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does anybody know of a decent reference site where i can find the 'main points' / 'most important bits' of the statutory regulations with regards to electrical installation? for example the health and safety at work act COSHH PPE Directive and so on.... help is much appreciated.

does anyone know where i would find info/instructions on how an optical unit is changed in a CD player. many thanks

This is probably one for the hardened enthusiast.... was flicking through a mates set of notes for his HNC and there was something written about pythagorus - an 'easy' method of tapping it all into your calculator to find an answer.... along the lines of 4 or 5 buttons......it involved...

Having trouble siging into email account. internet connection is good login details are also good when signing in, i either get 'page cannot be displayed here' or 'we may be having difficulties or you internet connection may be faulty' as my internet connection is fine, i just...

quick tech question for all you computer folk. lets say i have an average length DVD (approx 2 hours) and i want to put the DVD onto an SD Card....what i want to know is, what size of SD Card should i use....1gb 2gb 4gb etc etc answers please!?!?!! thanks

I have a split load CU in my garage, the RCD keeps tripping. tested the RCD and all is well, tested both breakers that it protects, again all is well. the install has been there for about 18 months or so and has been fine upto press. the rest of the install is ok, just the RCD. under test...

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...

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...

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...

Hi, i dont know if im speaking out of turn here, and if i breach any rules of the forum, appologies in advance. here goes. As a frequent viewer/reader of the forum i often wonder, do any of you guys have any instant messenger type software on your PC's? for example MSN messenger. so...

Just had a mate phone me and tell me this.... ...just got to an emergency call out...someones had some electrical work done and their breaker for their downstairs ring had tripped. so i turned up...for the customer to say...'my upstairs sockets have their own fuse, it looks alright, but...

when running SWA from a metal clad housing to another when the SWA is 10mm and on a TN-S system...would you.. a) Use 3 core and use one as an earth as well as the armouring? b) don't use the 3rd core and just use the SWA armouring? something rings a bell from the regs stating that...

Does anybody know the australian national grid specs up? what voltage they use on single phase? 3 phase voltages? is their frequency 50hz? wiring colours? do australia have any compliancies such as / equivilant to Part P? do australian wiring methods tie in with our methods? (loop in...

Hi all. Does anyone know where i can find detailed explanations of all 6 RCD tests? how/why theyre done etc? cheers 'Bright Spark' (still learning)....or on this occasion '(not so) Bright Spark (still learning)'

Been looking through some electrical books that i have picked up over time and when looking at MCBs theres a type c (understand) its 32A (understand) double pole (understand) and then it says ' with IU2/D " whats IU2/D all about? thanks

Hi all. I'm farily new to this game. attanding college atm! found the site and have been surfing thorugh it. there are a lot of people here with a lot of know how. i just wonderd.... how many of you guys are actually sparkys? how many of you guys are just people with brains? ;) what...