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DC or AC breaker Hi everyone, I need your assistance to determine whether the breaker in the attached image is a DC breaker and whether there is a sign indicating that it is for the DC side and not the AC side. DC or AC breaker to Continue reading... ElectriciansForums.net for the latest...
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Interesting video - how batteries are made. I found this video very interesting. I now know where the 's' in batteries comes from. Interesting video - how batteries are made. to Continue reading... ElectriciansForums.net for the latest in electricians' jobs, news, advice and more
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Dating old Bill switch fuses Testing a set of offices today and each floor is fed from the switch fuses (?) in the basement. There is a separate set of fuses for each floor in a Ryefield board but I am trying to date the overall installation. The switch fuses are as shown and I suspect...
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2 x t&e for 3 phase isolator Hi All! Came across this yesterday and just wanted to get others opinion. 3 phase isolator wired in 6mm twin and earth x 2, i'm guessing it's not against regs? Obviously not the best way to do it but would anybody pull this on EICR? It's wired in 25mm pvc conduit...
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Regarding 2391 Inspec When taking the 2391 inspection & testing, is it a close book, and multi choice. Regarding 2391 Inspec to Continue reading... ElectriciansForums.net for the latest in electricians' jobs, news, advice and more
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Spur/Junction for outdoor socket for PHEV charging? Hi all, I have a hybrid car and I’m trying to install a socket outdoors. I’m on E7 and have storage heaters on their own circuits, can I make a little T junction within a back box like so and connect that round the corner to an external...
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Certification Hi just after some advice. I’ve recently gone self employed. I need to do my 18th and my testing an inspection before I can enroll with niceic. After speaking with them I mentioned about doing my own work and being able to provide certificates for work I have done. They said this...
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EXTERNAL HALOGEN LIGHT WIRED DIRECTLY TO HALLWAY LIGHTING CIRCUIT - NO ISOLATOR / SWITCH ? Hello All, I hope that asking this does not annoy too many Members who think that the answer should be obvious to me: Last night at my next door neighbour`s house who is away on holiday for the next 12...
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should i choose a 40 amp portable EV charger or and 40 amp EV wall charger? Hey everyone, I'm in the market for a 40-amp EV charger, but I'm stuck on whether to go with a portable one or a wall-mounted one. Does anyone have experience with both? What are the true pros and cons of each? Thanks...
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Would you use an old CU to extend cables. I recently inspected a job in a 1960s-era apartment building. Three of the properties have old Wylex rewireable consumer units (CUs) with Pyro wiring. To minimize damage to the 50-year-old Pyro, which passed testing, I propose the following approach...
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25mm swa armour for cpc Hi all, Just planning a sub main to an outbuilding . It will be 80 metre run, buried direct on a 63amp fuse . So I am thinking of running 25mm swa but just been doing my calcs on whether I can use armour as Cpc. The outbuilding is going to be TT so no need of a...
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EF: I wanna buy pc power supply from France. I am in Poland. Did power cable will be compatible to socket?
I wanna buy pc power supply from France. I am in Poland. Did power cable will be compatible to socket? Hello. I wanna buy new psu Seasonic PX-2200W ATX 3.1. Its new fresh product. But in my country ( POLAND ) is not in stock. I found some french shop. They can deliver to Poland. I am in...
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Unexpected colours in (older) light switch Hi, I'm looking to change this double switch over to a trailing-edge dimmer for compatible LEDs. We have three bunches of wires. The colours I've encountered don't seem to conform to the old system, we have two blues and two whites in the mix. See...
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375kw squirrel cage 415v motor starting issues Hey everyone thanks for reading. We are having an issue with our cone crusher and starting. We have had engineers design the motor and starter know the full application and torque requirements of the cone crusher. We are having intermittent...
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Meter exchange - CT I have an ND CUBE 400 meter to exchange next week. Its a like for like change. I can isolate the supply to the meter easily with the removable cartridge fuses, however the circuit the meter is metering cannot be isolated. I am not sure what risk is posed with the CT's. They...
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