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    Pillar drill start stop wiring

    Hello, My workshop pillar drill is currently controlled at the mains socket so not ideal. I have come across the attached start stop box but unfortunately no wiring diagram. Having looked online the only advice I can find is that the live feed should go through the E stop button. I have had...
  2. King Mustard

    Possible to press a button and the lights dim to off?

    I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask but I'll try anyway. We're building a room in the back garden that we're going to use as a little home cinema. We'd like a button next to the sofa that, once pressed, dims the lights to black (taking around 2 seconds to do it), like how it...
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    Circuit wiring issue

    Hi all, I need some help on a little project i am doing. I have attached a diagram of the circuit to give a clearer understanding of what i need. The circuit at the bottom is for a Nexus tablet. I have extended the power switch so points A and B on the diagram are the switch. e.g. which i...
  4. M

    GE RCD's

    Done a install today fitted 3 off 4 pole 40A 30ma RCDs all tests 1X,5X 180 deg all good figures all triping well within regs also good on Ramps . Test buttons will not trip them ?????? strange. Thoughts. 3 Duffs ?
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    Relay help

    hi guys just after a bit of help with which relay i need i know what i want it to do but might struggle explaning it lol. basicly i want it to work like a two way switch. i want push a button which will switch it to load 1. then when i push the same button i want it to switch it to load 2. i...
  6. O

    D.O.L With Timer Circuit

    Hi. I am new to D.O.L but have sussed them out except I have one scenario I still need help with. There is a single phase pool pump which is set to come on with a honeywell single channel 7 day time clock. I have wired the D.O.L as single phase with a 230V coil. The problem is I need the...
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    Rcd tripping

    Hi,I have been called to my friends house who had lost power to some of his consumer unit,when I got there the rcd side was off (16th edition board) switched all circuits off that side and tried one by one the rcd button wont come up,so got new rcd and is exactly the same keeps tripping with no...
  8. infinity

    Emergency stops for LAB sockets

    I have been tasked with installing emergency stop buttons at the doorways to a few labs, so in an emergency they can hit the stop button and it will kill the power to all the sockets in the room. Now the problem is they are all rings with the DB's some distance away. Had they been radials t...
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    3 phase contactor advice

    http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.schneider-electric.co.jp%2Fappl%2FElibrary%2FSETechnical_DB_INT.nsf%2F8a6913e20cdd8337492572b4000e156d%2Fdaecb55dd5d11c4349256dff002ba2f9%2F%24FILE%2F0381933_01A55.pdf&ei=MXiGUuvKK8KUhQeRjIDgCw&usg=AFQjCNHis8DmSa...
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    DECENT socket tester

    had a metrel and a kewtech kewtech now doesnt work atall completley dead metrel neons work but no audio , pretty new aswell :( any good makes out ?
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    Aico heat alarm

    Evening Ladies Came across a problem today after i had installed some smoke alarms. 2 opticals, 1 in hallway, 1 on landing and heat in the kitchen. When you set the heat off in the kitchen the others dont go off, but when you set any of the opticals off the kitchen heat goes off ???? Anyone had...
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    Problems With Niglon RCBOs: Anyone Else?

    I had five out of eight Niglon RCBOs fail to respond to the test button today/yesterday . Three 6A, and two 16A . One of the 16A 'blew' / 'exploded inside', after pressing the button a few times. Wasted half a day because of it :banghead: Anyone else? I'm just wondering if there's a wider...
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    Niglon RCBOs Problems Anyone?

    I had five out of eight Niglon RCBOs fail to respond to the test button today. Three 6A, and two 16A . One of the 16A 'blew' / 'exploded inside', after pressing the button a few times. Wasted half a day because of it :banghead: Anyone else? I'm just wondering if there's a wider issue here. (It...
  14. S

    Triton Opal Shower 10.5kw.

    Hello I have a shower which functions ok except the stop button keeps failing so I have to switch it off from the isolator switch. I just wondered if anyone knows where I can purchase a stop button or even repair it. There is a rubber bit at the back of the button which keeps has fallen off...
  15. S

    Sole trader or a limited company?

    Just a thought on how the majority of you guys (and girls) trade. Advantages/disadvantages and advice please! Thanks.
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    rcd test button probs

    Installed under floor heating connected to a rcd socket turned it on floor warms up but test button keeps popping. Dont know what rating the floor is never done any floor heating before and prat that done it has thrown all the gear away. Any rough guesses what size rcd socket needed and how do I...
  17. K

    panic button on the bathroom..

    im installing new wiring on the clinic..architect asking me to install a pull court panic button on the disable bathroom..i don't have clue how to install them..there i have to install fire alarm and burglary alarm..did i have to connect on one of them or how..
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    RCD doesnt trip on test.

    Hi I have a 6 way split load board located in the shed and served by 10mm SWA. Anything on the unprotected side of the board tests and works fine. However this is not the same for the protected side. I can plug a radio in and the circuit does not trip, but if I use the lawn mower or a drill the...
  19. Jay Sparks

    Enter button not working???

    Not an electrical problem really....but when I am writing a thread, my enter button does'nt work!! It works on all my other applications like "word" and "pdf" etc but not on this forum....which is a pain in the rear coz I like to end my threads with my name but I cant!!! Do the mod's know what...
  20. telectrix

    RCDs and the Importance of the Test Button.

    done a small job today. just a socket & SFCU ( for a light) in customer's shed, on existing feed. feed cable is 2.5mm on a 16A MCB, RCD protected. cable tested OK, installed bits. Zs 2.4Ω. ramp test of RCD, mft reads>51mS. prerssed test button on RCD (which the customer said had never been done...

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