Recent content by Steve1412

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    110v transformer start up current

    We used to have 110v wolf hammer drills with the tranny built into the steel carry case...they were great apart from getting a bit of a tingle when they got wet!!!!
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    City & Guilds Qualified ???

    C&G was the benchmark qualication when I started. My lad is now in his 3rd year as an apprentice. In my first block realease at college I did more days than he did in his first year!!!! He will soon complete apprenticeship after 3 years?? what happened to 4 years time served??....ahhhh i think...
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    Australia the land of milk & honey

    You could emigrate to Hull...for 300K you can get a 4 bed detached small mansion....and we are all Cultural....well for 2017 anyway!!!. I went to a seminar ran by one of the emigration companies, I think it was Four Corners. For the entrance fee, which was about £30 they gave you an assessment...
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    Diode advice

    Using the resistance scale on a multimeter this looks about right for a diode. Check this link. Does your multimeter have a diode test on it? How to test diodes using a digital multimeter -...
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    Trunking

    Havent been on here for a while but some of the piccys always give me a chuckle..must try harder to get on more regular....and the spark who did this work also 'must try harder'.
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    Heating/Water Fault.

    UPDATE....Finally got chance to spend a bit of time with this. Turned out to be pump over run stat shorted putting perm live to boiler!!! Order new one and stuck it in...luckily this is fitted outside the gas area!!!...Job Done....Thanks for your help all!!!
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    Where do you prefer to work

    Served my time doing a bit of everything...last 25 years tho industrial.....its took me 6 months to get around to changing my dodgy landing light switch...thats how much I dont like domestic :)...ohh and under floors, lofts with fibreglass...and smelly houses!!!!!!
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    Type of 3 Phase supply cable?

    Doesnt actually say if this is live or not?? first thing I would be doing is waffing my volt stick around!!! haha.
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    pressure transducer

    Its not that pricey mate...The druck ones we use are nearly £900!!!!!!!
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    pressure transducer

    We use Hycontrol for ultrasonic depth measurement. They are very reliable and do give a 4-20mA output. We also have a few pressure sensors. These are Druck PTX 1830. They are a little expensive and have given us a few headaches especially if they come out of the liquid they can sometimes give...
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    Heating/Water Fault.

    Thanks for the replies guys...quick update. I disconnected Swl from boiler and amazingly it fired up again!! Just got to the pump run on stat and then a minor family emergency had me cancel my playtime again. Hopefully get an hour tonight. I assume the pump run on stat has a switched live and...
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    Heating/Water Fault.

    Yeah I can get to the terminals without going into the gas side of the boiler. Hopefully will get the time tomorrow. Thanks guys. Update to follow.
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    Heating/Water Fault.

    It doesnt have a pcb?....OMG...its a poltergoost!!!haha
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    Heating/Water Fault.

    Oooo I found the turkish eggs taste like what eggs used to taste like when I was a kid but the Bacon...its super streaky!!! lol
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    Heating/Water Fault.

    Yes the boiler is also firing up?...

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