Recent content by chris_k

Afternoon. I've been tasked with linking up an existing office telephone switching system (panasonic 206) to the new virgin media fibre router. The existing system has 2 analogue lines,these are the standard a/b wires (2 pairs of) which go to 2x CO ports on the panasonic. The new vm router...

I'm over there on Friday to have a look. The switch is mounted on a solid wall with plaster board dabbed around. The floor is suspended but is rigid. From memory everything is fairly solid. On that lighting circuit there must be around 40 led gu10. Wiring is all at switch with this being last on...

Technology eh....  Apparently you don't have to touch the switch to make it happen. Just walking by  it can make it happen. I suggested calling a priest as I can't get to look till friday

Tis a bit quiet. Turn your speakers up!  Sounds a little like a 'tick'

A customer has  contacted me about a light switch that makes a noise when walking by it or touching it. I was very sceptical about what he was on about so I got him to send me a video of it in action. Your thoughts?

Thing is the boards are some distance from each other >20m. Where the SWA splits is kind of central to the unit and the feeds to boards spider out from there

Ive recently installed (4x) 200w LED floods an a lamp post to cover a carpark and goods area. The lights were to be triggered by timer. I ran a din rail timer to a 25a contactor to control the lights. Believe it or not the contactor has welded shut with the inrush current. I know leds have a...

I have a small business centre i look after that requires some sub metering and splitting of supplies. One of the units is quite large and the landlord is looking to split  into separate units. It is fed single phase from main incommer, through a 100a fused isolator then 35mm swa over to the...

Every day`s a learning day! Ta Muchly

The leds are warm white and the cable is 2 core. if it reverses polarity to get set "b" on then reverts to normal polarity to get set "a" on. how does it get them on at the same time?

Just put up some Christmas lights that the wife bought from Matalan. Standard thing. Plug in wall transformer with onboard  button to select program. The lights are led and have 2 strings. Programs are various flash, sequence, fade and static. Got the lights up and went to plug the light string...

Said tunnel - http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/mansfield-road-tunnel-nottingham-may-13.t80793 looks like a good place to strip armoured....

Anyone else get a letter?. It came today. Registered & signed for delivery. Must be costing them a fortune.

judging by the amount of holes the suspended ceiling guys previously have made when trying to get a fix it should be fun. The blocks are defiantly hollow. ive test drilled a few holes. The tray will be holding 2x 25mm 3c swa, a couple of 4mm twin and skin and smoke feeds. You think 8mm would be ok?

Evening. Ive got my first job involving a bit of cable tray coming up. It is to support the feeds to 2 flats that rise up in the corner of the stair well. They then need to run along  the centre of the hallway ceiling and jump into the front of the flats. Off this tray will be the lighting and...