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I don't think working live is a particularly good idea, personally. Having done a similar/same (DIY) job, the thought of manipulating live tails into the cramped confines of the enclosure (it is small inside) and thence into the isolator itself would give me the willies. I really would not do...

..so I didn't think, etc. :oops: Is there a trick to get the heat stain out of the wood? This is below the varnish finish - so doesnt seem obvious to me at the mo. Can anyone advise?

Thx guys - the choc block cover looks smart. Off topic follow-up question ..... what is that wiring shown in the picture? Telephone or Alarm system?

I'd like, if I may, to cast myself upon the mercy of the forum yet again..... :? I have the instructions for a ceiling mounted luminaire. This states that the loop-in terminal block (a very standard bit of 4 way choc block supplied with brown, blue, earth already connected) should be...

sh, Maybe my experience is relevent. I also have a TT system and recently upgraded my CU with RCDs and MCBs (from wire fuses and a huge old 500mA incomer RCD). I got a suitably employed person to 'pull the fuse' on the QT as a favour. I agree that additional earth rods won't do anything...

was quite a good film with Bill Murray & Scarlet Johansson, as I recall (badly) :lol: Oh well it IS Friday........

Example circuit diagrams.... http://www.techlib.com/electronics/flasher.html Parts...... http://www.maplin.co.uk or http://rswww.com

...as I have, hence my request (granted thanks) for its current ratings to be posted in the reference section of this forum. Like the original poster, the strands of my lighting circuit were breaking off at the CU end. Its susceptibility to rough handling is presumably why it was superceded...

Excuse me ... but is this the best :P thread EVER?? Mornin' Aaarr!

...doesnt really matter. Are you going to be as entertaining??

Smug :roll: smug smugiddy smug 8)

'planks of wood'?? Do you mean planks or do you mean battens? Anyway, the wet might be blown-in rain. I assume the roof isn't felted? In which case any blown precipitation (rain, sleet, snow, etc.) can get in. The frosty nail thing might be condesation (from a bathroom maybe). This...

OSG? = On-Site Guide :arrow: see the Reference section (page 2; posted by B-A-S), where you will find, among others http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0863413749 ...though I have to say that although the OSG states the (rather puny in certain cases) CSA for TT supply earthing...

sifu ..... if this were not a mains circuit with lethal voltages, I would carefully try to flex the switch front plate (while 'hanging free'), and see if the exhibits the same effect. If it did it might suggest a loose connection or broken circuit board inside the guts of the housing. This would...

Well spotted - but it just shows where the individual pictures have been assembled to form the composite picture. (The pictures were taken at different times!!) If you look 'south west' of the bus there is half a person walking along the side of the same road (dark trousers & half a light top)

To a stationary observer, standing by the roadside say, watching a vehicle go by at 60mph, will see the bottom of the wheel stationary (as previously asserted). The top of the tyre will have to be moving forward at 2 x 60mph = 120mph. If you dont like this, just think of a stick touching a...

Exmouse - I believe you need to update your profile with your email address if you wish to obtain any responses via email.

If I understand your question correctly (couplers???), this might be what you need on each core - the blue colour of the insulation indicates 2.5mm2 cable size to be fitted with one of these From...

Neal, I took just this approach with a pre-CU isolator (...... howls of derision from the anti-DIY brigade :wink: and no I did not work live, and no I did not personally pull the fuse 8) ......) The only problem I found was manipulating the tails. The cable entries are a very tight...

...which is why I did.......... :lol: Thanks SecureSpark