I have done this before on another site and it can work one of two ways. Either it becomes really funny or a total load of Carp. I will start a story, around 6 or 7 words , then a member has to post after with 3 more words, then another member with 3 words an so on and so on until we have...
Hi Guys - as the thread title suggests:
Email Megger a photo of you using a Megger instument and a story. They will award one prize for the oldest product and one prize for the story the Megger UK sales manager feels is most interesting, received by the end of November 2013.
Some of you may be...
A client has a 3 phase incoming supply as in picture 200amp head
160a fuses as fitted by dno when 100a kept blowing on startup of irrigation pump (60hp) 129a start up added to normal daily load of 30a per phase as you can see its a direct load meter rated at 20-120 aamps we feel he should have...
Hey guys, i still cant get my head around Voltage.
I know that 1V=1J/C.
For example, lets say that i have a simple circuit which includes a 12v battery and a lamp.
My battery will transfer 12j of energy to each coulmb of current that passes through it.
My lamp will use up the 12j of energy...
I was on a little adventure today and had breakfast with another couple of sparks from another firm from Burton upon Trent. While in the canteen, we swapped stories about how disorganized and dysfunctional our respective offices were. They couldn’t believe that there could be a company any...
A national safety charity is looking for stories about recalled electrical products.
We are looking for real life stories of people who have either ignored or been unaware of a Product Recall notice for an electrical product, resulting in an electrical accident. Perhaps the product stopped...
Been out of the office for a few days so have just come across this nice piece of news which I thought I would share if you have not already seen it - at last, someone is banging the same drum as many of us!
Report: Returns from solar soar as panel costs fall - 07 Nov 2012 - News from BusinessGreen
After commenting on how long a job takes to do reminded me of a story i read on the web, I thought a week to do a rewire was good but not as quick as these guys.
***30-story building built in 15 days*** Construction time lapse *View Fullscreen* - YouTube
Hi guys (and girls). It's come to my attention that a thread was posted with regards to female electricians who had an article posted about them in various news formats online and offline. The thread while I'm sure was started with good intentions to cause general discussion on such a topic in...
Many individuals ask how to become a 'qualified' electrician (as I once did). But they should really be asking how to become a 'competent' electrician, since competency is the key to success for anyone looking to join the trade. Qualifications are actually only part of the process. It's safe to...
So about two months ago now, I got a call from a customer asking if I could do a few bits, "of course" I said. She asked for a rough price to change one pendant for two and install a new socket. I said roughly £100 depending on RCD, Bonding, blah blah blah... and we arranged a date (about a week...
I'm an animal lover and have two cats but even I found this funny. I also found it sick, just shows that there are a lot of weird people out there.
Daily Mirror
My AM2
A few years ago I took my AM2 and I was given a fault switch. My examiner refused to come from behind his desk to change it and insisted it was not faulty, only when i took a bell unit and the switch over to him and proved in front of him that it was faulty he finaly (after me waisting...
Just found this map showing all the installs in the UK!!
PV Installation Map | PaperClip Software
sorry, just had PM saying that this is what their installers have done... I thought it was the UK :(
I recently purchased a 3 story house that used to be a care home but is now to be a family home with about 6 bedrooms. The distribution box in the cellar has An output of 3 large armoured cables, each phase going to a 12 unit distribution box on each floor. The electrician who has completed...
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