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  1. Blue Duck

    How to cancel gold sub?

    Hello TEF. It's been a while.... my gold sub is still running and I wish to cancel as Paul and the Boaty guy aren't running this anymore. I've tried to cancel in the past but for some reason it keeps coming back!
  2. Blue Duck

    Where can I find.....

    One of these?? It's an Aek enclosureI have one but I need two. It's IP rated and has a clear lid, probably 10/12 modules. Have googled but can't find who stocks them?? TIA. 😁
  3. Blue Duck

    Cable calculations

    Good morning, Installing some inverters for a pv install, output of the inverters is 40a, installed 10mm h07 5core on tray from  ac isolator to pv panel, been told this is wrong and needs to 16mm because of a grouping factor of 0.68. Don't have regs on me but thos doesn't sound right to me ...
  4. Blue Duck

    Any ideas?

    What this could be? Possibly associated with a wind turbine??? Sorry for the bad pic!
  5. Blue Duck

    A couple of boo boo's

    Working at a distribution centre for a large super market, spotted a few problems.... And a pigeon recycling cable ties.  :lol:
  6. Blue Duck

    What do they expect?

    Poor MPs are getting abuse from the public... How sad I feel for them... Not. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47669915 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/21/mps-told-to-take-simple-steps-to-avoid-abuse-amid-brexit-tensions
  7. Blue Duck

    Interesting twist on smart meters

    Was talking to a friend last night who is a programmer for the petro-chemical industry, turns out he has a new contract programming smart meters and is part of a pilot scheme on an estate in my old stomping ground. Here's the deal. The estate has several comunal batter banks similar to those...
  8. Blue Duck

    Another Fluke recall!

    Something about the leads failing prematurely...  :( https://www.fluke.com/en-gb/support/safety-notices/tpt-recall
  9. Blue Duck

    How not to do SWA...

    In the park with the kids and spotted this....
  10. Blue Duck

    Modern day electric trolls strike American airports

    A new form of trolling has appeared in the USA. I found it hilarious but many others haven't. https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/09/trolls-tormenting-people-sticking-fake-power-socket-stickers-airports-7817258/amp/ Sorry for the trashy paper....
  11. Blue Duck

    Tool bag indecision help!?

    Right, that's it. I can't make my bloody mind up yet again! Hoping the wise elders of this esteemed forum could point me in the right direction? The thing is.... Doing a lot of site work at the moment and was using a dewalt trunk on wheels thing but that got irritating in the site box very...
  12. Blue Duck

    Spot the fault Non electrical

    Hmmmm.... I see no trouble here. :lol:
  13. Blue Duck

    Death of the free ATM

    Read about this a while back... https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/new-cashpoint-rules-come-force-12822496.amp I try to use cash as much as possible, I find it easier to keep track of my spending as some retailers take several days & sometimes up to a week to actually take the money...
  14. Blue Duck

    New work boots...

    Looking for some new boots as my current ones (dewalt made under licence in China) are coming apart at the seams and stink like hell. I walk about 8 miles a day so comfort and durability are a must. <£50 Thanks! :D
  15. Blue Duck

    How much is a smart meter worth? £28,000,000 aparently???

    http://www.nickhunn.com/british-smart-meters-cost-28-million-each/ WTFudge... :slap I shouldn't laugh really... My children will be paying this off for the rest of their lives!
  16. Blue Duck

    Something odd just happened....

    Dozed off on the sofa watching tv and was awoken by MAD hail and thunder went to turn the TV off and sockets tripped. baddayexplode The rcbo won't reset, I've unplugged some stuff (not gonna wake up the house)  but still not resetting... plugged the fridge into the other sockets and that's...
  17. Blue Duck

    1/2"socket to hex adaptor for impact driver?

    Does such a thing exist? I know it does... but all the ones I can find either aren't rated for impact or say they are but the reviews reveal a different story... Any recommendations? Back to looking for unicorn eggs.... :)
  18. Blue Duck

    Retail therapy?

    With all the doom & gloom surrounding the decline of the British high street, (even the big orange shed is in trouble) I was thinking is there anywhere I like to go and shop? Sadly, the answer is no, I cannot think of a single shop I want to go to even if they had a 90% sale. Okay so I'm...
  19. Blue Duck

    Self employment and taxes....

    I have recently started agency work, I'm here at the bottom of the pile being reamed by the taxman and the umbrella company. So I'm seeking advice as to which is the best route to take so I can take home more of my hard earned money. Obviously I need to register for CIS  but as a sole trader...
  20. Blue Duck

    What tools for second fix??

    Yeah yeah,  I know it sounds dumb... Just taken on some agency work doing second fix on a large commercial / residential  site and I have been told that I'm doing second fix, of what and where I do not know! The trouble is that the location has no parking and pubic transport is useless so I...
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