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  1. oldgregg

    Having issues and need some advice.

    I just had the electric company at my house to check the power lines coming to my house. Nothing is wrong on their end. The problem is that every time the air conditioner compressor turns on or off, it causes my TV to flicker off for a fraction of a second. The air conditioner is on a different...
  2. M

    New here...hello and thanks for having me.

    Just a quick introduction. I'm Matt. From the UK. Some experience in electrics, specifically in areas like solar installations. But I am also here to learn.
  3. M

    UK What rate am I qualified for/should be seeking having done 2365 lvl 2/3 and 18th Edition?

    I'm facing a dilemma and any advice would be hugly appreciated. I'm transitioning from the military into becoming an electrician. I've completed 2365 level 2, awaiting the results of level 3, have 18th Edition and am enrolled on the Level 3 NVQ already. The dilemma I'm facing is: I've been...
  4. J

    Anyone else having issues accessing the site?

    Today I appear to be having great difficulty accessing this site, and only this site! 95% of the time or so I am getting this: Is it just me or anyone else? Every other site is ok.
  5. U

    Any battery storage system worth having ?

    I already have a 4kW PV system that will be 10 years old in September, just looking at how much my electricity cost will increase in March when my fixed rate ends i'm starting to wonder if any Battery storage system is worth investing in now that energy prices and going mental.. My Electricity...
  6. J

    Lighting circuits and having multiple legs of of a ceiling rose

    I have two questions regarding lighting circuits. The first in is , is it bad practice to put two lighting circuits on on breaker? The second is similar but can you ‘spur’ of a ceiling rose which is mid run of the circuit as many times as you want considering VD and maximum current draw/Zs...
  7. Dan

    Are lorry drivers (or lack of) having an effect on any of your regular supplies?

    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/sep/04/hgv-driver-shortage-uk-firms-embark-on-the-long-road-to-plug-the-gap https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/aug/29/food-beer-toys-medical-kit-why-is-britain-running-out-of-everything...
  8. M

    USA Having trouble finding electrical panels indoor and outdoor

    All of our normal panel distributors are out and back ordered does anyone know who still has panels in Colorado or relatively close to southern Colorado?
  9. robd

    Is anyone else having NICEIC cert problems today please

    Hi all, sitting here losing the will to live waiting for pages to load on niceiconline.com just wondering if it is just me, was also so bad thus morning that I had to give up. Thanks
  10. S

    Having a house re-wire, are old back boxes within new regs?

    Hi, Glad to have found a good forum to ask my electric related questions. So my property had old vir cables nearly throughout and ceramic fuses. The company doing the rewire is 3/4 of the way through, but I have a few questions. 1. Are the original light switch back boxes still under current...
  11. I

    Having trouble with a 240v AC motor

    Im in the process of fabricating a motorized flatbar roller, and I have a 240V 5hp AC motor with 4 leads. Im controlling it using a dual foot pedal box, that controls 2 contactors, which these 2 contactors are there to reverse the motor by having one contactor T1+T5 & T4+T8, while the other...
  12. I

    Having some RCD troubles

    Does anyone know where I can fin a table with the rekevat test currents and maximum disconnection times for RCDs rated 20mA, 30mA and 100mA? Hope you all have a lovely day
  13. A

    Could having both factory tweeters and coaxial speakers be overloading my head unit amp?

    My head unit overloads whenever I play bass-heavy music, if it gets too bassy, the sound will cut off completely and won't come back until hours later when it has reset. I have alpine coaxial speakers (RMS 60 W, peak power 240 W, impedance = 4 ohms) and a sony dsxa410 head unit (4 x 55 W...
  14. HumbleWorker 91RT

    Best route to retrain into electrician route, having done site work.

    Hi guys, I’m a rope access technician having worked on and around building sites for the past 7 years. I’ve carried out a wide variety of tasks and are competent on the tools. I’m wanting to retrain as a spark, from doing some research it seems a c and g course level 2/3 then get work with a...
  15. littlespark

    Will you be having the vaccine?

    Simple yes or no. will you take the vaccine willingly? Or are you one of the few % that think the whole thing is a hoax.... like an alien monolith in Utah.
  16. B

    So i am having some dramas as where to start for this practice theory exam question can someome please show me how to work it out :)

    A load consisting of three idnentical coils with a resistance of 11 ohms and inductance of 50 mH are connected in (i) star, and then (ii) delta to a 400v 50Hz 3 phase suply. Determine the total power dissipated in each case
  17. S

    Anyone having experience in selecting a suitable Core ?

    Hello, I want to add a Core in a single coil, in order to increase magnetic field strength. I have posted LTspice simulation of coil's current flow in 1mS. If inductance of coil is 5uH & it allows 1kA current rising per Microsecond, after adding core in coil, Inductance when measured of coil...
  18. C

    how to work out what size commando plug I need.

    Hello. It has been a long time since circuit designing for me as I am a simple maintenance person. How do I work out commando plug sizing, for example a machine rated at 32A, plus I have several machine that need moving onto one board, I have there rated current how do I work out board size...
  19. T

    Hi all

    Hi all, thanks for letting me join your forum
  20. E

    UK Can I swap halogen downlighter GU10 bulbs with 4w LED ones?

    I have 12 x 40w halogen downlighters in our kitchen ceiling which I want to replace with 4w LED equivalent. Can they be a straight swap? Will there be an issue with the transformer/voltage? The light switch is standard type. If I wanted to upgrade the switch to a dimmer type (and the new LED...

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