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I have never used a 12v winch, but depending on the tonne rating on the winch, i would say 25amps is an accurate figure. most car batteries are 40amp (ish) and cranking a car over can use close to that. some large car stereo's can pull 20+ amps through amplifiers & subwoofers. so a winch...

i have a fluke multimeter. I use it for testing anything from pcb repairs to 240vac mains in domestic only locations. I'm a diyer & use it mostly after i've killed the circuit @ the MCB i'm working on & want to ensure those wires were correctly connected to it. (ie when checking for dead /...

yep. diyer's simple perspective on 3 phase = 3x 240vac supplies. (well mine anyway) I keep forgetting about the 3 phases needing to be different (out of phase) from each other. I have been told before but it isn't something that naturally registers for some reason... so if you connect 3x...

would there be a big bang? i dont know. that's why i asked lol I've only ever worked with domestic single phase wiring, and then only from the residents side of the consumer unit... I know someone years ago who connected 3 live's from a consumer unit with a single earth & neutral to a...

good luck with your kitchen, I hope you get it all sorted safely. . . . . . . . . . . . glad i dont live in a block of flats in or anywhere near scotland :)

so if a property has a 3phase supply like some businesses do, would each phase be taken from an individual phase coming from the street ring main phases? or 3 taps off the same phase? phew that was hard work to phrase right lol

Part P police in my case would be local housing association m8. We can do electrical work under a minor works scheme, but we have to fill in wether its done diy / contractor & obviously be able to recognise what we can & cannot do ourselves :) thanks for the info & speedy reply :) :) :)

Hi. can someone please clarify the rule for the kitchen light fitting? I have moved into a house which has a 3way mains halogen fitting on the kitchen ceiling. I would like to replace this for a standard light socket / ceiling rose for use with a energy efficient light bulb. I...

Hi BAS, thanks for the hint lol.. a quick google search explained quite alot, having had a problem with the cap & seen almost exactly the result below, i can understand the following better CIVIL in a C(capacitor) the I(current) leads the V(voltage). So when the voltage is falling...

that's good to know... I'm glad it worked, but it being faster did concern me wether i'd done something wrong or if it was speeding up to go bang lol :) I've to be honest & say while i understand they store energy for instant release, i don't say i fully understand them & there effects / uses...

Hi guys, thanks for the link to the site about caps. will make interesting reading, I don't know much about them (yet) but am happy i've got mine sorted :) My compressor was a 3HP induction motor, The earth which the replacement cap had (original one didnt) i connected to the side of the...

yaaay, it lives !!! new cap (400v 40uf) & it roared back into life !!! :) I think the motor maybe running slightly faster, but that might be bad memory... :oops: or just a really old foobar cap that was dying slowly... I've also removed the motor from the tank, fully cleaned the...

hi thanks for the replies. I've bought another cap (400v / 40uf) from a local rewind company, there is an earth which my previous one didn't have, but doubt that matters much. the original cap had no markings, but the new one has PAT / BREV on it. does anyone know the correct way to...

Hi, The original manual states to connect it to a 13a supply via a normal plug. even has a pretty wiring diagram for the colours :) however an addendum to the manual which there tech guy sent me, does state that it needs wiring directly into a 30a supply & to disregard the page in the...

it has flyleads which dissapear into the motor casing, i'll try to strip it a bit & take a look...

I want / need to run telephone, cat5, RF coax, sky twin WF100 from one room downstairs to the attic. the house is quite old & concrete / brick. The easiest way seems to be up the wall on the back of the house. I am wary that there will be 7+ cables & these wont fit in standard 25mm conduit...

Hi, i've got a machine mart tiger 15/55 compressor. its 3HP & uses a 40uf capacitor to prevent a huge load being drawn as it starts up. the compressor was used for several hours on & off for spraying & cut out. every time i try to start it, it blows the 13a fuse. (the induction motor...

Hi Guys, thanks for the quick reply. Were tenants now & brought our cooker with us. The cooker was in use & working fine previously, weve used the same cable to connect it. (thick dedicated 40a cooker cable) we have connected a cooker at each property we've lived, it's not rocket...

Hiya, Can someone please let me know if the cable from the electric cooker to an existing cooker wall plate (usually hidden behind the cooker, with three screw terminals behind a white plate) can be done by any layman or needs to be done by a certified part p electrician? I dont mean the...

Hi, Family & I are moving soon & i've got to redecorate every room in the new house. The kids will be away & the stuff we own in storage, so i was hoping to be able to spray it for efficiently / good coverage / finish. initially all walls are going to be magnolia'd & then brilliant...