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smooth bends are the only way unless you want to dig up your garage floor again, I've had huge problems when attempting to get cables trough ducts.

what a little beauty, just one quick idea is it worth talking the the manufacture to see if they can shed any light on the issue?

im an electrical engineer, part of a family business so i've been with it all since birth just about, also multi skilling is my thing. I love to learn, make things repair things, improve other peoples ideas and come up with new ones. my work day can involve everything from PLC programming...

it does sound like a real weird one this, i have worked on hundreds of LV slip ring motors but only a few real big HV ones. its very odd that the ring was not damaged what state where the brushes in? I only use the term play loosely, HV is dangerous stuff with fault levels that house bashers...

liiquid resistances on slip ring motors are very common, 2.5kv aint very high either! From all my years of playing with them there is one thing which does more damage than any other- lack of maintaince the rings brush gear etc should be kept clean brushes have a habbit of sticking in...

thats not that old, well ok it is but its very unusual to find it in place still, should almost have a preservation notice on it I known of a motor generator set which is still in use! loving the open slip rings easy to inspect brush wear. the motor generators look pre war (wwII) but it...

i love wago connectors i use hundreds of them admittants mostly din rail mounted which type where u using? the ones with the level operated clamps will grip very small conductors- i often use them on 0.1mm signal cables strip connectors are so horrible to use after wagos!

i've seen holes you could put your fist through in boxes when things have gone bag in a big way! I should have taken a picture of the 240mm ish lead sheath swa which kicked off between phases due to damp, it burnt two cores completely away. on further investigation the OCB protecting it had a...

y do i use an angle grinder? simple, its the fastest and most simple method, with a good level of hand skill and being used to using the tool its easy to get a square and accurate cut, i love my dewalt battery grinder and the 1mm thick cutting discs for the job, i would not use a hacksaw its too...

battery angle grinder for small swa is my favourite battery recip swa for bigger swa is cool to cores i often cut 25mm with average sized side cutters, ratchet croppers are nice too. electro hydraulic croppers are sweet 8)

hacksaw, stanley knife and break all the armours off in one go, done it hundreds of times. if its a bigger swa 70mm or so i use a angle grinder to "mark" the armour. stripping the outer and snipping the armour off with side cutters sounds slow and i would consider it poor workmanship...

i've done several vans, i glue (pink grip) and screw it in. if you just screw it in it squeaks! better quality board lasts better. i also paint it which makes it look better and is easier to clean.

I'm never on call i just am always at work! this week so far 5.05am call out on monday, 1.52am this morning then again at 6.50am :shock: but i dont expect my blokes to do it. they all take there vans home aways to?

I did my HND with a ex BBC electricain he was practical joker!

mmm copper scrap we had over £400 worth and £100 of light iron from a distribution panel change.... a good bonus for 2 days work!

16mm should be ok to install but trim any sharp edges of brick etc to make your life a little easier. 300 or 400mm is a little more challenging :wink:

a friend of mine had a new laguna the same age it kept doing the same thing as yours, renault never managed to fix it, they just kept fitting bits swapping bits from other cars etc, it was still doing it when it went back to the lease company after 3 years :?

they are are widely used in industry for 110v CTE socket outlets protection Also central neutral kits are available for TP+N DB's

it is neutral rail and there are links available so double pole mcbs can be used for phase and neutral.

there was alot of paperwork after the my moment. It was a tunneling construction site with about 50 men there at the time, the lock (and men working notice) was fitted on a mobile distribution unit which was not in a restricted area. We never found the crim