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

[Darkwood]

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..

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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:

 

[Specialist]

True, I'd hate to see what they'd use on the docks

 

[telectrix]

steel hawsers.

 

[Specialist]

Hmm maybe that's what they used last time

 

[freddo]

I fitted a DB a while back, it had an RCBO it it, and in the RCBO box was the usual information sticker, It wasn't until yesterday until I actually read what it said. The new type RCBOs are not supplied with a sticker any more.

 

[Rpa07]

I Zink default is off zee proof reader!

 

[Pete999]

I Zink default is off zee proof reader!

Gott in Himmel

 

[freddo]

Replacing another DB in the same place, the old one seems to have suffered a small burnout where someone forgot to do up the neutral test link.

In the same board the main switch was replaced with an RCD at some point, outgoing neutral was connected to the neutral bar with 3 cores from the inside of a 2.5mm armour. Quality from start to finish.

Nice boards Merlin, the new Schneider are nothing in comparison, look pretty on the outside but poorly designed. The idiot that thought putting the earth bars in layers needs a good kicking, especially when it comes to the larger boards that have 3 layers! Saying that I'd rather fit one of these than the flimsy Hager 3ph boards.

I'm part way through with the replacement, but need to fit the correct meter add on kit as the one supplied is wrong, Fortunately the 35mm supply armour had loads of slack so I was able to leave the conductors long ready for the correct meter. Still some bits to alter and labels to add etc.

 

[Specialist]

Sorry freddo, your new board is way too neat & organized. You obviously need more training in how to mess things up properly

 

[Wilko]

Sorry freddo, your new board is way too neat & organized. You obviously need more training in how to mess things up properly

Agree, nothing at all dodgy that I can see

 

[Pete999]

Replacing another DB in the same place, the old one seems to have suffered a small burnout where someone forgot to do up the neutral test link.
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In the same board the main switch was replaced with an RCD at some point, outgoing neutral was connected to the neutral bar with 3 cores from the inside of a 2.5mm armour. Quality from start to finish.
View attachment 37121
Nice boards Merlin, the new Schneider are nothing in comparison, look pretty on the outside but poorly designed. The idiot that thought putting the earth bars in layers needs a good kicking, especially when it comes to the larger boards that have 3 layers! Saying that I'd rather fit one of these than the flimsy Hager 3ph boards.
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I'm part way through with the replacement, but need to fit the correct meter add on kit as the one supplied is wrong, Fortunately the 35mm supply armour had loads of slack so I was able to leave the conductors long ready for the correct meter. Still some bits to alter and labels to add etc.

Get shot of those cable ties look bloody awful

 

[Specialist]

Get shot of those cable ties look bloody awful

Whatever happened to properly laced harnesses Pete ? Some of them were like a work of art, especially in control panels

 

[Pete999]

Whatever happened to properly laced harnesses Pete ?

I just think of the trouble there would be if he had to do any rewiring plus the heating element of cables that have been tied with very little air gap.

 

[freddo]

There is less air space in the trunking. The last control panel I built I laced the door wiring. Had to build it over the recent bank holiday weekend ready to install on the Tuesday and couldn't get hold of small slotted trunking in time. The last time I had to do lacing was over 5 years ago.

 

[LewisS]

Just found this beautiful bit of trunking for a PV install!!

How anyone can walk away from that and be happy is beyond me!

 

[freddo]

At least the cables have more support than the aerial ones.