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I was working on a 12 gang gridswitch today - it was hanging off the wall so I re secured it. It controls various lights which are fed by two seperate mcbs on the distribution board. I noticed that all the cpcs were connected together to the back box. Is this normal/correct practice as it is...

Larfing all the way to the bank! They were always 2 or 3 times the price of audio xlrs though. Looks like Sureitsoff & I are sitting on a potential goldmine!

The panels BAS has/had, if they are what I think they are (PA9/something?), need the opposite sex ie a male cable connector, 'cos they are outlets.

Sureitsoff, I was downstairs in ATA/Comms. The other funny thing about the convention - it was opposite to the convention for audio xlrs - signal usually went into the one with the latch. BAS - the plugs for those panels of yours were always like rocking horse poo when they were in use - no...

I used to work for a famous Big Broadcasting Company which used XLR LNEs as a standard connector. IIRC they were "not approved" from about 1989 because of lack of clearance to the live pins - something to do with the British Standard Finger. They were deemed to be acceptable in technical areas...

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I can see why dp fusing might be used in equipment where polarity was uncertain, but can't understand why it was used in cutouts and fuseboxes in fixed installations. Did we ever have supplies that weren't referenced to earth (IT)? I know in my area the original electricity supply was DC, so I...

I have just modified an ancient valve amplifier to remove the DP fusing and it set me wondering - why did anybody ever think that double pole fusing was a good idea? I know it was almost standard practice in the past, but can't understand why. Can anyone shed any light on this? thanks Paul

How you passed CCN1 without basic knowledge I cannot understand.

I have no gas qualifications, and no gas experience, but I know the basics of combustion, which you don't appear to have any understanding of. Even I know what the black sooting is - it's obvious. Quite honestly it beggars belief that someone who is qualified to work on gas in any way doesn't...

Gasman - thats the one. It's got a little frosted glass strip in the front so you can see the flames. Paul

Thanks. I must have forgotten them - I'm old enough to remember when it seemed like everyone had Ascot multipoints and Gayglow gas fires, but I don't remember these!

Thanks - I'd never seen one before. The same flat has a couple of balanced flue wallheaters as well, but the flueless one just seems all wrong. I wouldn't want one in my house either. Do they just chuck all the POCs out into the room then? Paul

I was working in a flat today, and I noticed in the hallway is a small gas wall heater (I think valor?) which has no flue. It is fitted on an internal wall, and on closer inspection the heater seems to have no povision for a flue. Is such a thing safe, or legal. Heater I would guess is late 60's...

Just an update on this. I spoke to BG metering about this they & confirmed they do fit isolators - they were very apologetic about the dangerous advice given & asked for copies of the emails so they can look in to it further Paul

They did tell him to "be careful" though :shock:

securespark & westie, apparently we have to be friends for me to message you, I've sent you both friend requests. Paul

TBH I'm not suprised mod is suspicious - I couldn't believe it either - which was why I posted it! Paul

It is not a letter it was correspondance by e-mail. I am happy to provide mods with a full copy including the british gas reference no, but thought it unwise to publish it openly

I just posted "Unbelievable response from electricity supplier!" and it has disappeared, presumably deleted. This was a genuine post, not a spoof at all. I posted it out of concern that this was the advice being given to members of the public by people who should know better! Paul