of 11 ohms and inductance of 50 mH are connected in (i) star, and then (ii) delta to a 400v 50Hz 3 phase suply. Determine the total power dissipated in each case
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