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  1. PCBWay

    Check Out PCBWay's Latest at Embedded World 2025 and AMPER 2025!

    We are excited to announce that PCBWay's first round of exhibitions in 2025 is just around the corner. These two events will be held in Europe in March: Embedded World 2025 in Germany and AMPER 2025 in the Czech Republic. Embedded World 2025 focuses primarily on embedded systems, providing...
  2. O

    Worst board in the world

    I fitted some pretty naff stuff over the years but this one has to be the worst I've come across yet. Obviously quite a few year old now and not helped by the way it has been installed either but its so badly designed its left me baffled. The neutral bar is only one one side, buried deep under...
  3. A

    Hello World!

    Hello from Wiltshire. I am an electronic and electrical engineer, background is more electronic design commercially with a bit of panel building work. Occassional foray into domestic investigations and always interested in keeping up to date with wiring regs and testing methods. Also own far...
  4. James

    Day 3: Ghost wires adventures world wanted book electrician

    I have a book recommendation for you. I tend to listen to books when I am driving but it is also available in physical form A truly enlightening book for people who like to understand what can be achieved if you really try at it...
  5. D

    Has the world gone crazy, tool prices

    So, a bit of insomnia kicked in tonight after a hectic few days and I found myself scrolling and saw this sparks doing a bit of a tool price vid. He paid over £400 for a wera torque screwdrive, 4 small vde joker spanners and 1 standard joker. 400 QUID worlds gone mad when a screwdriver and a...
  6. M

    out of this world problem

    Hi All, Would be grateful for some advice. Would like to add an additional light (Undercabinet 8W LED Batten light) to a two-way light switch circuit. The attached photo shows the existing switch back and wiring, the right-hand side shows a switch that turns on and off the centre ceiling light...
  7. cliffed

    Elsewhere in the world

    Took this pic on the beach in Santorini the spot light Class 1… no cpc… cables are single red & black… just wondering what fault curry would flow in a fault situation… sorry about the quality of the pic … Mrs moaning @ me for taking it😂😎
  8. E

    The fastest RCBO in the world

    What is the fastest RCBO you know? Fastest is meaning it has the lowest trip times.
  9. Z

    What in the world is going on here...

    Was called to a complete previously scheduled work. Prior to arrival was called to say she was having electrical problems. This client has a large 40 year old home, with an 150a pushmatic main panel. No work has been done on the home recently. This is what I witnessed: Some circuits worked...
  10. Uheat - Jacob

    UHEAT FREE WORLD CUP 2022 WALLCHART

    Order your Free Wall Chart here or click the button above. As a valued Trade Customer of Uheat and The Wetroom Store, we'd like to send you our WORLD CUP 2022 WALLCHART. Do you need help with an Underfloor Heating or Wetroom Project? “We're waiting to take your call - 01394 384077” We're...
  11. littlespark

    Welcome to the wonderful world of septic tanks.

    Anybody deal with these things, or is it better for customer to get the proper service engineers? Problem is there’s an air pump that should run constantly… but isn’t. Pump feels warm to touch. There’s a 230v supply to IP rated socket, pump simply plugs in. I might add, this is in a separate...
  12. Vortigern

    Oh what a wicked world or the cowboys lament

    Just to highlight how wicked people can be. This set up was bad enough. House is just bought from deceased estate. Typical '30s house. See the old stuff. Loads of DIY by octogenarian around the house. (previous tenant dcsd.) One socket in each room with loadsa extensions. But what got me was...
  13. J

    Share here your view of the world through photos

    Despite all my interests, I love photography since childhood. This is the beautiful art of capturing the moment. Here are some of my shots that show my point of view.
  14. Dave OCD

    Todays board change - 'real world' with older cables.

    This was commenced at 2.30pm today after having to locate and rectify an open neutral on a ring, missing earth continuity on a lighting circuit and 2 sockets spurred off the cooker. ? It's as good as I could make it with the older T&Es , and annoying that everything barring 2 lives of a ring...
  15. P

    Safe isolation in the TN-C-S world

    While reading the IET articles there was one on the open PEN risk and now the DNOs are adding another step to "safe isolation" where they clamp the earth bond to check if there is diverted neutral current present before disconnecting anything related to that. The youtube video for this: TL;DR...
  16. Dave OCD

    'Real World' CU upgrade.

    I just thought I'd post up a typical (but smallish) CU replacement done today. Commonly you don't have much if any slack cable to work with and with trying to dress previously connected conductors you're never going to get the same level of neatness as a brand new install. But I think this is a...
  17. lmi-pa

    Is C&G 2396 Electrical Design qualification worth anything in the real world?

    Passed my C&G 2396: Electrical design and verification course recently and loved every minute of it, however I am wondering if it was actually worth doing. I haven’t seen any adverts with it listed as a requirement or even as preferred. It’s a level 4 course so a bit surprising. Has anyone done...
  18. lmi-pa

    Is City and Guilds 2396 Electrical Design qualification worth anything the real world?

    Passed my C&G 2396: Electrical design and verification course recently and loved every minute of it, however I am wondering if it was actually worth doing. I haven’t seen any adverts with it listed as a requirement or even as preferred. It’s a level 4 course so a bit surprising. Has anyone done...
  19. M

    Finding a van in this crazy world

    Good morning, my goal for today is trying to find a van in this crazy world. My long term goal is to start my business middle to end of this year, took collection is coming along nicely, it would be lovely to get a van to have somewhere to put it all! Haha!
  20. S

    8th wonder of the world.

    I’m wondering how this abomination didn’t go bang or start a fire. Inside there are cables for 2 lighting circuits on separate phases all spidered of a 5 core cable.
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