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    Earth Rod

    doh... was being thick... flu and alcohol never mix..
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    Running 2.5 power cables through a fluroescent light fitting

    isnt it that you can fill conduit up to 40% Or is it 60%?
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    Earth Rod

    why does it become live, do you isolate it to do the loop test?
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    Consumer Unit for TT Supply

    id just buy a normal split load, and ask wholesaler to swap 100a non rcd for a 100ma rcd... or just buy the 100ma on its own.
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    earth bonding

    1) Depends on Installation, but use 16mm 2) Current Regs 10mm 3) Its dependant on the regs the installation was installed to. 4) I would cross bond every pipe under the boiler, just to be sure. I use 10mm for this as I normally have plenty :D David
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    To tee or not to tee ... bend radius

    inspections for internal corners.. Circulars for when on the wall running down.. IYSWIM.. David
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    2 gang switch

    if its 2 cables and 4 wires.. then it should be Red from one cable to com and the corresponding black to L1 and the same on the other dimmer.. and Connect the earth.. if you connect both to L1 and L2 nothing will happen.. David
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    car amp

    B-A-S.. Nice.. I had 130w.. E approved bulbs? Of course.. cough cough... Would love to change to HID's but price prohibits at the moment, as it doesnt make it go quicker :D david
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    car amp

    AdamW... I had 137db before i pulled it all out.. bought a subaru instead and now me priorities are making it go quick! I had a 170A circuit breaker next to battery.. and could pulll well over 100A when having it fairly loud.. :D And despite what people might think it was set up more...
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    car amp

    I used a battery connector used on forklift trucks / boats for my amps. David
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    BS4343

    We use them for all our server cabinets at work. We usually have each phase under each floor tile.. (so a row of three under each cab) we use 32a ones with a 20A breaker normally, but someone did fit some 16a ones.. We also use the three phase ones for some bigger cabinets. Its a shame...
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    Elecsol deep cycle battery - how to revitalise

    deep cycle should be fine to flatten and then charge.. but two years? how many volts is it? and how many across terminals at moment? what sort of charger are you using? David
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    got a neon tester screwdriver? yes? then read this

    any multimeter that uses no current to measure a voltage is usless.. Our AVo model 8 isnt like that.. isnt much use for electronics / logic stuff though.. where as the fluke 4digit true rms jobbie is.. (cant remember the name) No substitute for a set of test lamps.. (cyclim - ours are...
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    got a neon tester screwdriver? yes? then read this

    A set of test lamps would be my choce...
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    Connection a junction box to a 10mm ring

    I personally wouldnt use 2.5mm but thats up to you.. 10mm is the best idea, but its going to be hard without a 45mm patress.. the bigger the cable the better imho. David
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    new garage

    would their be any disadvantage to having an RCD protect both ends? or does this really **** up discrimination?? David
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    Small shock from shower

    Id also condem the showers until rectified.. a small shock when wet = dead
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    T&E not outside but in a shed / barn / workshop convers

    I was originally considering them but I deemed them unsuitable I was using the mv/a/m from pirelli as well Pvc is rated at 65 where as XLPE is 85 -90degrees iirc. David
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    T&E not outside but in a shed / barn / workshop convers

    what price do you do 3 core 16mm and 2 core 16mm for? David
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