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  1. I

    Finding a broken wire

    Hi all, I have been installing CCTV camera for a few months. But right now, I have been placed on the service team... I am supposed to replace a 300 meters long cable for a faulty CCTV camera. Another member of the team has identified the fault to be the cable (one of the wire is cut somewhere...
  2. O

    Live earth wire concern

    Hi, thanks in advance for any advice here please on a safety worry... My son lives in a rented house and recently got a strong electric shock when he turned on a light switch, he felt it go down his arm and to the floor (bare feet, tiled floor). An emergency electrician came out and found that...
  3. V

    I am allowed to replace the 2.5mm wire from a radial circuit to 4mm and the 16Amp MCB for a 32Amp

    Could you tell me please if I am allowed in England to replace by myself the 2.5mm cable from a radial circuit to 4mm and the 16Amp MCB it has now for a 32Amp?
  4. kreatiff63

    Flickering lights (am I using the correct thickness of wire?)

    Using a tuturial from a college lecturer, I've installed 2 way lights in our hallway. The cable I've used is 1mm lighting flex (2 core). The process I've used is taking the power to the switch. So I've used the permanent line from a neighbouring switch (4 gang) and connecting this to L2 where it...
  5. djkprojects

    Running kitchen island cooker wire

    Hello guys, It’s my first post here so please be gentle :) I’m having a kitchen extension done and will have the hob and few powerpoints installed on the kitchen island meaning the wires will need to run under the floor. The floor is concrete subfloor and will have 80mm PIR insulation...
  6. T

    Wire nut has black ring around it

    My Whirlpool dishwasher lost power. I checked all of the connections and nothing is loose. Nothing looked corroded. It's a newer model ( a few years old) and does not have a thermal fuse. So we popped off the bottom and we noticed one of the wire nuts has a black ring around it so I'm assuming...
  7. K

    should I use THHN wire or NM rommanx wire?

    I used 1 inch emt conduit in the garage for 50 amp circuit for ev charger. I plan to use 4AWG wire. Please let me know which wire is est for passing through conuit, I also have less than 3 feet wire goes in the wall
  8. N

    How to wire this light switch

    Can anyone help me with this switch how to wire it up have attached original fitting wiring thanks
  9. A

    Checking a wire if it's one piece or more

    Hello Say that i had a circuit of a 6mm wire and i want to check of the wire going form the breaker toward the load is one-peice wire NOT two or more wires connected together. Maybe my question is not common but where i live it's forbidden to join two or more wires in any connection as any...
  10. O

    What kind of Schottky diode should I use to parallel wire 9 VOLT batteries together?

    I need help knowing what kind of schottky diode to use to wire parallel 9 volt batteries to make a really long lasting battery. I want to wire together like 9 of them. is it possible?
  11. meketrex

    How to wire mains power to an SPDT (maintained) switch

    I currently have a Single Pole Double Throw switch with 5 pins (as shown below) which I want to wire up to UK mains: ┌─────┐ │ NC │ └─────┘ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ │ - │ │ NO │ │ + │ └─────┘ └─────┘ └─────┘ ┌─────┐ │ COM │ └─────┘...
  12. M

    UK Pinched wire (but copper not exposed) - leave or fix?

    I'd taken a socket faceplate off to do some decorating but after putting it back, the MCB was tripping and tripped every time I tried to reset it. After taking the cover back off (wires still connected), it didn't trip. Looking at it - maybe one of the wires was getting pinched by a screws - it...
  13. M

    2.5mm wire into 1.5mm plug

    I’m welding and have a cable blue 2.5mm 3 core 10metwrs to reach my shed the plug and socket I got to wire on them biggest hardware has says 13amp but then says 1.0-1.5mm wire rated online said I can stil do it but it’s a squeeze is that acceptable ? I use 2.5 for it stops volt drops while...
  14. S

    Would it be ok to replace an earth nut on a ceiling light with a cable / cable and loop?

    I am replacing my ceiling rose with a metal 4 spot light bar, the cables are to short to be able to secure them unless I release the block from the light it’s self. I can then wire it with ease but can’t get the block back into the fixed earth nut. Would it be ok to replace this nut with a...
  15. S

    Is it safe to wire separate plugs to two devices previously wired to the same plug?

    I have an old hifi system that has a record player stacked on top of an amplifier. Weirdly, both are wired to the same plug. I don't know whether they came like this or whether somebody did it post purchase for some reason (I inherited it from my grandma). I want to pass the record player on so...
  16. F

    Which wire for light bar relay

    I'm installing an LED light bar and can't find a suitable power source for the relay coil I have all the parts I need and enough know-how otherwise I would buy a plug and play harness The high beam power in this car is sent straight from the stalk switch to the lights (no high beam relay). I...
  17. fishkake

    Live wire breakout adapter

    Hi there - some of you might have seen my previous post about current-measuring CT clamps. This is another question about them! Once again I'd like to make it clear that I am not an electrician; my understanding of what you guys do is more than a layman, but mostly conceptual rather than...
  18. R

    Is TRS electrical wire legal

    Is TRS legal now if you have an electrical inspection of a property?
  19. N

    Can I use a 6 conductor wire to solve this problem?

    I have Nanoleaf LED light strips that I need to go around a corner and also bridge a blank space. Nanoleaf is always sold out of the extender wires and the generic ones on Amazon get bad reviews. These specific lights are different than most and have 6 pin connectors. Can I get standard 6...
  20. ananoxoto

    Connecting RGBW nude wire to a RGBW connector

    Hi! What is the best way to connect an RGB wire to a RGB connector. I mean, are there quick connectors to attach to a RGB cable without solding with tin? These two pictures show what I want to connect. Thanks

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