PME Earth & DP Isolator

[Cartboy52]

I just assumed one for live, one for neutral / earth.

 

[securespark]

No, it is usually one feed in, and one out. You can trace them both, though, to see where they're going.

 

[Cartboy52]

They go into the ground outside my back door.

Maybe I'll put an axe through one and see which neighbour complains!

 

[Adam_151]

They go into the ground outside my back door.

Maybe I'll put an axe through one and see which neighbour complains!

Probably none as loudly as you when you get covered in a shower of molten metal and no longer have an axe

 

[securespark]

Hmm. An ex-axe?

 

[RF Lighting]

I work with a plasterer who put an axe through a live supply cable.

Damn near killed the stupid bas*ard.

(he still has the handle)

 

[securespark]

I have to ask the obvious question - why did he do that??

 

[RF Lighting]

Because it was in his way, and he was sick of waiting for the DNO to turn up and move it.

 

[Adam_151]

I've heard of a DNO jointer who put a spade through one!

(something to do with a cable to a street lamp that had a joint further downstream that was breaking down and spitting tar out!... apparenty there wasn't much left of the spade afterwards tho )

 

[plugwash]

presumablly he decided that the risks from putting a spade through a cable were less than the risks of leaving a joint spitting tar everywhere.