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What do you call a black man who has just lost 30 stone???????????? Lenny Henry..............

Is it ok to put washing machines and dishwashers into FCU's?>?? If not is it ok to have the sockets under the worktops and behind the appliances. Personally this would seeem fine to me surely there is no otjher way but am interested on peoples thoughts on the matter. i.e acccesabilty...

Evening all, Regarding safe zones Im a tad con-fu-sed. A couple of questions. With the zone of 150mm from the ceiling does this mean that it is not permissable to drop cables down to accessory? Is it acceptable too route a cable to accessory from the other side of wall? Just to clarify -...

Evening All Can anyone tell me if a MWC is required for changing over like for like flourescent light fittings? Job in question was 3 fittings per circuit. Total of 5 circuits. Thanks for any replies P

Greetings I am soon to be doing my 302 and 303 and thought I would get some practice on my own house. I have an old Wylex Cu with 4 circuits. 1. 5a lighting circuit fo the whole house. 2. 30a radial for about 7 sockets 3. 30a ring main for upstairs and kitchen. 4. 30a supplying a shed...

Can someone tell me what this is exactly ?? Im sure it is the old distributers cut out. is it right that it is still live ? i put a volt stick up to it and it lit up. should it still be here.....?????

Greetings Folks Im currently doing level 3 . Im self employed but not as an electrician (yet) Got an enquiry today to replace, like for like, a number of flourescent lights in a school. My first question is can i legally do this even though Im not part of a scheme? My second question is - I...

How do folks Just thought I would re introduce my self. Have changed my username previously I was P Feeney..... still am .... its just it wasnt very imaginative...or anonymous.....not that Im trying to hide anything. This one isnt much better just all the initials of the family joined...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi do folks Dont know if anyone can help but i would really appreciate any advice on this. Bought a sander on the 11th Nov. A part of it broke off and i returned it last week....8th Dec. Would not refund /...

Greetings folks I was wondering if you could give me a little advice. when rewireing a 3 story / 3 bedroomed property what would you suggest would be the best way to split up the circuits. Kitchen is downstairs with the main living room. 2nd floor has two beds and bathroom top floor has a...

Greetings Folks I have just bought myself a new toy. A metrel eurotest easi second hand from Ebay. Im sure theres lots of reasons why I shoouldnt have bought s/h but I couldnt justify shelling out

Hi Folks Im back at college and have been let loose on some wiring problems. I have fallen at the first hurdle and am having problems wiring a contactor up to a switch which will then control 2 lights. I have never come across these before so have no experience of them at all. the tutors...

Just like to say thanks to all who have given me a hand this year with getting through the level 2. All has gone well and this place has certainly been of a great help. roll on Sept for level 3. P

Would anyone be kind enough to tell me which one of these circuit diagrams is correct. it is supoosed to be of a 2 way 2 light lighting circuit thanks in advance P

greetings All Why would the voltage reading from a choke (inducter) in a flourescent light circuit and the voltage reading from a the lamp (resistance) not be the same as the supply voltage. I know that this is to do with differing directions of phase angles but I thought I would get some...

what is the power factor of a circuit with a 4 ohms resistor and a 10mH inductor?? any ideas anyone I have tried the R/Z formula but it doesnt seem to work regards P

greetings folks just thought i might ask if anyone has done the 203 recently. I will be doing it in a couple of weeks and was wondering what type of questions may have been asked. I have a good general idea but I was just wondering what peoples thoughts were. My tutor told me today that out...

Evening folks any chance of a hand with this one a motor is being carried along a rail at a hieght of 35m. the mass of the motor is 350 kg . What is the force that the motor exerts on the ground when it falls? a.10kn b.12kn c.14kn d.16kn my calculations are getting me closer to answer b...

Evening all Any one got the right answer for this If the output of a generator is 250 kva and the effiency is 83%. What is the input? a.23.2kw b. 33.2kw c. 43.2kw d.53.2kw I got 301.20kva ?????????????? cheers folks P

Greetings Folks Can anyone give a nice and simple explanation of this baby!! Thanks in advance P