Hey guys ex military sparky here :)

[blueschill]

Hello, people.

just thought I'd introduce myself I'm bob, I'm a Ex Royal Navy Engineering Technition Marine Engineer that was medically discharged because I got cancer at age 24

I loved the navy the navy was my life but when I knew I was going to be discharged I got my domestic installer tickets to get me started as a basic spark.

Now after receiving too much chemo and steroids I have a bone disease and need two new hips, so my much anticipated business has been out on hold.

I have a few questions to ask which I will post soon so bear with me as I know the theory side inside out to being a sparky, but not the ins and outs of being a domestic sparky as it is a lot different from working on a ship.

again my name is bob and hello!

 

[Dan]

Hi blueschill and welcome to www.electriciansforums.net!

 

[Johnuk]

welcome

 

[pete555]

welcome bob
just a thought once worked with an ex navy spark putting a load of lighting up in a warehouse
started to get a few tingles then realised he had put all the nuetrals down to earth is reason was that on his ship the hull was used as the nuetral and earth path

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Hi, welcome to the forum.

 

[CRAGS]

Hi and welcome

 

[blueschill]

Hey Pete , I have always used the ships hull as an earth but never as a neutral, It used to be done like that many moons ago, but not with modern ships, so either he was an old fella/ ex sailor or he just plainly got it wrong and covered his mistake with a fake story

i knew an old sailor that did the same to a new'ish ship he did it in his mess and electrocuted one of his ship mates and as a result was stripped of his senior rank !

 

[BrianDB9]

Welcome Bob - don't take any of the shi t comments on here to heart - they've sulphuric blood lol !

 

[blueschill]

Cheers Brian m8

 

[trev]

Yareet Bob hinny, howay in man. Tek ya gansey off n sidoon by the fire