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Hi spark 123 By "officially", do you mean that is what he has to teach us? seriously though, if I need a seperate voltage tester so be it, I just need to know ( I used to own one of them light up screwdrivers, so at least I am in a better position than then - :oops: )

Afternoon all, greetings from a miserable rainy yorkshire. Was at college on Friday covering the topic of " Safe Isolation of Elecrical Systems". Tutor gets on to instruments that test for voltage, and he says that you have to buy one of these "safety lamp" affairs that has a cable as thick...

No one mentioned Panzers........... (and I blame Thatcher for EVERYTHING)

Lancenotalot if you look at breezers diagram, it clearly shows that you wire fan into the light rose, so that the switch will operate both light and fan at the same time, I think this was what you wanted? heres a link to the triple pole isolator as well...

guess who has it in her house..........I felt like crying when I first saw it, in fact it was due to that, that I ended up here on this board with all you lovely people :oops:

thank you all for the replies....glad its not me being paranoid again LOL Have moved earthing conductor to earth bar. Well spotted qedelect, yes that is indeed a 1.0mm square cable coming from a 15A fuse feeding........wait for it........a radial circuit in the kitchen !!!! needless to say...

please note I am responsible for none of that mess........ :shock:

here goes .

have asked admin to post photo.......no neutral and earth bars are quite far apart...ho hum

All the rest of the cpcs go into the cpc block

evening all have been doing earthing systems at college, so wandered down the cellar of the house jack renovated ( where I have the misfortune to live!!), to identify which system the house has. Main earthing conductor is connected to a clamp where supply comes into the house, TN-S if I am...

ring goes out from CU to each socket outlet and returns back to CU. Radial goes from CU to first socket outlet and then onto next and so on, and ends at the last socket on circuit.

ok, I admit defeat, tell me what I do need and give some suggestions please for example would this do http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AVO-MEGGER-INSULATION-CONTINUITY-TESTER-INC-CASE_W0QQitemZ7558476162QQcategoryZ4678QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem not that I would expect to get it for 10p...

Dear moderator....Accept my profuse apologies, I will not err in this fashion again :oops: Just thinking...thank you for advice, I have only completed the first half term at college and know that I will need decent equipment, but at the mo I can practise on my house ( the house that Jack...

Just thinking.... do you mean this one? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TEK-255-Digital-Multimeter-BRAND-NEW-no-VAT_W0QQitemZ7557593835QQcategoryZ58277QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem or was it one of the higher spec ones?? ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yo B A S Thanks very much. So is...

Thank you, you two, took me longer to get back than I thought. I will look at the info you have both given, Wonders what does 102 euros work out (to??? :oops: ) Lizzie

....a cheapish multi meter for use around my house.( up to about £30) Iv'e only got one of those neon pen type screwdrivers at the moment. College said not to bother with anything less than a avo megger, but have not got that sort of dosh at the present time ( I know that I will have to get...

Andy...that's not nice!!!! :lol:

Hey TS A bit of transposing of algebra there.........impressed...LOL No seriously, thank you for answering my question, much appreciated Lizzie