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    Site cabin EICR

    A bit more info: The site cabin is a self contained construction site welfare unit, powered by an on board 6 kVA generator. The cabin is metallic in construction and sat on timber sleepers. The circuits inside are as usual, lights, few sockets, water heaters and general heaters, but also...
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    Site cabin EICR

    Hi folks, We have a site welfare cabin that needs an EICR. The cabin is powered by an onboard generator, which is connected to an earth electrode. What is lowest acceptable resistance we are looking for when conducting an earth electrode test. Thanks for any advice you can give, I have gone...
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    Click mini-grid Accessories

    Has anyone used Click Mini Grid accessories? How did you find them?
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    Exceeding max adjusted Zs on a board change.

    C (because no trip Zs tests are notoriously inaccurate anyway)
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    How generous or tight is/was your boss?

    Back in 94 the engineer on site went mad because our foreman let us go home at 5.59 instead of 6 o'clock. They argued the ---- and then he made the foreman phone the speaking clock and it turned out it was 6.02 and he'd been holding us back for no reason at all. Miserable git
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    Things an Electrician would never say

    Yes old "friend" of course I'll do it all for free, because I went to school with you 20 years ago so that means we're "friends". Even though I haven't been out for a beer with you for over 15 years and the only time you ever ring is when you want something.
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    Strange loop values

    It'll always be the last place you check, even when it's the first place you check![emoji3]
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    Does this happen to you?

    It's par for the course mate.. Jobs do tend to be awkward sometimes. Sod the other trades.. You're not there to look after them, look after yourself.
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    Joining cables.

    I'm not searching through my books now, but I doubt if it is "against the regulations", but it is not best practice.
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    Joining cables.

    The cable joints would be better taken into an enclosure to be fair. You need to consider the environment it is in, what the likely hazards are and then you can decide if plastic or metal will be suitable.
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    Crimping of flexible conductors

    Or you can always smash it tight with a lump hammer! :shame::shame::shame::shame::shame::shame::stupid::stupid:
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    Crimping of flexible conductors

    One place I work insists on hex crimping. Though I find the crimper we use to be a bit hit and miss regarding the quality of the crimp. For my own stuff I use a normal crimper that punches into the back of the lug. It might not look as pretty but it gives a good solid crimp in my opinion.
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    Data Logger

    It served its purpose for me. Can't complain.
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    Preferred Method

    I don't see anything wrong with using sy in certain situations. If the conductors are adequate to carry the current, if the braid is earthed, if the cpc is one of the cores and not the braid itself, if it is installed indoors or away from UV Rays. The braid can just offer a little more...
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    Request To Work Live

    When I was an apprentice 20 years ago, they made me work live, and I did because I thought that was what was expected, being young and naive I just got on with it. Nowadays though I know the risks and As I make my own decisions I decide it's something I'm just not prepared to do.. you can't rely...

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