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yeh, i'll check the prices, it'll probs end up coming from cpc - i have an account there, but to be honest, its only for my ipod so i can transfers cds etc quicker. the pc is getting a little dated now and a new one is in the pipeline so spending as little as possible is the trend atm...

eggplant, yes, i have PCI slots, my comment re: plug and play was aimed at the whole 'being able to just plug one in without needing to install it' im not totally computer illiterate, i have a fair understanding. like i say, i do have pci slots, i was just after an answer regarding the...

stand alone pc (tower) AMD Athlon processor, running at 1.68 GHz. had a quick look inside the tower and it looks to be 'plug n play' type slots on the boards. hope that makes sense.

or have someone make u an enet splitter...saves money on not having to buy a router but the cons of doin such a thing is that your connection speed will be reduced according to the number of PCs u have running from it

hi all My pc has a side mounted USB socket. its not high speed and ive just bought an ipod which preferes a high speed USB. is it as easy as changing my usb sockets for high speed ones ? or should i get some sort of modulator? whats the best way to go about getting my pc a USB socket...

Thanx for the info fellas. i get the general idea that theses 20 odd week intense plumbing courses arent all theyre cracked up to be! a couple of you have mentioned NVQ L2 and L3...now, i am above the age for a young persons training scheme (19) and i understand that whatever trade i am in...

hi all. considering a career change.... considering i am too old for youth training schemes... i am thinking about becomming a plumber, now, i am at a stage where i need to train as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. i am open to all suggestions..... i know of a person who has...

i was under the impression that unless you worked for the supply company you wernt allowed to pop the main fuse? i could be wrong, but i thought there was a law regarding this? im unsure.

i use alphateks stuff. theyre owned by metrel and i find their stuff good www.alphatek.co.uk if ur interested.

thanks for the reply frederick. the info may prove useful. ive made a note of the website and will have a look through it at length. the cellar has 'orginal stone flooring' - should this pose a problem for sayin leveling it off and laying tiles/lyno or a laminate for example?

Hi all help needed. i have a refusal on a property and the living room has what is described as a 'sink corner kitchen arrangement' (one corner of the living room which has a sink and a few cupboard) the electric cooker for the house is in the cellar. my purpose for this property would...

wouldnt it be better to use a 100a main switch then a split load cu?

ml1936, ive just done my attached garage. i have a henly block at the meter end. ive run from that to a metal clad enclosure with dp mcb. from that ive run a length of 3 core SWA to an incommer in the garage. it has a 63a 30ma rcd protecting a 20a radial and a 6a lighting circuit. of...

or buy a flip open UK plug. simply open them, put your 2 pin french plug in, close the lid and use in the UK. that way you dont have to start playing with electrics if your unsure of what your doing and you can still use your equipment you bought abroad. surely u have space for a mains...

3 phases, at 120 degrees each...why not have 4 phases at 90 degrees and call it a good do :wink:

there's a piece of audio equipment called a feedback destroyer. its purpose is to help artificially filter any unwanted noise/feedback in the auido set up. behringer make one. ive used one before and i found them very useful. you could perhaps suggest that. being a set of studio boffs they...

you mean you wouldnt tell the customer that the light fitting they have supplied doesnt come upto scratch, therefore you highly recommend they get one thats suitable (and top of the range)...then proceed to show them a product that you can supply and fit for an 'all in price'? :wink:

when you say the light has a metal housing - i assume you mean that the casing that protects the terminations is metal? in which case the light should have a place where it can be earthed. in the case of a fault developing the metal housing could become live and to touch it would become...

you'd like 'part pee' if being able to prove you'd complied with it kept you out of serious trouble should something of gone wrong with an electrical circuit and you were subject to an investigation. :wink:

Adam, i know what your saying Re: having cables summing to zero and the possibility of eddy currents accuring. but in this case, the task in hand is for the 2330/2 assessment where you are given 10 hours to install and test different circuits using recognised methods. the fella will be...