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    Could someone please confirm whether CAT6 cable is suitable for DALI bus wiring in terms of communication protocols and technical compatibility?

    Dear Forum Members, In my house, I have already installed CAT6 cable specifically for DALI2 D+ and D- bus wiring, utilizing a separate conduit. Power cables have been laid in a distinct conduit as well. Could anyone confirm the practicality and suitability of using CAT6 cable for this...
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    Solar PV Installation on Complex Roofs: Need Expert Advice

    Hello fellow professionals, I'm currently facing a challenging scenario that involves the integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs with complex geometries, including varying slopes and multiple obstructions like skylights and HVAC units. The project aims not only to maximize...
  3. B

    I Need Work Technical electrician Spanish student erasmus+

    Good Morning, My name is Jorge I’m 29 years old and a Spanish electrical technician student at “IES San Marcos” technical college in Tenerife. I am finishing my two-year programme and now need to find a work placement for the period of 16th March until 19th May 2024, to develop my knowledge and...
  4. M

    Technical question for IR testing

    So I’m an apprentice and I’m just trying to get a better understanding of the science behind this because the electricians who have said it have been quite vague and not properly explained. Recently testing L-E for a circuit which was 0.02 ohms and the electrician said I will have to remove...
  5. cliffed

    Niceic technical help

    Talked to the tech line the other day hoping to confirm what I already knew, but with a definite answer regarding issues on EICR, on a property 40+ years old. Not a great experience I must say, putting all the onus back on me, What do you think you should do? At the end I gave a very...
  6. B

    Electricity technical dictanery

    Does anyone have some electricity technical dictanery in pdf or something that help? thank you very much.
  7. Trevor48

    PIR override technical advise needed

    Hello I have purchased a new PIR to replace an old broken sensor. The old sensor had 3 terminals and the system was configured with an overridden switch. The new sensor has 4 terminals. LNAL I have two switched live wires and one neutral. Can I connect the override feed to the A terminal...
  8. J

    SECTT Technical Questions Help

    Hi so I have my SECTT test coming in a few weeks, SECTT is a pre employment multiple choice test you do to be able to become an electrical apprentice in Scotland, there's the mathematics side which I'm good with but there's also technical questions side, could anyone please help me with a source...
  9. P

    Hi, can anyone tell me what the technical name for this item is? And the right way to fix wires into it?

  10. Lister1987

    Starting 8202 - Advanced Technical Diploma in Electrical Installation next week`

    So just had my enrollment for my next course, first furore into student debt finance....exciting times, have most of what i need from last year anyways, books still cover 8202 so not too bothered. Fun times, although COVID should make the work placement element interesting, on that note; any...
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    Advice on fatal current (research project)

    Hello, This question is purely for research purposes. In the event that an appliance (hairdryer) was dropped into a bath with a person on it, and a circuit breaker was tripped in the consumer unit, could this shock still prove fatal or would the breaker save their life? I know that this is...
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    Technical advice required - metal socket or plastic? / Trunking?

    Hi all Recently my company (I'm just an employee) moved into a new unit and have installed some shelving, the BigDug kind. We've had plug sockets located above (2) each unit to provide power. This was done by the electrician so that's all good. I need a plug socket on each shelf (5 in total)...
  13. Z

    Technical info guidance

    Hello all. Is there any technical info regarding pv installation and guidance for installation etc that I can download or acquire. For example installation set ups and requirements. Cheers in advance
  14. Z

    Just some technical information

    Hello to you all. I have some needed input of a solar setup since im not too savvy with installing any. My question is regarding the consumer unit side and how the solar is connected within the consumer unit. I have come across installs in the past but not taken much notice on the connection...
  15. Gavin John Hyde

    Is the forum experiencing technical issues?

    Logged on over lunchtime and kept getting this page. if i refreshed after a couple of times it loaded as normal - not sure if its a archived version or not though?
  16. S

    Intro from a newbie and technical advice needed!

    I am a qualified maintenance electrician working in the natural gas industry, as such I have some specific training in electrical installations in explosive atmospheres. Just finished my HNC in Electrical Engineering and now looking to climb the ladder in my organisation. My question is - I...
  17. Pete999

    A technical question regarding the use of AFDDs

    I seem to remember whilst at the NICEIC film show (oh by the way I believe NAPIT are doing a roadshow as well, lets hope its better than the NICEIC one, see Julys PE for details) One of the things I remembered from the very limited information given out, was the fact that AFDDS would not be...
  18. Gavin John Hyde

    NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC Online technical issues..

    Anybody else getting emails constantly updating them with the now not so new news that the NICEIC online certification site is still not working after they upgraded it? My email is now directing them to spam without any input from myself. guess Microsoft take the same view about them! I am...
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    PAID WORK, help needed with technical drawings assignment work

    Hi there, I have just moved from Cambridge to Plymouth upon completing my Level 2 & 3 Electrical installation training (2365). I have some assignment work to finish off for it and I'm stuck on the last task of technical drawings (cable routing). As I have now moved from Cambridge I'm not able...
  20. NDG Elecs

    Shoddy technical helpline question!

    Just read as below in the NAPIT quarterly. I mean, come on, what a ridiculous question, and one I am astounded gets asked a lot... Surely it takes approx one second to realise the utter futility of rodding an extraneous part in such a manner...and then people still ring up!! Bonkers! Happy...
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