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This is at flys level but on the opposite side of the stage to where the flys are operated from. The current temporary touring install comprises of about 200 individual 16A circuit mostly run on 6 circuit socapex cables and 5120 channels of control data. Our supplies are 400A three phase for...

Hey all. I don’t post on here so much these days due to a change in circumstances but just thought I’d share with you a picture of one of my most recent installations. Hope you enjoy! (This isn’t a wind up by way!)

I posted a similar one quite some time ago!! https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/video-of-the-month.87329/ Unfortunately photobucket have broken the link to the video and want to charge me to use it - although it was pre smartphone so not exactly great quality

I did wonder about the switch but it feels ok and I can’t hear any arcing. Even when I jabbed the switch so it opened quickly it still tripped. If the weather stays poor I’m going to go and have a look tomorrow.

Been to have a very quick look at an RCBO tripping fault today. So far haven’t had anything in bits or done any testing so I have no idea what is causing it. The symptom is that the RCBO trips most times when the lights are switched off in one of the rooms. The lights switch on fine and stay on...

Star drills had just about disappeared when I started out but my main job as an apprentice was knocking out back boxes with a lump hammer and sash knife. We eventually got all modern when we upgraded to a scutch chisel :LOL:

No don’t worry definitely not ikea cabinets

Yeah I’ve got one but I’ve never liked using it. It just doesn’t feel like the proper way to do things but maybe that’s me being old fashioned. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4430592 ;)

No not sure but I’m sure I’ll find out. I want to try and avoid lifting the floor as it’s glued chipboard sheet. I will see if she’s keeping the oxo dispenser if not I’ll have to auction it off on here

I don’t do so much installation these days so just thought it would be good to get a sanity check to make sure I’m not overthinking things! And well remembered @Adam_151 it is a memera2000 CU with type A RCD although it’s 16th edition split load not RCBOs!

Hello everyone. My mother has just ordered a new kitchen, and the new kitchen has a 50mm upstand at the back of worktop. The existing sockets are original from when the kitchen was built in the 90s and are in a poor position anyway for moulded plugs as you can see. There are 4 sockets on this...

Get a yoozy box

Those old hagers had the busbar clipped in to the moulding of the case and a half din rail to hold the breakers in place. The clips would often bust off and the whole circuit breaker assembly was free to flap about and just fall off the din rail. The whole unit is junk and needs replacing.

Fire a laser round to get all your boxes lined up and level. A scrap of plasterboard is great for marking block walls.

I don’t know exactly how it works internally, but connecting as per the diagram allows a 5v, 6v, or 8v supply so it can’t be a centre tap and shouldn’t be earthed. As others have said though the main priority here is making safe those easily touchable exposed live parts before someone gets injured.

Probably burnt the socket out as tumbley dryers tend to do. Replace the socket front.

That looks absolutely spot on. Thanks.

Hello. I’ve been to look at a job which has a decent control set up for the car park and external lighting. There is a second car park to the rear of the building which has lighting currently controlled by a photocell only. They would like the rear car park to also be switched by the main...

You never provide evidence to back up any of your unusual claims.

It was posted 2 months ago. Hardly out of date. The video clearly shows a neon uses a quarter of one watt.