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  1. Blue Fox

    BT Socket

    Have a look on tlc website they have quite a good explanation of phone lines and how to fault find them etc may be of use
  2. Blue Fox

    CNC Machine Light Barrier

    I wouldn't think it is the pilz relay as they just drop out when the light barrier is broken and won't reset until the light barrier is ok and rest then it will be a simple rest button usually as far as I know you can't get a pilz with a timer as it wouldn't be safe if the light barrier were...
  3. Blue Fox

    Lighting circuit for Flood light

    On a lot of the pir lights if you switch the power of and on quickly like flickin the switch it will stay on until you turn it off most of them are designed like that which makes life a bit easier
  4. Blue Fox

    B&Q doing energy saving bayonet lamps for 10p

    Thats a good idea I may have a go at that, if anyone else does in the mean time can they post some pictures on here.
  5. Blue Fox

    Aerial booster on lighting circuit

    Hello all, Got a job to wire in the power for an aerial booster (I don't know any details on it at all) I know people who have them wired off there lighting circuits, is it ok to connect this to the lighting citcuit. It would make my life a lot easier as getting ring main up there is going to...
  6. Blue Fox

    organising kit

    I buy as much as I can in bulk so useually have plenty of spare faces and boxes and pendants etc so I have 1 of most things with me incase I have to replace anything on a fault call out and have everything else in the garage in a unit I made which is about 3 1/2 foot high, 8 inches deep and 8...
  7. Blue Fox

    B&Q doing energy saving bayonet lamps for 10p

    As the title really, went to B&Q and they were doing energy saving lamps bayonet fitting 11w for 10p, maybe worth people stocking up.
  8. Blue Fox

    Have I done wrong - Advice needed

    Thanks for the replies guys, I did put a limitation on the cert regarding not being able to complete live testing and its that they don't like. Payment isn't a problem as already been paid as I have been working for the tennant not the train company and he is happy with what I've done and so...
  9. Blue Fox

    Have I done wrong - Advice needed

    Hello all, Did some work on a kiosk type shop on a station recently, first a PIR followed by all but 1 of the necessary repairs. Cert all done for PIR no problems, submitted cert for repairs and seperate cert for fitting an emergency light and got an email from train company (I've been working...
  10. Blue Fox

    Van progress

    A printer in the van is very very useful never had any problems with mine gettin damaged had a lexmark for four years before it broke then changed to epsom printer scanner copier with no problems not bluetooth though had to plug lead into laptop only slight problem I've had is paper gettin damp...
  11. Blue Fox

    Personalised Number Plates

    I have one on my personal car, bought it about 14 years ago, its a letter followed by 666 FOX, as Fox is my surname, it stands out a bit and looks abit different and I wouldn't say it was a waste of money at all, name something else you can buy for that kind of money and keep for the rest of...
  12. Blue Fox

    Boiler flue questions

    Thanks very much for that most appreciated!
  13. Blue Fox

    Boiler flue questions

    Hello Mr JL I am thinking of having an extension built on the back of my house. The kitchen is currently at the back and has the boiler on the wall venting striaght outside throught the wall. But this wall will become an internal wall so is it possible to put the flue through the wall as it...
  14. Blue Fox

    230v 2kW motor buzzing, no rotation.

    It will probably be the capacitor, I would do as reccomended above spinning it by hand if its possible, or what you can quite often do is turn it on to charge up the ***citor, then carefully remove capcitor and short both legs accross a spanner or something and it should "crack", if not...
  15. Blue Fox

    Help with 24v fault-finding interview.

    A contactor or relay is basically just a switch, but instead of it being "turned on" by a finger pressing a switch it is switched on by a voltage across the coil of the relay or contactor. If your LED isn't coming on and is switched by the relay or contactor then see if the contactor is "in"...
  16. Blue Fox

    Work Boots

    For boots I now have a pair of Lowa british army boots in desert colour from my brother which are probably the best boots I have ever worn, very comfortable with lost of support in the ankles, really can't fault them, according to my brother they are very hard wearing but they are very pricey...
  17. Blue Fox

    Domestic CU Lables

    Just do whats been done by previous sparks in most of the places I've been for the last can't remember how long - don't bother with any stickers or circuit labels etc or at best a scribbled bit of pencil to give a vague idea of what the circuit is!!
  18. Blue Fox

    pat certs

    I did some pat test forms and put them into the downloads section a little while back, its on an excel spreadsheet that has most of the certs all on one workbook.
  19. Blue Fox

    Getting 'overpriced' work

    Did anyone see watchdog last week with the plumber unblocking the sink? Even if you ignore the stuff he shouldn't have done that Matt and the "expert" was saying this is a
  20. Blue Fox

    Job Advice - what to ask

    When I have gone for jobs in the past I have always done a bit of research on the company on the internet and tried to drop in a ferw of the bits of information I've found out to make me look pro active and interested in the company. I wouldn't ask about money until the second interview if they...
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