If you are testing you can link the suspected 'neutral' to the chassis/earth with something like a 100 watt mains filament lightbulb. If the bulb...
I created a voltage drop spreadsheet for this sort of thing. I used to use it to calculate the drop when designing regular 230V lighting circuits...
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most likely wired in series so the voltage is divided across them
The picture on the left shows a blank missing on the far left.
This is very dangerous.
Do not put your fingers in that hole.
You need to get an...
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That would depend on the instrument. On my old BM10 when you press & hold the button it just powers up the inverter circuits to generate the...
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Agreed, loss of N further down the network can give wildly changeable voltages
If it is tied to earth, then that will go up and down too.
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Often, but not always:
543.2.9
Except where the circuit protective conductor is formed by a metal covering or enclosure containing
all of the...
Who knows? There's this, in the OSG app H:
"Permanently connected equipment should be locally protected by a fuse complying with BS 1362 of...
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The cut out is 35mm but what about the width of the downlight with the bezel? You can gain maybe a few more mm so you could possibly cut a 40mm...
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Can LV cables and earth cables be run in the same ducting or conduit or do the need to be run separately? Same applied to ELV and earth cables?
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Ỳou won't! We've been in the game long enough to recognize the "Four in a bed" types as soon as they arrive, but we're ahead of them. We've seen...
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Just looking through is and all my quotes were my own garbles maybe I should write a book.
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If you have a UTR then you must have applied for it so it should be fine unless anyone knows different. Did you register through the CIS scheme...
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Thank you so much for that!
When I went to do the Ze at the DB, I tripped the RCD in the CU in the house, I understand that's a hard question...
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Least it looks like your at the end of line of loop in method cos you could may have had an extra live ,neutral earth.fun terminating into what...
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Norcal - thanks, belatedly. 'Tis the season when I don't get anything done, even though this project is near the top of the list.
Per your...
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I've been asked to replace an Xpelair CF20 extractor fan which has been recessed into the ceiling. I've had a rummage and managed to find a CF20TX...
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Just seen this on facebook, near me (stroud , Glos)
There always seems to be people looking for experience or an apprenticeship, so hopefully...
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I agree no benefit in having it at the Db.
Any electronics in circuit that might be skewing the readings?
Smokies. Or smart switches?
Might have been covered already, but what about...
Given the obvious limited capacity of whoever fitted the switch and who knows what else, I'd be keen to check the "earth" is definitely connected...
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Did this many times back in the 70s and 80s. You'd be faced with extending or modifying sometimes nearly new wiring in twin without earth, and...
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I think your plan is good, provided there is a suitable socket in the right place.
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NAPIT Certification Scheme
Napit wont accept my C&G 2363 unit credits
The search they do should bring it up. Cropped from the one I was sent to evidence my statement. :
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A local “trader” some years back was selling computers with mains plugs similar to that posted by w0z above, that went to trading standards too...
Personally, I would just put them in the observations, the inspection schedule is not exhaustive.
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Was in a motor factors, many years ago, selecting a white paint, for a complete respray of a car.
There were thousands of coloured swatches...
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I've completed this job now!;)
That name rings a bell though - think I did fit some and found them a bit on-the-cusp of dropping out the ceiling...
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