So I got a call this morning to come "just move a couple of phone points and a bit of cable" no problem says I I'll call in on my way.
So I get there and this is what I'm faced with........:rolleyes:
I'll be done in 10mins.......NOT!!!!!
The blue cable is fibre optic and the large...
I have been following this forum for a while now.
There's a lot of helpful people on here.
Well a bit about me, I've been in the industry bout 20yrs now and still learning. Based in the Sunny North East.
Started doing the usual house bashing, new builds, factories, what eva really.
I found I was...
I am about to start the process of getting an ISO9001 qualification for my business.
Can anyone give me any advice on anything that may be usefull to me with regards to this and does anyone know of any reputable advisors in the North West of England who could help me through this process??
Blimey! No one told me I'd be sent a library in a box! And then there's the degree in advanced physics to work out the voltage drop, ohms law and the likes!!!!!
It's been a while but I'll be getting my head into the books for a while.
Hello all, first post.
I`m trying to get a JIB card but have recently become unemployed. I`m 39 and did a 4 year apprenticeship 1986-1990 with British Steel (now Corus, soon to be closed!)
Since then I`ve gained
ONC in Electrical Engineering
17th Edition regs
2391 Inspection and Testing
CSCS...
If your Extending or altering a circuit that is on a Rewireable fuse but you need to comply to 17th regulations, Meaning the need for RCD protection, What options do you have getting this to comply??
Before year and a half or two I started noticing that while taking a shower I can feel some kind of an electricity when touching the faucet or when holding the shower head (I have a metal bathtub which has the shower feature).
For the first couple of months only I could feel this (sometimes I...
So i've decided to take a 10 week c&g 2330 course, but all the training centres are more than a daily commute away from my house.
Is there anyone else in the same boat and wht do you do in that situation? Do any training centres offer reasonable accomodation as well?
Hello all,
been a while since I visited but what an improvement. There were hardly any users when I first found electriciansforums but seems to be quite a gathering these days. I know times are hard for a lot of guys (myself included) and hopefully we can all use these forums to pull together...
I'm re-wiring a old house at the moment that was built back in the 1800's
I was lifting some of the floor-boards when i found a newspaper wedged in between the joices...The date on it was June 26th 1947 :eek:
It was still in decent condition,It was funny reading about what was in the news back...
How do you house bashers deal with people all day long?:mad::mad::mad:It would drive me nuts. If you are not being accused of ripping them off then you are being accused of dogey work or not knowing what you are talking about.:mad::mad::mad:
I am staying with commercial:mad::mad::mad:
hi can anyone help me with zs
when testing zs using my metrel eurotest meter with a rcd . i canot get a correct reading . i have tryed the meter on diffrent settings but still cannot get it right. i have to get zs by caculation .when doing the test the rcd will trip out
Hi Guys,
this is post that Rob put up on the thread "route to become an electrician" about one of my replies
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob
ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzz and on and on and on he goes....
Carry on the way your going Rednik, you are going about it the right way.
This is TC3's reply to...
there was a thread a while back asking people what there worst job was i stated mine as a cable void in scunthorpe that was about a meter hight, we had to re wire it, murder.
i would like to retract that statement and go with my current job.
London Underground job and anything associated with...
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