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Is my TMA marked correctly????
I have the results of my Tutor marked assignment (TMA) back today and i had one question wrong but i dont think it is.
Q- An electric lamp has a filament resistance of 534 ohms. when connected to a 230v supply, the current flowing would be?
A-122820
B-0.4307...
Dual/Single supply Dimplex Quantum storage heaters
I am a landlord/owner of a flat. I am just about to spur off nearby sockets to provide the additional 24hr supply to new Dimplex Quantum storage heaters. Before i do some ugly surface mounted wiring I re-checked the heater installation manual...
Song words.
I mentioned this a while back as a thread on another forum which has 3k+ posts, it may work here it may not so let's see. Someone puts up a song with a link from YouTube and the next puts up another using one word from the previous song title and so on, for example;
Name Of The...
Rangemaster induction hob
Afternoon all. Working on a kitchen extension and the customer has just taken delivery of a rangemaster induction hob and oven combined. Ind is 11.1 kw, total seems to be 16.2 kw. I am calculating this as 27.5 amps. Can anyone else confirm this or am I missing...
W2D4 Turntable maintenance and repair
Best section to put this in, i guess....
For some years now i have been using an old PC to play records ... I mean, an oldhifi seperates turntable, plugged into the line-in of the PC and played through the PC's speakers....
Yes, i know a dedicated hifi...
W2D4 - DGA What is it and why do we do it?
What is DGA? Dissolved Gas Analysis.
This is just a VERY basic explanation of DGA.
Power transformers use oil as both an insulator and for cooling. Under normal conditions the oil will contain assorted gasses such as C0, C02 and Hydrogen. As the oil...
Screwfix Electricians' Talk Community Forum - Anybody a member at all?
Dual Swinging Gates with FAAC motors x 2
This is my first post. At my home I havetwo Swinging Gates powered by FAAC motors, they are very old, maybe over 7 years old lately I have had major problems with both gates not syncing correctly, sometimes one opening and not the other, or both opening...
Request to have your account deleted.
Edit: You can just reply to this thread now and Dan or Lou will erase it fully for you.
You can now erase your own account. You'll get a 3-day cooling off period, and a reminder 2 days in. Other than that, it'll get erased. Each time you log back in...
Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)
We have this thread on TilersForums.com and it's just been restarted because the old thread had 20,000 replies and 500,000 views. And there were 700 pages. Started to lag a bit on slow connections.
I think we...
It's with regret I have to inform you, Christina (Sparkychick) has passed
It's with regret I have to inform you that Christina, the Sparkychick we all knew and loved, has passed.
I've just spoken to somebody on her phone and she informed me of the sad news. I'd been chatting to her about...
High Ze TNS - what to expect from DNO?
Clueless householder here!
My wife told me John Lewis refused to plug in our new oven this morning due to "high readings on sockets". It looks on their paperwork like the "Pre Earth Loop Impedance Test" failed with 2.02 Ohms.
I thought that was strange...
What am I looking at? Steel CPC?
Hi all,
This is found behind a single socket, house probably wired 1970.
Can you tell me about the steel wire earth?
Why does this differ to the copper cpc throughout the house?
Thanks
What am I looking at? Steel CPC? to Continue reading...
WT Henley series 4 cutout
Hi there, I recently had a home rewiring and the electrician spotted we had no earth. It's an old house and it was never added by previous owners.
He installed a WT Henley series 4 cutout device for the time being as it was a more cost effective solution.
He's wired...
Creative Electrical Efforts, Contraptions, Rigs etc
As a trainee, one of the things I've tried to focus on to deepen my interest in the world of electrics, is the space for creativity. I've youtube'd this, but to no avail really. I just wondered if there are people in the community here who...