I found this JB in the loft, the mice have eaten the JB cover as well as some of the wiring, but aside all that in your opinion do you think the JB is overloaded?
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I am a design engineer (2 years out of apprenticeship).
I am in the process of amending some designs that are not quite to our company standards.
There is currently a junction box that houses a 400V supply and a 110V supply with no segregation of the DIN rail terminals. This doesnt seem...
Hi everyone, I'm new here and was wondering if someone could help to get my college project calculations right.
I'm about to start my 2nd year in my Electrical Apprenticeship and need to complete a small project before end of September.
I have done most of them using the 18th Edition Regs Book...
I had the misfortune to replace my kitchen sockets and switch spurs the other day with all MK products it used to be back in the day that these were amongst the best to use good size terminations and robust screws for tightening up. These newer products ( I say new they may have been in...
Hi I’m just in the process of my L3 and have come around to doing the C&G Unit 104 Design Project. Does anybody have any recommendations of design software I can use on the PC to complete the drawings electronically? Many thanks
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I recently undertook the 2396 design course and have passed the exam. I am now looking to undertake the portfolio but because i have never done an electrical design before dont know where to start.
Can anyone assist at all with the fundamental steps you take each time you undertake an...
Hi all, I have an assessment exam question that asks for the design value for a 32A 60898 MCB max Zs. By 'design' value is this the regs tabulated value (working temp) or the lower value 80% for testing in ambient?. With no other information the word design is throwing me as it seems like it...
Hi all, just a quick question for when designing a lighting circuit. I cant remember if you have to add up of all the wattages of the lights in the circuit or its just the same wattage from one light for the whole circuit?
Hi all, I am doing the 104 design project and I'm a bit stuck on the best way to wire the lights in the pool area as the walls and floor are concrete. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Christmas crew, hope you all enjoying yourselfs. Ive been reading a thread on another forum about parallel paths. In certain installations, namely industrial/ some commercial, where the use of metal conduit, SWA, and steel framed building prevails. In such installs there is really is no way to...
Hi folks. I’m looking to do an online CAD course and was wondering if anyone has any real world experience of doing one. I believe there are a lot of resources on the ‘tube but would quite like the structure of an organised course. I’m proficient with a PC but haven’t used any CAD programmes...
Hi guys, I am interested to buy BS 62305 (a standard for lightning design and assessment calculation for building). How can I get it and what will be the price. Thanks
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I've got to put in an additional consumer unit into quite a large property and rather than daisy chaining them back to a single MCB in the main board which is RCD protected, I wondered if this a better solution: The property is served by TNC-S with an isolator switch.
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