Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

Darkwood · Mar 21, 2015

Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.
Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.

I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago.

mg_smile:

LukeD · May 3, 2022

Anyone ever went to HK etc during the 70's ? any form of tape and a few twists of cable was almost as good as it got !

ipf · May 3, 2022

mainline said:
One I saw today, client lost the cover about 5 years ago.

Wish you'd get rid of that avatar.......nearly smashed the laptop twice.

littlespark · May 3, 2022

“Can you come have a look at my electrics? I’ve had no power since this morning…”

I pulled the fuse, nothing left of it.
The yellow taped up cable is lead, everything else is pvc.

This is what’s under the tape.

Looks like it’s been damaged in the past, and someone has tried to link the lead with a bit of earth wire.

I’m getting 40ohms between the lead sheath and the red core.
Repair I think is possible, full rewire is cost prohibitive for the 80 year old customer, but I will be recommending a rewire of that circuit and a new board, smoke detectors as needed.

mainline · May 3, 2022

Mike Johnson said:
At least with most of that CU missing you could see that a mix of manufacturers had been used.

I think the mixed manufactures are the least of the problems.

The lack of any 6 amp circuit is a concern.

I'm trying to find the time to get back there, atm.

marconi · May 3, 2022

Is the yellow tape hiding rat/mice damage?

littlespark · May 3, 2022

marconi said:
Is the yellow tape hiding rat/mice damage?

Only if the mice can eat through lead.

I took the tape off and exposed the second photograph.
Customer did say there was mice, so I might find chewed pvc somewhere.
Not sure if this damaged lead is the actual cause of the fuse blowing… maybe it’s just held for so long, and she’s knocked it one too many times with the hoover.

marconi · May 3, 2022

These are the jobs were you get your real reward for doing them in Heaven.

mainline · May 3, 2022

marconi said:
These are the jobs were you get your real reward for doing them in Heaven.

Yes after you die from electrocution

littlespark · May 3, 2022

Ok, I suggested I might repair the lead sheathed cable…. But I can’t find any product that could successfully do it…. Or lead sheath to pvc t&e joint

Purely as a stop-gap temporary repair until I can rewire this particular length.

pc1966 · May 3, 2022

littlespark said:
Ok, I suggested I might repair the lead sheathed cable…. But I can’t find any product that could successfully do it…. Or lead sheath to pvc t&e joint

Purely as a stop-gap temporary repair until I can rewire this particular length.

You might be able to connect to the lead sheath CPC using a constant force spring and some tinned copper braid wrapped around it first.

I guess there once was a gland for that sort of cable to connect to the outer but can't say I have sever seen on the the flesh. I have a vague idea that some 20mm conduit fittings had such a clamp setup.

littlespark · May 3, 2022

Don’t they do WAGO boxes in metal?

pc1966 · May 3, 2022

This is the sort of thing:

Lewden PD435 20mm Male Bonding Nipple

Buy online Edwardes Lewden PD435 20mm Male Bonding Nipple for flat cable such as Twin & Earth & 3 core and earth lead adaptor

www.edwardes.co.uk

Lewden PD435 20mm Male Bonding Nipple for flat cable such as Twin & Earth & 3 core and earth
Sometimes known as a lead adaptor from the times when cable had a lead sheathing on it instead of PVC

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